Kearny Digital Media & Design
1954 Komet Way, San Diego, CA 92111View on map
- Public
- San Diego
- 83 seniors
- 335 students
Kearny Digital Media & Design is a public high school in San Diego (San Diego Unified) with 83 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 16 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD) and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 76% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
81%
13 of 16 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
16%
13 of 83 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
19%
16 of 83 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 11 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
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
Kearny Digital Media & Design applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 1 campus.
- San Diego25 pts higher
50%
7 of 14 admitted
This school50%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.88)
too few applicants to report11 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report5 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
Kearny Digital Media & Design applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 2 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Diego12 pts higher
46%
13 of 28 admitted
This school46%Overall34%
- San MarcosAbout the same
97%
28 of 29 admitted
This school97%Overall96%
too few applicants to report7 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 (71 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
68%
48 of 71 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
12 graduates
Community college
45%
32 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 2 | 3% |
| CSU | 10 | 14% |
| CA private college | 2 | 3% |
| Out of state | 2 | 3% |
| Community college | 32 | 45% |
| Not enrolled | 23 | 32% |
| Enrolled in college | 48 | 68% |
| Total | 71 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
0%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
0 of 81 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 77 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 77%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 45%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 45%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 19%County median 11%
- Low-income students 71%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 76%County median 65%