High Tech High International
2855 Farragut Road, San Diego, CA 92106View on map
- Public
- San Diego
- 83 seniors
- 348 students
High Tech High International is a public high school in San Diego (San Diego Unified) with 83 seniors. In fall 2025, 85% of its 40 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 94% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
85%
34 of 40 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
41%
34 of 83 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
48%
40 of 83 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 22 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
22%
4 of 18 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
High Tech High International applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, worse at 3.
- Berkeley9 pts higher
22%
4 of 18 admitted
This school22%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.00)
- San Diego12 pts lower
13%
4 of 32 admitted
This school13%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa Barbara17 pts lower
16%
3 of 19 admitted
This school16%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.81)
- Santa Cruz7 pts lower
64%
18 of 28 admitted
This school64%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.91)
- Riverside7 pts higher
94%
17 of 18 admitted
This school94%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.69 (all applicants 3.67)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
13 of 13 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.71 (all applicants 3.71)
too few applicants to report22 applied
too few applicants to report17 applied
~47% · 3 yrs pooled8 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
High Tech High International applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Diego31 pts higher
65%
34 of 52 admitted
This school65%Overall34%
- San MarcosAbout the same
97%
34 of 35 admitted
This school97%Overall96%
- Humboldt6 pts lower
93%
13 of 14 admitted
This school93%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 (98 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
86%
84 of 98 graduates
UC or CSU
48%
47 graduates
Community college
16%
16 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 10 | 10% |
| CSU | 37 | 38% |
| CA private college | 12 | 12% |
| Out of state | 9 | 9% |
| Community college | 16 | 16% |
| Not enrolled | 14 | 14% |
| Enrolled in college | 84 | 86% |
| Total | 98 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
1%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
1 of 89 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)
0%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
0 of 94 graduates
2023–24 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 75%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 32%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 37%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 11%
- Low-income students 47%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 94%County median 65%