Escondido Charter High School
1868 East Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92027View on map
- Public
- Escondido
- 248 seniors
- 900 students
Escondido Charter High School is a public high school in Escondido (Escondido Union High) with 248 seniors. In fall 2025, 63% of its 59 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). 67% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
63%
37 of 59 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
15%
37 of 248 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
59 of 248 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
9.7%
3 of 31 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 21 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
Escondido Charter High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
3 of 31 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.04)
- Irvine4 pts lower
18%
7 of 39 admitted
This school18%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.00)
- San DiegoAbout the same
24%
12 of 50 admitted
This school24%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.91)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
30%
8 of 27 admitted
This school30%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.94)
- DavisAbout the same
36%
9 of 25 admitted
This school36%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa Cruz14 pts higher
86%
12 of 14 admitted
This school86%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.88)
- Riverside4 pts higher
91%
21 of 23 admitted
This school91%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.90)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
17 of 17 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.89)
too few applicants to report21 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
Escondido Charter High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis Obispo20 pts higher
50%
15 of 30 admitted
This school50%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
36%
21 of 58 admitted
This school36%Overall34%
- Fullerton13 pts higher
100%
15 of 15 admitted
This school100%Overall87%
- San MarcosAbout the same
96%
77 of 80 admitted
This school96%Overall96%
~89% · 3 yrs pooled8 applied
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 (245 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
67%
164 of 245 graduates
UC or CSU
19%
47 graduates
Community college
36%
88 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 16 | 7% |
| CSU | 31 | 13% |
| CA private college | 8 | 3% |
| Out of state | 21 | 9% |
| Community college | 88 | 36% |
| Not enrolled | 81 | 33% |
| Enrolled in college | 164 | 67% |
| Total | 245 | 100% |
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
Where graduates went, as reported by the school
Schools publish these themselves and count different things; each list says what it counts.
Undated list: graduates attended 1 Ivy League and 7 other top universities, 57 colleges in all.
Including Cornell University, Stanford University and New York University.
From the school's profile; last checked Sep 2026.
The full list with counts, and earlier classes, is in the full report.
See the full reportAdvanced Placement
7
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
11
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
16% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
32%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
64 of 203 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)
15%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
35 of 233 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 3 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 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 83%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 56%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 42%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 24%County median 11%
- Low-income students 47%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 67%County median 65%