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Carlsbad High School

3557 Lancer Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008View on map

  • Public
  • Carlsbad
  • 573 seniors
  • 2,360 students

Carlsbad High School is a public high school in Carlsbad (Carlsbad Unified) with 573 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 157 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 79% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

71%

112 of 157 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

20%

112 of 573 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

27%

157 of 573 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

15%

16 of 108 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

10%

8 of 79 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

Carlsbad High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Los Angeles5 pts higher

    15%

    16 of 108 admitted

    This school15%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.05)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    10%

    8 of 79 admitted

    This school10%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 4.05)

  • Irvine4 pts lower

    18%

    13 of 72 admitted

    This school18%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.99)

  • San Diego14 pts higher

    39%

    39 of 100 admitted

    This school39%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts higher

    38%

    41 of 108 admitted

    This school38%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Davis9 pts higher

    46%

    34 of 74 admitted

    This school46%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts higher

    76%

    56 of 74 admitted

    This school76%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.94)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    31 of 35 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    22 of 22 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.93)

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

Carlsbad High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo6 pts lower

    24%

    33 of 138 admitted

    This school24%Overall30%

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    41%

    73 of 178 admitted

    This school41%Overall34%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    89%

    41 of 46 admitted

    This school89%Overall87%

  • Chico4 pts higher

    98%

    47 of 48 admitted

    This school98%Overall94%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    95%

    79 of 83 admitted

    This school95%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 (535 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

63%

338 of 535 graduates

UC or CSU

26%

141 graduates

Community college

12%

66 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC377%
CSU10419%
CA private college183%
Out of state11321%
Community college6612%
Not enrolled19737%
Enrolled in college33863%
Total535100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

19

AP courses offered

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

56

AP class sections

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

36% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

55%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

299 of 543 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)

34%

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

204 of 603 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 12 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 7 classes
  • Science: 9 classes
  • Social science: 14 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 76%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 49%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 40%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 22%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 21%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 79%County median 65%

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