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Hoover High School

4474 El Cajon Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92115View on map

  • Public
  • San Diego
  • 516 seniors
  • 1,878 students

Hoover High School is a public high school in San Diego (San Diego Unified) with 516 seniors. In fall 2025, 70% of its 125 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). 58% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

70%

88 of 125 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

17%

88 of 516 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

24%

125 of 516 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.0%

6 of 86 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

21%

13 of 62 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

Hoover High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    7%

    6 of 86 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.72)

  • Berkeley8 pts higher

    21%

    13 of 62 admitted

    This school21%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Irvine10 pts lower

    12%

    11 of 89 admitted

    This school12%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.74)

  • San Diego10 pts higher

    35%

    42 of 121 admitted

    This school35%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Santa Barbara22 pts higher

    54%

    13 of 24 admitted

    This school54%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Davis5 pts lower

    32%

    10 of 31 admitted

    This school32%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.62)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts lower

    60%

    15 of 25 admitted

    This school60%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.57)

  • Riverside4 pts lower

    84%

    51 of 61 admitted

    This school84%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    30 of 30 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.84)

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

Hoover High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo35 pts higher

    65%

    24 of 37 admitted

    This school65%Overall30%

  • San Diego26 pts higher

    61%

    105 of 173 admitted

    This school61%Overall34%

  • San Jose13 pts lower

    68%

    23 of 34 admitted

    This school68%Overall80%

  • Fullerton9 pts higher

    95%

    40 of 42 admitted

    This school95%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    94%

    101 of 108 admitted

    This school94%Overall96%

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

Any college

63%

270 of 430 graduates

UC or CSU

23%

97 graduates

Community college

37%

160 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC4410%
CSU5312%
CA private college92%
Out of state41%
Community college16037%
Not enrolled16037%
Enrolled in college27063%
Total430100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

10

AP courses offered

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

10

AP class sections

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

13% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

25%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

111 of 439 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)

11%

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

49 of 446 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 4 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 43%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 19%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 92%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 58%County median 65%

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