Crawford High School

4191 Colts Way, San Diego, CA 92115View on map

  • Public
  • San Diego
  • 294 seniors
  • 1,361 students

Crawford High School is a public high school in San Diego (San Diego Unified) with 294 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 72 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 Riverside (UCR). 60% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

81%

58 of 72 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

20%

58 of 294 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

24%

72 of 294 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

18%

9 of 50 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

29%

12 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

Crawford High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • Los Angeles8 pts higher

    18%

    9 of 50 admitted

    This school18%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Berkeley16 pts higher

    29%

    12 of 41 admitted

    This school29%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Irvine9 pts lower

    14%

    6 of 44 admitted

    This school14%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.73)

  • San Diego13 pts higher

    38%

    26 of 69 admitted

    This school38%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.70)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts higher

    40%

    6 of 15 admitted

    This school40%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.70)

  • Santa Cruz33 pts lower

    38%

    5 of 13 admitted

    This school38%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.55)

  • Riverside12 pts lower

    76%

    34 of 45 admitted

    This school76%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.58)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    25 of 26 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.70)

  • ~37% · 3 yrs pooled9 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

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

  • San Diego11 pts higher

    46%

    49 of 107 admitted

    This school46%Overall34%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    85%

    28 of 33 admitted

    This school85%Overall87%

  • Los Angeles8 pts lower

    84%

    31 of 37 admitted

    This school84%Overall92%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    95%

    97 of 102 admitted

    This school95%Overall96%

  • San Francisco36 pts lower

    60%

    6 of 10 admitted

    This school60%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 (221 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

68%

150 of 221 graduates

UC or CSU

26%

57 graduates

Community college

39%

86 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC3516%
CSU2210%
CA private college31%
Out of state42%
Community college8639%
Not enrolled7132%
Enrolled in college15068%
Total221100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Homeless, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

8

AP courses offered

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

14

AP class sections

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

21% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

17%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

58 of 334 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)

8%

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

21 of 266 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 5 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 19%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 89%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 60%County median 65%

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