Bonsall High School
7350 West Lilac Road, Bonsall, CA 92003View on map
- Public
- Bonsall
- 93 seniors
- 294 students
Bonsall High School is a public high school in Bonsall (Bonsall Unified) with 93 seniors. In fall 2025, 68% of its 19 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 52% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
68%
13 of 19 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
14%
13 of 93 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
20%
19 of 93 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 11 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Bonsall High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 2 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Diego4 pts higher
29%
4 of 14 admitted
This school29%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.91)
- Riverside7 pts lower
80%
8 of 10 admitted
This school80%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.78)
too few applicants to report14 applied
too few applicants to report11 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
~91% · 2 yrs pooled6 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Bonsall High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 2 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San DiegoAbout the same
35%
6 of 17 admitted
This school35%Overall34%
- San Marcos4 pts higher
100%
25 of 25 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
~80% · 2 yrs pooled6 applied
too few applicants to report2 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (42 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
48%
20 of 42 graduates
UC or CSU
12%
5 graduates
Community college
31%
13 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 1 | 2% |
| CSU | 4 | 10% |
| CA private college | 0 | 0% |
| Out of state | 2 | 5% |
| Community college | 13 | 31% |
| Not enrolled | 22 | 52% |
| Enrolled in college | 20 | 48% |
| Total | 42 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
5
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
4
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
17% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
21%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
15 of 73 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
4%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
3 of 84 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Social science: 3 classes
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 51%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 21%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 11%
- Low-income students 62%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 52%County median 65%