High Tech High Mesa
5331 Mount Alifan, San Diego, CA 92111View on map
- Public
- San Diego
- 103 seniors
- 432 students
High Tech High Mesa is a public high school in San Diego (San Diego County Office of Education) with 103 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 57 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.
UC admit rate
77%
44 of 57 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
43%
44 of 103 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
55%
57 of 103 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
11%
3 of 28 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 24 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 Mesa applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
3 of 28 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.16)
- Irvine8 pts lower
15%
5 of 34 admitted
This school15%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.09)
- San DiegoAbout the same
26%
11 of 43 admitted
This school26%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.06)
- Santa Barbara4 pts higher
36%
8 of 22 admitted
This school36%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.17)
- Davis25 pts higher
62%
13 of 21 admitted
This school62%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.15)
- Santa Cruz6 pts higher
77%
20 of 26 admitted
This school77%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.09)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
24 of 27 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.98)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
20 of 21 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.98)
too few applicants to report24 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 Mesa applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Luis Obispo20 pts higher
50%
20 of 40 admitted
This school50%Overall30%
- San Diego34 pts higher
68%
58 of 85 admitted
This school68%Overall34%
- Pomona4 pts higher
78%
28 of 36 admitted
This school78%Overall74%
- HumboldtAbout the same
100%
16 of 16 admitted
This school100%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 (97 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
76%
74 of 97 graduates
UC or CSU
33%
32 graduates
Community college
25%
24 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 10 | 10% |
| CSU | 22 | 23% |
| CA private college | 8 | 8% |
| Out of state | 10 | 10% |
| Community college | 24 | 25% |
| Not enrolled | 23 | 24% |
| Enrolled in college | 74 | 76% |
| Total | 97 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
2%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
2 of 96 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 73%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 55%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 41%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 35%County median 11%
- Low-income students 43%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 99%County median 65%