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Chula Vista Senior High School

820 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91911View on map

  • Public
  • Chula Vista
  • 501 seniors
  • 1,806 students

Chula Vista Senior High School is a public high school in Chula Vista (Sweetwater Union High) with 501 seniors. In fall 2025, 85% of its 111 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). 36% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

85%

94 of 111 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

19%

94 of 501 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

22%

111 of 501 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

13%

9 of 70 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

20%

8 of 41 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

Chula Vista Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    13%

    9 of 70 admitted

    This school13%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Berkeley6 pts higher

    20%

    8 of 41 admitted

    This school20%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.87)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    24%

    18 of 76 admitted

    This school24%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.81)

  • San Diego14 pts higher

    39%

    38 of 97 admitted

    This school39%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa Barbara15 pts higher

    47%

    16 of 34 admitted

    This school47%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Davis9 pts lower

    28%

    8 of 29 admitted

    This school28%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.59)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts higher

    76%

    26 of 34 admitted

    This school76%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.74)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    90%

    45 of 50 admitted

    This school90%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.77)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    30 of 31 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.65 (all applicants 3.62)

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

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

  • San Diego28 pts higher

    62%

    98 of 157 admitted

    This school62%Overall34%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    90%

    45 of 50 admitted

    This school90%Overall87%

  • Northridge7 pts higher

    100%

    19 of 19 admitted

    This school100%Overall93%

  • San Marcos4 pts lower

    91%

    74 of 81 admitted

    This school91%Overall96%

  • San Francisco8 pts lower

    88%

    22 of 25 admitted

    This school88%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 (517 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

66%

339 of 517 graduates

UC or CSU

17%

90 graduates

Community college

43%

222 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC306%
CSU6012%
CA private college194%
Out of state82%
Community college22243%
Not enrolled17834%
Enrolled in college33966%
Total517100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

21

AP courses offered

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

43

AP class sections

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

34% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

40%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

159 of 399 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)

12%

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

62 of 538 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 3 classes
  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 8 classes
  • Science: 5 classes
  • Social science: 13 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 46%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 12%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 2%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 62%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 36%County median 65%

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