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Oceana High School

401 Paloma Avenue, Pacifica, CA 94044View on map

  • Public
  • Pacifica
  • 142 seniors
  • 450 students

Oceana High School is a public high school in Pacifica (Jefferson Union High) with 142 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 64 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 75% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

83%

53 of 64 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

37%

53 of 142 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

45%

64 of 142 seniors

County median 42%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.8%

5 of 51 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

7 of 53 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

Oceana High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    5 of 51 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.10)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    7 of 53 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.05)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    22%

    10 of 45 admitted

    This school22%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 4.08)

  • San Diego5 pts higher

    30%

    14 of 47 admitted

    This school30%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.06)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    33%

    16 of 48 admitted

    This school33%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.04)

  • DavisAbout the same

    38%

    20 of 52 admitted

    This school38%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    68%

    26 of 38 admitted

    This school68%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Riverside9 pts higher

    97%

    28 of 29 admitted

    This school97%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 4.06)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    35 of 35 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.98)

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

Oceana High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 3 campuses.

  • San Diego9 pts higher

    43%

    16 of 37 admitted

    This school43%Overall34%

  • San Jose14 pts higher

    94%

    30 of 32 admitted

    This school94%Overall80%

  • San Francisco4 pts higher

    100%

    39 of 39 admitted

    This school100%Overall96%

  • Chico

    ~100% · 3 yrs pooled8 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 (112 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

82%

92 of 112 graduates

UC or CSU

32%

36 graduates

Community college

42%

47 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1513%
CSU2119%
CA private college33%
Out of state65%
Community college4742%
Not enrolled2018%
Enrolled in college9282%
Total112100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

8

AP courses offered

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

10

AP class sections

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

25% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

48%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

54 of 113 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)

28%

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

34 of 121 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • 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 64%County median 62%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 43%County median 37%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 38%County median 29%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 19%County median 19%
  • Low-income students 20%County median 35%
  • Graduates completing courses 75%County median 66%

Across California

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