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Castle Park Senior High School

1395 Hilltop Drive, Chula Vista, CA 91911View on map

  • Public
  • Chula Vista
  • 333 seniors
  • 1,318 students

Castle Park Senior High School is a public high school in Chula Vista (Sweetwater Union High) with 333 seniors. In fall 2025, 86% of its 58 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 46% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

86%

50 of 58 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

50 of 333 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

17%

58 of 333 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 29 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

31%

8 of 26 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

Castle Park Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • Berkeley17 pts higher

    31%

    8 of 26 admitted

    This school31%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Irvine5 pts higher

    27%

    9 of 33 admitted

    This school27%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.93)

  • San Diego12 pts higher

    37%

    20 of 54 admitted

    This school37%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa Barbara28 pts higher

    60%

    9 of 15 admitted

    This school60%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Davis24 pts higher

    61%

    11 of 18 admitted

    This school61%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Santa Cruz9 pts higher

    80%

    20 of 25 admitted

    This school80%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Riverside6 pts higher

    93%

    27 of 29 admitted

    This school93%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.85)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    21 of 22 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report29 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

Castle Park Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Diego34 pts higher

    69%

    44 of 64 admitted

    This school69%Overall34%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    93%

    25 of 27 admitted

    This school93%Overall92%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    96%

    25 of 26 admitted

    This school96%Overall96%

  • San Francisco4 pts higher

    100%

    11 of 11 admitted

    This school100%Overall96%

  • Chico

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

Any college

67%

182 of 273 graduates

UC or CSU

17%

46 graduates

Community college

44%

119 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC259%
CSU218%
CA private college135%
Out of state41%
Community college11944%
Not enrolled9133%
Enrolled in college18267%
Total273100%

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
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Advanced Placement

12

AP courses offered

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

17

AP class sections

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

26% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

30%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

96 of 315 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)

5%

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

17 of 348 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Social science: 7 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 49%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 19%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 79%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 46%County median 65%

Across California

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