Dana Hills High School
33333 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92629View on map
- Public
- Dana Point
- 473 seniors
- 1,626 students
Dana Hills High School is a public high school in Dana Point (Capistrano Unified) with 473 seniors. In fall 2025, 69% of its 115 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Irvine (UCI). 55% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
69%
79 of 115 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
17%
79 of 473 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
115 of 473 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
11%
10 of 89 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
9.5%
6 of 63 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
Dana Hills High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
10 of 89 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.01)
- Berkeley4 pts lower
10%
6 of 63 admitted
This school10%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.06)
- Irvine8 pts lower
14%
11 of 78 admitted
This school14%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.94)
- San DiegoAbout the same
25%
23 of 93 admitted
This school25%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa Barbara6 pts higher
38%
26 of 68 admitted
This school38%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.99)
- Davis7 pts lower
30%
14 of 46 admitted
This school30%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.01)
- Santa Cruz20 pts higher
92%
33 of 36 admitted
This school92%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.95)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
34 of 37 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.93)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
21 of 21 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.90)
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
Dana Hills High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo10 pts lower
20%
18 of 89 admitted
This school20%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
36%
34 of 95 admitted
This school36%Overall34%
- Long Beach13 pts higher
60%
37 of 62 admitted
This school60%Overall47%
- Fullerton9 pts higher
96%
49 of 51 admitted
This school96%Overall87%
- ChicoAbout the same
95%
19 of 20 admitted
This school95%Overall94%
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 (537 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
83%
446 of 537 graduates
UC or CSU
15%
82 graduates
Community college
45%
240 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 32 | 6% |
| CSU | 50 | 9% |
| CA private college | 16 | 3% |
| Out of state | 108 | 20% |
| Community college | 240 | 45% |
| Not enrolled | 91 | 17% |
| Enrolled in college | 446 | 83% |
| Total | 537 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless, English learners
Advanced Placement
20
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
36
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
32% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
38%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
148 of 393 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)
31%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
147 of 481 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 1 class
- English: 5 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 4 classes
- Mathematics: 5 classes
- Science: 6 classes
- Social science: 14 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 64%County median 65%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 44%County median 41%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 34%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 21%County median 21%
- Low-income students 40%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 55%County median 57%