Mt. Everest Academy
4350 Mount Everest Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92117View on map
- Public
- San Diego
- 32 seniors
- 202 students
Mt. Everest Academy is a public high school in San Diego (San Diego Unified) with 32 seniors. In fall 2025, 75% of its 20 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 89% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
75%
15 of 20 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
47%
15 of 32 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
63%
20 of 32 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 14 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
25%
3 of 12 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. Everest Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 3 campuses.
- Berkeley12 pts higher
25%
3 of 12 admitted
This school25%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.17)
- San Diego4 pts higher
29%
4 of 14 admitted
This school29%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.23)
- Santa Cruz19 pts higher
90%
9 of 10 admitted
This school90%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.15)
too few applicants to report14 applied
too few applicants to report12 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report— 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. Everest Academy applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 1 campus.
- San Diego49 pts higher
83%
10 of 12 admitted
This school83%Overall34%
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 (36 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
78%
28 of 36 graduates
UC or CSU
28%
10 graduates
Community college
25%
9 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 5 | 14% |
| CSU | 5 | 14% |
| CA private college | 1 | 3% |
| Out of state | 8 | 22% |
| Community college | 9 | 25% |
| Not enrolled | 8 | 22% |
| Enrolled in college | 28 | 78% |
| Total | 36 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
Advanced Placement
8
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
8
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
60% 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
21 of 35 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2024–25 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
55%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
17 of 31 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 3 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 90%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 62%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 57%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 38%County median 11%
- Low-income students 23%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 89%County median 65%