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Hilltop Senior High School

555 Claire Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910View on map

  • Public
  • Chula Vista
  • 446 seniors
  • 1,748 students

Hilltop Senior High School is a public high school in Chula Vista (Sweetwater Union High) with 446 seniors. In fall 2025, 72% of its 89 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). 55% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

72%

64 of 89 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

64 of 446 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

20%

89 of 446 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.8%

5 of 51 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

21%

9 of 42 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

Hilltop Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    5 of 51 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 4.10)

  • Berkeley8 pts higher

    21%

    9 of 42 admitted

    This school21%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.08)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    25%

    14 of 55 admitted

    This school25%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.94)

  • San Diego25 pts higher

    50%

    37 of 74 admitted

    This school50%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Santa Barbara22 pts higher

    55%

    12 of 22 admitted

    This school55%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    48%

    16 of 33 admitted

    This school48%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    91%

    20 of 22 admitted

    This school91%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Merced5 pts lower

    92%

    22 of 24 admitted

    This school92%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa Cruz

    ~61% · 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

Hilltop Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Diego34 pts higher

    68%

    91 of 133 admitted

    This school68%Overall34%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    92%

    22 of 24 admitted

    This school92%Overall94%

  • San Marcos9 pts lower

    87%

    40 of 46 admitted

    This school87%Overall96%

  • San Francisco

    ~97% · 2 yrs pooled9 applied

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 (405 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

74%

298 of 405 graduates

UC or CSU

22%

88 graduates

Community college

49%

198 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC307%
CSU5814%
CA private college82%
Out of state41%
Community college19849%
Not enrolled10726%
Enrolled in college29874%
Total405100%

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, English learners, Students with disabilities
See the full report

Advanced Placement

20

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

45

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

41% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

45%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

192 of 425 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)

18%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

83 of 463 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 8 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 6 classes
  • Social science: 17 classes

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 52%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 25%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 54%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 55%County median 65%

Across California

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