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Helix High School

7323 University Avenue, La Mesa, CA 91941View on map

  • Public
  • La Mesa
  • 621 seniors
  • 2,571 students

Helix High School is a public high school in La Mesa (Grossmont Union High) with 621 seniors. In fall 2025, 72% of its 253 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 96% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

72%

181 of 253 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

29%

181 of 621 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

41%

253 of 621 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.0%

11 of 138 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.8%

10 of 114 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    11 of 138 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    9%

    10 of 114 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Irvine4 pts higher

    26%

    31 of 120 admitted

    This school26%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.89)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    23%

    44 of 194 admitted

    This school23%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Santa Barbara11 pts lower

    21%

    26 of 123 admitted

    This school21%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Davis7 pts higher

    44%

    45 of 102 admitted

    This school44%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa Cruz9 pts higher

    80%

    74 of 92 admitted

    This school80%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Riverside6 pts lower

    82%

    75 of 92 admitted

    This school82%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    59 of 59 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.81)

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

Helix High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo5 pts higher

    34%

    42 of 122 admitted

    This school34%Overall30%

  • San Diego29 pts higher

    63%

    184 of 291 admitted

    This school63%Overall34%

  • Fullerton10 pts higher

    96%

    78 of 81 admitted

    This school96%Overall87%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    96%

    23 of 24 admitted

    This school96%Overall93%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    99%

    112 of 113 admitted

    This school99%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 (550 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

79%

435 of 550 graduates

UC or CSU

26%

143 graduates

Community college

45%

250 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC6812%
CSU7514%
CA private college41%
Out of state387%
Community college25045%
Not enrolled11521%
Enrolled in college43579%
Total550100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

13

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.

10% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

14%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

83 of 610 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)

10%

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

58 of 571 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 2 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 76%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 67%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 40%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 33%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 65%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 96%County median 65%

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