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Canyon Crest Academy

5951 Village Center Loop Road, San Diego, CA 92130View on map

  • Public
  • San Diego
  • 546 seniors
  • 1,977 students

Canyon Crest Academy is a public high school in San Diego (San Dieguito Union High) with 546 seniors. In fall 2025, 84% of its 444 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 94% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

84%

374 of 444 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

69%

374 of 546 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

81%

444 of 546 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

44 of 380 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.4%

29 of 346 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

Canyon Crest Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    44 of 380 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    8%

    29 of 346 admitted

    This school8%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.04)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    21%

    78 of 369 admitted

    This school21%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.99)

  • San Diego4 pts lower

    21%

    81 of 382 admitted

    This school21%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts higher

    41%

    152 of 373 admitted

    This school41%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.00)

  • DavisAbout the same

    35%

    122 of 346 admitted

    This school35%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts higher

    83%

    242 of 292 admitted

    This school83%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Riverside7 pts higher

    94%

    233 of 248 admitted

    This school94%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.97)

  • MercedAbout the same

    99%

    140 of 141 admitted

    This school99%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.95)

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

Canyon Crest Academy applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo10 pts lower

    20%

    58 of 288 admitted

    This school20%Overall30%

  • San Diego6 pts higher

    40%

    115 of 286 admitted

    This school40%Overall34%

  • Long Beach21 pts higher

    68%

    93 of 136 admitted

    This school68%Overall47%

  • San Jose5 pts lower

    76%

    59 of 78 admitted

    This school76%Overall80%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    99%

    94 of 95 admitted

    This school99%Overall96%

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 (632 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

86%

545 of 632 graduates

UC or CSU

33%

210 graduates

Community college

11%

71 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC16125%
CSU498%
CA private college477%
Out of state21734%
Community college7111%
Not enrolled8714%
Enrolled in college54586%
Total632100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

25

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

76

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

56% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

86%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

495 of 578 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)

81%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

443 of 545 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 6 classes
  • English: 10 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 12 classes
  • Science: 19 classes
  • Social science: 25 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 92%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 86%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 71%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 70%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 12%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 94%County median 65%

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