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Mt. Carmel High School

9550 Carmel Mountain Road, San Diego, CA 92129View on map

  • Public
  • San Diego
  • 440 seniors
  • 1,818 students

Mt. Carmel High School is a public high school in San Diego (Poway Unified) with 440 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 182 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 70% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

82%

149 of 182 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

34%

149 of 440 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

41%

182 of 440 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.3%

9 of 123 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 91 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

Mt. Carmel High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    7%

    9 of 123 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.33 (all applicants 4.08)

  • Irvine31 pts higher

    53%

    72 of 135 admitted

    This school53%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.04)

  • San Diego8 pts lower

    17%

    26 of 153 admitted

    This school17%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    34%

    43 of 127 admitted

    This school34%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Davis16 pts lower

    22%

    22 of 102 admitted

    This school22%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 4.04)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts higher

    80%

    74 of 93 admitted

    This school80%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Riverside9 pts higher

    96%

    88 of 92 admitted

    This school96%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    31 of 31 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report91 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

Mt. Carmel High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo9 pts lower

    20%

    25 of 123 admitted

    This school20%Overall30%

  • San Diego14 pts higher

    48%

    90 of 186 admitted

    This school48%Overall34%

  • Long Beach19 pts higher

    66%

    61 of 92 admitted

    This school66%Overall47%

  • Fullerton8 pts higher

    95%

    52 of 55 admitted

    This school95%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    95%

    82 of 86 admitted

    This school95%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 (434 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

89%

387 of 434 graduates

UC or CSU

29%

128 graduates

Community college

40%

175 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC4911%
CSU7918%
CA private college92%
Out of state7517%
Community college17540%
Not enrolled4711%
Enrolled in college38789%
Total434100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

22

AP courses offered

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

43

AP class sections

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

48% 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

277 of 460 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)

42%

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

197 of 467 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 9 classes
  • Science: 10 classes
  • Social science: 15 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 73%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 57%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 37%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 31%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 16%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 70%County median 65%

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