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.
UC admit rate
81%
58 of 72 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
20%
58 of 294 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
72 of 294 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
18%
9 of 50 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
29%
12 of 41 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
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
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 35 | 16% |
| CSU | 22 | 10% |
| CA private college | 3 | 1% |
| Out of state | 4 | 2% |
| Community college | 86 | 39% |
| Not enrolled | 71 | 32% |
| Enrolled in college | 150 | 68% |
| Total | 221 | 100% |
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
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%