Del Mar High School

1224 Del Mar Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128View on map

  • Public
  • San Jose
  • 335 seniors
  • 1,318 students

Del Mar High School is a public high school in San Jose (Campbell Union High) with 335 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 50 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 58% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

38 of 50 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

11%

38 of 335 seniors

County median 39%

Seniors who applied to UC

15%

50 of 335 seniors

County median 53%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 26 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

9.4%

3 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 Mar High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • Berkeley4 pts lower

    9%

    3 of 32 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.99)

  • Irvine6 pts lower

    17%

    4 of 24 admitted

    This school17%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.97)

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    32%

    8 of 25 admitted

    This school32%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    33%

    9 of 27 admitted

    This school33%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.96)

  • DavisAbout the same

    34%

    11 of 32 admitted

    This school34%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa Cruz9 pts higher

    80%

    20 of 25 admitted

    This school80%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Riverside7 pts higher

    94%

    16 of 17 admitted

    This school94%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.94)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    14 of 15 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.77)

  • too few applicants to report26 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

Del Mar High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • San Luis Obispo23 pts higher

    53%

    21 of 40 admitted

    This school53%Overall30%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    78%

    62 of 79 admitted

    This school78%Overall80%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    94%

    16 of 17 admitted

    This school94%Overall94%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    96%

    49 of 51 admitted

    This school96%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 (285 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

73%

209 of 285 graduates

UC or CSU

21%

60 graduates

Community college

47%

134 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC155%
CSU4516%
CA private college83%
Out of state72%
Community college13447%
Not enrolled7627%
Enrolled in college20973%
Total285100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

3

AP courses offered

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

4

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

4%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

14 of 324 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)

4%

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

12 of 312 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 3 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 58%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 16%County median 42%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 24%
  • Low-income students 67%County median 47%
  • Graduates completing courses 58%County median 64%

Across California

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