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Del Norte High School

16601 Nighthawk Lane, San Diego, CA 92127View on map

  • Public
  • San Diego
  • 643 seniors
  • 2,514 students

Del Norte High School is a public high school in San Diego (Poway Unified) with 643 seniors. In fall 2025, 87% of its 417 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 74% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

87%

364 of 417 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

57%

364 of 643 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

65%

417 of 643 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.5%

28 of 331 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

12%

33 of 281 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 Norte High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    28 of 331 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.01)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    12%

    33 of 281 admitted

    This school12%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Irvine26 pts higher

    48%

    174 of 362 admitted

    This school48%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.97)

  • San Diego11 pts lower

    14%

    52 of 366 admitted

    This school14%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    33%

    110 of 329 admitted

    This school33%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Davis12 pts lower

    25%

    76 of 306 admitted

    This school25%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Santa Cruz12 pts higher

    83%

    205 of 246 admitted

    This school83%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Riverside6 pts higher

    93%

    275 of 295 admitted

    This school93%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.95)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    130 of 132 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.93)

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 Norte High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo19 pts lower

    11%

    31 of 295 admitted

    This school11%Overall30%

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    42%

    146 of 349 admitted

    This school42%Overall34%

  • Pomona14 pts higher

    88%

    129 of 147 admitted

    This school88%Overall74%

  • Fullerton9 pts higher

    96%

    102 of 106 admitted

    This school96%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    98%

    158 of 161 admitted

    This school98%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 (608 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

93%

565 of 608 graduates

UC or CSU

33%

198 graduates

Community college

23%

141 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC12521%
CSU7312%
CA private college346%
Out of state19232%
Community college14123%
Not enrolled437%
Enrolled in college56593%
Total608100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

22

AP courses offered

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

94

AP class sections

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

57% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

73%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

453 of 623 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)

63%

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

391 of 617 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 12 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 25 classes
  • Science: 24 classes
  • Social science: 23 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 79%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 74%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 51%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 52%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 9%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 74%County median 65%

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