Madison High School
4833 Doliva Drive, San Diego, CA 92117View on map
- Public
- San Diego
- 204 seniors
- 753 students
Madison High School is a public high school in San Diego (San Diego Unified) with 204 seniors. In fall 2025, 69% of its 36 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Irvine (UCI). 68% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
69%
25 of 36 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
12%
25 of 204 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
18%
36 of 204 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 21 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 14 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
Madison High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Diego13 pts higher
38%
11 of 29 admitted
This school38%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.86)
- Santa Barbara22 pts higher
55%
6 of 11 admitted
This school55%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.81)
- RiversideAbout the same
90%
9 of 10 admitted
This school90%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.75)
too few applicants to report21 applied
too few applicants to report16 applied
too few applicants to report14 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
~62% · 3 yrs pooled6 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
Madison High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Diego28 pts higher
62%
36 of 58 admitted
This school62%Overall34%
- San MarcosAbout the same
95%
40 of 42 admitted
This school95%Overall96%
- Fresno4 pts higher
100%
10 of 10 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
too few applicants to report8 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 (204 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
76%
155 of 204 graduates
UC or CSU
15%
31 graduates
Community college
57%
116 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 8 | 4% |
| CSU | 23 | 11% |
| CA private college | 1 | <1% |
| Out of state | 7 | 3% |
| Community college | 116 | 57% |
| Not enrolled | 49 | 24% |
| Enrolled in college | 155 | 76% |
| Total | 204 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless
Advanced Placement
7
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
11
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
28% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
37%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
74 of 199 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)
8%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
14 of 186 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 3 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 1 class
- 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 37%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 19%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 10%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 11%
- Low-income students 75%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 68%County median 65%