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Otay Ranch Senior High School

1250 Olympic Parkway, Chula Vista, CA 91913View on map

  • Public
  • Chula Vista
  • 654 seniors
  • 2,408 students

Otay Ranch Senior High School is a public high school in Chula Vista (Sweetwater Union High) with 654 seniors. In fall 2025, 62% of its 211 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). 69% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

62%

130 of 211 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

20%

130 of 654 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

32%

211 of 654 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.6%

10 of 132 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

11 of 87 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

Otay Ranch Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    10 of 132 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 4.04)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    11 of 87 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.05)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    23%

    36 of 155 admitted

    This school23%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.99)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    22%

    41 of 185 admitted

    This school22%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    30%

    24 of 80 admitted

    This school30%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Davis7 pts lower

    31%

    22 of 72 admitted

    This school31%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Santa Cruz13 pts higher

    84%

    37 of 44 admitted

    This school84%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.93)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    64 of 72 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    56 of 56 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.99)

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

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

  • San Diego38 pts higher

    72%

    222 of 308 admitted

    This school72%Overall34%

  • Pomona4 pts lower

    70%

    23 of 33 admitted

    This school70%Overall74%

  • Fullerton9 pts higher

    95%

    62 of 65 admitted

    This school95%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    95%

    103 of 109 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 (573 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

83%

477 of 573 graduates

UC or CSU

35%

198 graduates

Community college

40%

231 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC7213%
CSU12622%
CA private college153%
Out of state336%
Community college23140%
Not enrolled9617%
Enrolled in college47783%
Total573100%

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, Asian, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

23

AP courses offered

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

77

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

58%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

358 of 614 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)

34%

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

215 of 634 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 5 classes
  • English: 14 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 7 classes
  • Mathematics: 10 classes
  • Science: 11 classes
  • Social science: 25 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 76%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 37%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 39%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 27%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 69%County median 65%

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