El Camino High School
400 Rancho del Oro Drive, Oceanside, CA 92057View on map
- Public
- Oceanside
- 623 seniors
- 2,309 students
El Camino High School is a public high school in Oceanside (Oceanside Unified) with 623 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 100 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). 54% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
71%
71 of 100 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
11%
71 of 623 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
16%
100 of 623 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
8.3%
5 of 60 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 38 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
El Camino High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 8 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
5 of 60 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.87)
- Irvine4 pts lower
18%
13 of 71 admitted
This school18%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.87)
- San Diego5 pts lower
20%
17 of 85 admitted
This school20%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.82)
- Santa Barbara5 pts higher
38%
18 of 48 admitted
This school38%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.78)
- DavisAbout the same
38%
12 of 32 admitted
This school38%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.73)
- Santa Cruz6 pts lower
65%
15 of 23 admitted
This school65%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.71)
- RiversideAbout the same
90%
38 of 42 admitted
This school90%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.72)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
23 of 24 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.69 (all applicants 3.65)
too few applicants to report38 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
El Camino High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- San Diego18 pts lower
17%
16 of 95 admitted
This school17%Overall34%
- Long Beach22 pts lower
25%
18 of 72 admitted
This school25%Overall47%
- FullertonAbout the same
86%
56 of 65 admitted
This school86%Overall87%
- ChicoAbout the same
96%
25 of 26 admitted
This school96%Overall94%
- San MarcosAbout the same
93%
129 of 138 admitted
This school93%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 (594 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
38%
228 of 594 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
100 graduates
Community college
13%
75 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 32 | 5% |
| CSU | 68 | 11% |
| CA private college | 21 | 4% |
| Out of state | 32 | 5% |
| Community college | 75 | 13% |
| Not enrolled | 366 | 62% |
| Enrolled in college | 228 | 38% |
| Total | 594 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Two or more races, Filipino, Asian, Pacific Islander
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
23
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
47
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
31% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
40%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
236 of 588 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)
25%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
147 of 594 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 14 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 5 classes
- Science: 7 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 58%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 31%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 26%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 11%
- Low-income students 66%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 54%County median 65%