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Morro Bay High School

235 Atascadero Road, Morro Bay, CA 93442View on map

  • Public
  • Morro Bay
  • 171 seniors
  • 771 students

Morro Bay High School is a public high school in Morro Bay (San Luis Coastal Unified) with 171 seniors. In fall 2025, 75% of its 48 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), and UC Irvine (UCI). 54% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

75%

36 of 48 applicants, fall 2025

County median 75%

Seniors admitted to a UC

21%

36 of 171 seniors

County median 17%

Seniors who applied to UC

28%

48 of 171 seniors

County median 22%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

14%

3 of 21 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

12%

3 of 26 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

Morro Bay High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • Los Angeles5 pts higher

    14%

    3 of 21 admitted

    This school14%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.96)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    12%

    3 of 26 admitted

    This school12%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.98)

  • Irvine26 pts higher

    48%

    13 of 27 admitted

    This school48%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.89)

  • San Diego8 pts lower

    17%

    4 of 23 admitted

    This school17%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.86)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts lower

    28%

    10 of 36 admitted

    This school28%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    48%

    11 of 23 admitted

    This school48%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts lower

    67%

    22 of 33 admitted

    This school67%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Riverside

    too few applicants to report8 applied

  • Merced

    too few applicants to report6 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

Morro Bay High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo30 pts higher

    59%

    35 of 59 admitted

    This school59%Overall30%

  • Long Beach5 pts higher

    52%

    14 of 27 admitted

    This school52%Overall47%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    83%

    10 of 12 admitted

    This school83%Overall80%

  • San Francisco18 pts lower

    79%

    11 of 14 admitted

    This school79%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 (179 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

78%

140 of 179 graduates

UC or CSU

17%

31 graduates

Community college

53%

95 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC116%
CSU2011%
CA private college32%
Out of state116%
Community college9553%
Not enrolled3922%
Enrolled in college14078%
Total179100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

12

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

19

AP class sections

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

35% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

60%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

107 of 179 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)

33%

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

61 of 183 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 4 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 75%County median 60%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 46%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 42%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 24%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 47%County median 52%
  • Graduates completing courses 54%County median 50%

Across California

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