Central Coast New Tech High School
523 North Thompson Avenue, Nipomo, CA 93444View on map
- Public
- Nipomo
- 55 seniors
- 314 students
Central Coast New Tech High School is a public high school in Nipomo (Lucia Mar Unified) with 55 seniors. In fall 2025, 63% of its 24 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Davis (UCD). 69% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
63%
15 of 24 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
27%
15 of 55 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
44%
24 of 55 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 13 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
Central Coast New Tech High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 2 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Irvine16 pts higher
38%
5 of 13 admitted
This school38%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 4.01)
- DavisAbout the same
38%
5 of 13 admitted
This school38%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.82)
too few applicants to report18 applied
too few applicants to report17 applied
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report12 applied
~77% · 3 yrs pooled8 applied
too few applicants to report5 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
Central Coast New Tech High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 1 campus.
- San Luis Obispo28 pts higher
58%
18 of 31 admitted
This school58%Overall30%
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 (61 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
80%
49 of 61 graduates
UC or CSU
33%
20 graduates
Community college
39%
24 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 3 | 5% |
| CSU | 17 | 28% |
| CA private college | 1 | 2% |
| Out of state | 4 | 7% |
| Community college | 24 | 39% |
| Not enrolled | 12 | 20% |
| Enrolled in college | 49 | 80% |
| Total | 61 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
1
AP course offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
1
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
7% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
3%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
2 of 75 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)
0%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
0 of 55 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Mathematics: 1 class
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 91%County median 60%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 42%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 47%County median 19%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 6%
- Low-income students 52%County median 52%
- Graduates completing courses 69%County median 50%