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Marina High School

15871 Springdale Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92649View on map

  • Public
  • Huntington Beach
  • 507 seniors
  • 1,912 students

Marina High School is a public high school in Huntington Beach (Huntington Beach Union High) with 507 seniors. In fall 2025, 73% of its 128 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 54% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

73%

94 of 128 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

19%

94 of 507 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

25%

128 of 507 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

13%

12 of 96 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

10 of 68 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    13%

    12 of 96 admitted

    This school13%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.91)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    10 of 68 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.02)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    25%

    28 of 114 admitted

    This school25%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.89)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    27%

    26 of 98 admitted

    This school27%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts higher

    39%

    22 of 56 admitted

    This school39%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Davis14 pts higher

    51%

    22 of 43 admitted

    This school51%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Santa Cruz9 pts higher

    81%

    25 of 31 admitted

    This school81%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Riverside5 pts lower

    82%

    50 of 61 admitted

    This school82%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    28 of 28 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.74)

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

Marina High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    30%

    17 of 57 admitted

    This school30%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    32%

    23 of 72 admitted

    This school32%Overall34%

  • Long Beach39 pts higher

    86%

    113 of 131 admitted

    This school86%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    74%

    37 of 50 admitted

    This school74%Overall74%

  • Fullerton4 pts higher

    91%

    81 of 89 admitted

    This school91%Overall87%

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

Any college

82%

429 of 524 graduates

UC or CSU

21%

111 graduates

Community college

51%

267 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC367%
CSU7514%
CA private college92%
Out of state428%
Community college26751%
Not enrolled9518%
Enrolled in college42982%
Total524100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

56

AP class sections

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

36% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

42%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

197 of 468 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)

27%

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

120 of 445 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 8 classes
  • Science: 12 classes
  • Social science: 16 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 74%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 62%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 46%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 38%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 45%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 54%County median 57%

Across California

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