Henry High School

6702 Wandermere Drive, San Diego, CA 92120View on map

  • Public
  • San Diego
  • 601 seniors
  • 2,532 students

Henry High School is a public high school in San Diego (San Diego Unified) with 601 seniors. In fall 2025, 75% of its 222 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). 82% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

75%

166 of 222 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

28%

166 of 601 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

37%

222 of 601 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.7%

13 of 134 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

3.7%

4 of 109 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

Henry 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

    10%

    13 of 134 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Berkeley10 pts lower

    4%

    4 of 109 admitted

    This school4%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.02)

  • Irvine5 pts higher

    27%

    37 of 135 admitted

    This school27%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.98)

  • San Diego4 pts lower

    21%

    37 of 174 admitted

    This school21%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts lower

    26%

    30 of 115 admitted

    This school26%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Davis4 pts higher

    41%

    43 of 104 admitted

    This school41%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    74%

    71 of 96 admitted

    This school74%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Riverside6 pts higher

    93%

    76 of 82 admitted

    This school93%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    56 of 56 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.85)

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

Henry High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo4 pts lower

    25%

    38 of 150 admitted

    This school25%Overall30%

  • San Diego30 pts higher

    65%

    180 of 278 admitted

    This school65%Overall34%

  • Fullerton10 pts higher

    97%

    67 of 69 admitted

    This school97%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    99%

    89 of 90 admitted

    This school99%Overall96%

  • HumboldtAbout the same

    98%

    40 of 41 admitted

    This school98%Overall99%

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 (600 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

86%

516 of 600 graduates

UC or CSU

34%

203 graduates

Community college

41%

244 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC559%
CSU14825%
CA private college173%
Out of state529%
Community college24441%
Not enrolled8414%
Enrolled in college51686%
Total600100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

19

AP courses offered

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

74

AP class sections

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

48% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

61%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

387 of 632 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)

38%

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

213 of 556 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 9 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 12 classes
  • Science: 15 classes
  • Social science: 28 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 71%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 48%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 37%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 24%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 34%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 82%County median 65%

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