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Escondido High School

1535 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92026View on map

  • Public
  • Escondido
  • 507 seniors
  • 1,510 students

Escondido High School is a public high school in Escondido (Escondido Union High) with 507 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 91 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 Riverside (UCR). 47% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

81%

74 of 91 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

74 of 507 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

18%

91 of 507 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 31 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

3 of 20 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

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

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    3 of 20 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.87)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    21%

    12 of 58 admitted

    This school21%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.81)

  • San Diego13 pts higher

    38%

    31 of 82 admitted

    This school38%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Santa Barbara10 pts higher

    43%

    12 of 28 admitted

    This school43%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Davis4 pts lower

    33%

    7 of 21 admitted

    This school33%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.52)

  • Santa Cruz20 pts lower

    52%

    14 of 27 admitted

    This school52%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.57)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    85%

    44 of 52 admitted

    This school85%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.72)

  • Merced6 pts lower

    90%

    37 of 41 admitted

    This school90%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report31 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 High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.

  • San Luis Obispo6 pts lower

    24%

    7 of 29 admitted

    This school24%Overall30%

  • San Diego19 pts lower

    16%

    16 of 101 admitted

    This school16%Overall34%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    88%

    21 of 24 admitted

    This school88%Overall87%

  • Chico5 pts lower

    89%

    16 of 18 admitted

    This school89%Overall94%

  • San Marcos5 pts lower

    90%

    133 of 147 admitted

    This school90%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 (399 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

61%

242 of 399 graduates

UC or CSU

24%

97 graduates

Community college

32%

128 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC338%
CSU6416%
CA private college41%
Out of state133%
Community college12832%
Not enrolled15739%
Enrolled in college24261%
Total399100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

19

AP courses offered

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

35

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

35%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

127 of 367 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)

17%

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

80 of 465 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 4 classes
  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 13 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 66%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 31%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 36%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 82%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 47%County median 65%

Across California

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