La Costa Canyon High School
1 Maverick Way, Carlsbad, CA 92009View on map
- Public
- Carlsbad
- 408 seniors
- 1,841 students
La Costa Canyon High School is a public high school in Carlsbad (San Dieguito Union High) with 408 seniors. In fall 2025, 67% of its 108 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 76% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
67%
72 of 108 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
18%
72 of 408 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
26%
108 of 408 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
9.1%
7 of 77 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
12%
6 of 51 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
La Costa Canyon High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
7 of 77 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 4.09)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
12%
6 of 51 admitted
This school12%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.11)
- IrvineAbout the same
22%
10 of 46 admitted
This school22%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 4.02)
- San Diego10 pts lower
14%
10 of 69 admitted
This school14%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.08)
- Santa Barbara5 pts higher
38%
31 of 82 admitted
This school38%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.07)
- Davis12 pts lower
25%
13 of 51 admitted
This school25%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.03)
- Santa Cruz8 pts higher
79%
31 of 39 admitted
This school79%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.96)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
12 of 13 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.93)
~96% · 3 yrs pooled9 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
La Costa Canyon High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo11 pts lower
19%
20 of 108 admitted
This school19%Overall30%
- San Diego15 pts higher
50%
68 of 137 admitted
This school50%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
49%
22 of 45 admitted
This school49%Overall47%
- ChicoAbout the same
92%
24 of 26 admitted
This school92%Overall94%
- San MarcosAbout the same
97%
36 of 37 admitted
This school97%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 (350 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
77%
270 of 350 graduates
UC or CSU
22%
78 graduates
Community college
13%
46 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 26 | 7% |
| CSU | 52 | 15% |
| CA private college | 13 | 4% |
| Out of state | 133 | 38% |
| Community college | 46 | 13% |
| Not enrolled | 80 | 23% |
| Enrolled in college | 270 | 77% |
| Total | 350 | 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, English learners
Advanced Placement
21
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
58
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
43% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
64%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
268 of 416 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)
39%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
178 of 462 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- English: 9 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 6 classes
- Science: 8 classes
- Social science: 28 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 82%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 58%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 47%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 29%County median 11%
- Low-income students 15%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 76%County median 65%