Clairemont High School
4150 Ute Drive, San Diego, CA 92117View on map
- Public
- San Diego
- 208 seniors
- 804 students
Clairemont High School is a public high school in San Diego (San Diego Unified) with 208 seniors. In fall 2025, 57% of its 49 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 59% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
57%
28 of 49 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
13%
28 of 208 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
49 of 208 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 24 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
14%
3 of 22 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
Clairemont High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 7 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
3 of 22 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.04)
- Irvine7 pts lower
15%
3 of 20 admitted
This school15%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.99)
- San Diego10 pts lower
15%
5 of 33 admitted
This school15%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.01)
- Santa Barbara4 pts higher
36%
8 of 22 admitted
This school36%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.10)
- DavisAbout the same
40%
6 of 15 admitted
This school40%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 4.05)
- Santa Cruz4 pts higher
75%
18 of 24 admitted
This school75%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 4.00)
- RiversideAbout the same
90%
9 of 10 admitted
This school90%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.95)
too few applicants to report24 applied
too few applicants to report7 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
Clairemont High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo13 pts lower
17%
7 of 42 admitted
This school17%Overall30%
- San Diego36 pts higher
71%
51 of 72 admitted
This school71%Overall34%
- Humboldt7 pts lower
92%
12 of 13 admitted
This school92%Overall99%
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 (167 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
66%
111 of 167 graduates
UC or CSU
22%
37 graduates
Community college
35%
59 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 12 | 7% |
| CSU | 25 | 15% |
| CA private college | 4 | 2% |
| Out of state | 11 | 7% |
| Community college | 59 | 35% |
| Not enrolled | 56 | 34% |
| Enrolled in college | 111 | 66% |
| Total | 167 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
3
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
3
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
9% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
12%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
23 of 198 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)
11%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
24 of 218 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 2 classes
- Science: 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 51%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 11%
- Low-income students 51%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 59%County median 65%