Carpinteria Senior High School
4810 Foothill Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013View on map
- Public
- Carpinteria
- 145 seniors
- 596 students
Carpinteria Senior High School is a public high school in Carpinteria (Carpinteria Unified) with 145 seniors. In fall 2025, 69% of its 35 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 58% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
69%
24 of 35 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
17%
24 of 145 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
35 of 145 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
22%
5 of 23 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 16 applicants, 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
Carpinteria Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Los Angeles12 pts higher
22%
5 of 23 admitted
This school22%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.06)
- San Diego11 pts higher
36%
5 of 14 admitted
This school36%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.97)
- Santa Barbara28 pts higher
61%
14 of 23 admitted
This school61%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.99)
- Davis13 pts higher
50%
6 of 12 admitted
This school50%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.90)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
69%
9 of 13 admitted
This school69%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.93)
too few applicants to report16 applied
too few applicants to report15 applied
~96% · 3 yrs pooled5 applied
too few applicants to report5 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
Carpinteria Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo5 pts lower
25%
7 of 28 admitted
This school25%Overall30%
- San Diego7 pts lower
28%
8 of 29 admitted
This school28%Overall34%
- Channel IslandsAbout the same
96%
23 of 24 admitted
This school96%Overall93%
~100% · 3 yrs pooled7 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 (159 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
82%
130 of 159 graduates
UC or CSU
18%
28 graduates
Community college
57%
91 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 10 | 6% |
| CSU | 18 | 11% |
| CA private college | 5 | 3% |
| Out of state | 6 | 4% |
| Community college | 91 | 57% |
| Not enrolled | 29 | 18% |
| Enrolled in college | 130 | 82% |
| Total | 159 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
11
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
16
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
40% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
49%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
75 of 154 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)
22%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
36 of 166 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 5 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 5 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 41%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 23%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 7%
- Low-income students 67%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 58%County median 48%