La Jolla High School
799 Westbourne Street, La Jolla, CA 92037View on map
- Public
- La Jolla
- 288 seniors
- 1,147 students
La Jolla High School is a public high school in La Jolla (San Diego Unified) with 288 seniors. In fall 2025, 66% of its 171 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 Berkeley (Cal). 90% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
66%
113 of 171 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
39%
113 of 288 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
59%
171 of 288 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
12%
15 of 128 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
19%
22 of 118 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 Jolla High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
12%
15 of 128 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.09)
- Berkeley5 pts higher
19%
22 of 118 admitted
This school19%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.13)
- IrvineAbout the same
22%
21 of 97 admitted
This school22%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.04)
- San DiegoAbout the same
22%
25 of 112 admitted
This school22%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa Barbara9 pts higher
41%
57 of 138 admitted
This school41%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 4.03)
- DavisAbout the same
38%
40 of 106 admitted
This school38%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa Cruz6 pts higher
78%
59 of 76 admitted
This school78%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.91)
- Riverside9 pts lower
79%
33 of 42 admitted
This school79%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.77)
- Merced15 pts lower
82%
27 of 33 admitted
This school82%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.68)
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 Jolla High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo6 pts higher
35%
41 of 116 admitted
This school35%Overall30%
- San Diego34 pts higher
69%
112 of 163 admitted
This school69%Overall34%
- San Marcos6 pts lower
90%
44 of 49 admitted
This school90%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 (288 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
84%
243 of 288 graduates
UC or CSU
38%
110 graduates
Community college
15%
44 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 57 | 20% |
| CSU | 53 | 18% |
| CA private college | 24 | 8% |
| Out of state | 65 | 23% |
| Community college | 44 | 15% |
| Not enrolled | 45 | 16% |
| Enrolled in college | 243 | 84% |
| Total | 288 | 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, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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.
58% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
77%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
219 of 283 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)
48%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
154 of 318 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 9 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 3 classes
- Science: 8 classes
- Social science: 20 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 71%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 59%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 41%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 34%County median 11%
- Low-income students 25%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 90%County median 65%