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Olympian High School

1925 Magdalena Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91913View on map

  • Public
  • Chula Vista
  • 578 seniors
  • 2,216 students

Olympian High School is a public high school in Chula Vista (Sweetwater Union High) with 578 seniors. In fall 2025, 66% of its 214 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 Los Angeles (UCLA). 72% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

66%

142 of 214 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

25%

142 of 578 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

37%

214 of 578 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.5%

12 of 142 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

6.7%

6 of 89 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

Olympian 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

    8%

    12 of 142 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Berkeley7 pts lower

    7%

    6 of 89 admitted

    This school7%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.09)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    23%

    38 of 167 admitted

    This school23%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.95)

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    32%

    61 of 191 admitted

    This school32%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    30 of 95 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Davis7 pts higher

    44%

    28 of 64 admitted

    This school44%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts higher

    76%

    37 of 49 admitted

    This school76%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.87)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    75 of 87 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    52 of 52 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.95)

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

Olympian High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • San Diego39 pts higher

    73%

    200 of 273 admitted

    This school73%Overall34%

  • Pomona5 pts higher

    79%

    38 of 48 admitted

    This school79%Overall74%

  • Fullerton4 pts higher

    90%

    57 of 63 admitted

    This school90%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    96%

    79 of 82 admitted

    This school96%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 (492 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

85%

417 of 492 graduates

UC or CSU

39%

190 graduates

Community college

39%

192 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5411%
CSU13628%
CA private college122%
Out of state235%
Community college19239%
Not enrolled7515%
Enrolled in college41785%
Total492100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

20

AP courses offered

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

56

AP class sections

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

41% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

53%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

293 of 549 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)

31%

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

184 of 595 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 10 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 6 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 71%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 55%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 37%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 30%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 26%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 72%County median 65%

Across California

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