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High Tech High Chula Vista

1945 Discovery Falls Drive, Chula Vista, CA 91915View on map

  • Public
  • Chula Vista
  • 151 seniors
  • 628 students

High Tech High Chula Vista is a public high school in Chula Vista (San Diego County Office of Education) with 151 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 78 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). 99% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

77%

60 of 78 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

40%

60 of 151 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

52%

78 of 151 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.1%

3 of 42 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

10%

3 of 30 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

High Tech High Chula Vista applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    7%

    3 of 42 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.12)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    10%

    3 of 30 admitted

    This school10%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.13)

  • Irvine8 pts higher

    31%

    15 of 49 admitted

    This school31%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.06)

  • San Diego13 pts lower

    11%

    7 of 61 admitted

    This school11%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Santa Barbara13 pts higher

    45%

    18 of 40 admitted

    This school45%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.12)

  • Davis10 pts higher

    47%

    9 of 19 admitted

    This school47%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Santa Cruz15 pts higher

    86%

    25 of 29 admitted

    This school86%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Riverside9 pts higher

    97%

    28 of 29 admitted

    This school97%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 4.07)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    22 of 23 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 4.00)

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

High Tech High Chula Vista applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo8 pts lower

    22%

    7 of 32 admitted

    This school22%Overall30%

  • San Diego33 pts higher

    67%

    78 of 116 admitted

    This school67%Overall34%

  • Long Beach8 pts higher

    55%

    21 of 38 admitted

    This school55%Overall47%

  • Pomona8 pts higher

    81%

    13 of 16 admitted

    This school81%Overall74%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    98%

    52 of 53 admitted

    This school98%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 (146 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

79%

115 of 146 graduates

UC or CSU

40%

59 graduates

Community college

29%

42 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC2416%
CSU3524%
CA private college53%
Out of state96%
Community college4229%
Not enrolled3121%
Enrolled in college11579%
Total146100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

0%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

0 of 141 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)

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 68%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 22%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 26%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 47%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 99%County median 65%

Across California

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