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Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science

1740 Scenic Trail Way, Escondido, CA 92029View on map

  • Public
  • Escondido
  • 182 seniors
  • 762 students

Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science is a public high school in Escondido (Escondido Union High) with 182 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 70 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 Irvine (UCI). 82% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

80%

56 of 70 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

31%

56 of 182 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

38%

70 of 182 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

5 of 50 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

4 of 32 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

Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    5 of 50 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.92)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    4 of 32 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.02)

  • Irvine9 pts higher

    31%

    15 of 48 admitted

    This school31%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.80)

  • San Diego5 pts higher

    30%

    19 of 63 admitted

    This school30%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Santa Barbara22 pts higher

    55%

    18 of 33 admitted

    This school55%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Davis22 pts higher

    59%

    16 of 27 admitted

    This school59%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Santa Cruz7 pts higher

    78%

    18 of 23 admitted

    This school78%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Riverside4 pts lower

    83%

    34 of 41 admitted

    This school83%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    22 of 22 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.91)

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

Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    32%

    9 of 28 admitted

    This school32%Overall30%

  • San Diego5 pts lower

    29%

    21 of 72 admitted

    This school29%Overall34%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    75%

    18 of 24 admitted

    This school75%Overall74%

  • San Marcos5 pts lower

    91%

    90 of 99 admitted

    This school91%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 (178 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

76%

135 of 178 graduates

UC or CSU

30%

53 graduates

Community college

41%

73 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1810%
CSU3520%
CA private college11%
Out of state84%
Community college7341%
Not enrolled4324%
Enrolled in college13576%
Total178100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

2

AP courses offered

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

12

AP class sections

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

24% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

80%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

143 of 178 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)

22%

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

37 of 172 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Social science: 6 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 75%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 33%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 36%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 17%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 73%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 82%County median 65%

Across California

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