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.

Year

UC admit rate

65%

34 of 52 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

35%

34 of 98 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

53%

52 of 98 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

23%

5 of 22 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

26%

6 of 23 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 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

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1720%
CSU1618%
CA private college33%
Out of state11%
Community college3034%
Not enrolled2023%
Enrolled in college6777%
Total87100%

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
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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%

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