High Tech High Media Arts
2230 Truxtun Road Third Floor, San Diego, CA 92106View on map
- Public
- San Diego
- 98 seniors
- 346 students
High Tech High Media Arts is a public high school in San Diego (San Diego Unified) with 98 seniors. In fall 2025, 65% of its 52 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 Santa Barbara (UCSB). 98% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
65%
34 of 52 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
35%
34 of 98 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
53%
52 of 98 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
23%
5 of 22 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
26%
6 of 23 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 Media Arts applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- Los Angeles13 pts higher
23%
5 of 22 admitted
This school23%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.09)
- Berkeley13 pts higher
26%
6 of 23 admitted
This school26%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.34 (all applicants 4.05)
- IrvineAbout the same
19%
4 of 21 admitted
This school19%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.94)
- San Diego16 pts lower
9%
3 of 32 admitted
This school9%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.81)
- Santa Barbara5 pts higher
37%
10 of 27 admitted
This school37%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.33 (all applicants 3.99)
- DavisAbout the same
35%
8 of 23 admitted
This school35%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa Cruz20 pts lower
52%
15 of 29 admitted
This school52%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.72)
- Riverside7 pts lower
80%
12 of 15 admitted
This school80%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.71)
too few applicants to report8 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 Media Arts 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 higher
33%
6 of 18 admitted
This school33%Overall30%
- San Diego16 pts higher
50%
23 of 46 admitted
This school50%Overall34%
- San MarcosAbout the same
96%
23 of 24 admitted
This school96%Overall96%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
94%
16 of 17 admitted
This school94%Overall96%
- Humboldt7 pts lower
92%
11 of 12 admitted
This school92%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 (87 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
77%
67 of 87 graduates
UC or CSU
38%
33 graduates
Community college
34%
30 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 17 | 20% |
| CSU | 16 | 18% |
| CA private college | 3 | 3% |
| Out of state | 1 | 1% |
| Community college | 30 | 34% |
| Not enrolled | 20 | 23% |
| Enrolled in college | 67 | 77% |
| Total | 87 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
1%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
1 of 86 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 93 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 59%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 23%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 24%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 11%
- Low-income students 43%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 98%County median 65%