Ceiba College Preparatory Academy
260 West Riverside Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076View on map
- Public
- Watsonville
- 56 seniors
- 494 students
Ceiba College Preparatory Academy is a public high school in Watsonville (Pajaro Valley Unified) with 56 seniors. In fall 2025, 89% of its 19 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 74%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Merced. 94% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
89%
17 of 19 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
30%
17 of 56 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
34%
19 of 56 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 14 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 12 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
Ceiba College Preparatory Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 1 campus, worse at 1.
- Merced5 pts lower
91%
10 of 11 admitted
This school91%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.55 (all applicants 3.46)
too few applicants to report14 applied
too few applicants to report12 applied
~50% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
~67% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report— 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
Ceiba College Preparatory Academy applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San JoseAbout the same
81%
13 of 16 admitted
This school81%Overall80%
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
10 of 10 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- Monterey BayAbout the same
95%
19 of 20 admitted
This school95%Overall95%
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 (53 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
83%
44 of 53 graduates
UC or CSU
26%
14 graduates
Community college
53%
28 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 6 | 11% |
| CSU | 8 | 15% |
| CA private college | 1 | 2% |
| Out of state | 1 | 2% |
| Community college | 28 | 53% |
| Not enrolled | 9 | 17% |
| Enrolled in college | 44 | 83% |
| Total | 53 | 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
3
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
6
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
52%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
25 of 48 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
3 of 61 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 2 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Social science: 2 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 70%County median 61%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 28%County median 30%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 26%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 14%
- Low-income students 74%County median 36%
- Graduates completing courses 94%County median 64%