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Point Loma High School

2335 Chatsworth Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92106View on map

  • Public
  • San Diego
  • 400 seniors
  • 1,747 students

Point Loma High School is a public high school in San Diego (San Diego Unified) with 400 seniors. In fall 2025, 66% of its 158 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 74% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

66%

104 of 158 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

26%

104 of 400 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

40%

158 of 400 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.6%

8 of 93 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.1%

7 of 86 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

Point Loma High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    8 of 93 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.35 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    8%

    7 of 86 admitted

    This school8%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.10)

  • Irvine9 pts lower

    13%

    9 of 69 admitted

    This school13%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.05)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    23%

    23 of 100 admitted

    This school23%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Santa Barbara10 pts lower

    22%

    24 of 109 admitted

    This school22%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 4.02)

  • DavisAbout the same

    36%

    27 of 74 admitted

    This school36%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Santa Cruz10 pts higher

    81%

    64 of 79 admitted

    This school81%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.96)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    85%

    22 of 26 admitted

    This school85%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Merced9 pts lower

    88%

    14 of 16 admitted

    This school88%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.72)

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

Point Loma High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo17 pts lower

    13%

    14 of 112 admitted

    This school13%Overall30%

  • San Diego36 pts higher

    70%

    119 of 169 admitted

    This school70%Overall34%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    93%

    39 of 42 admitted

    This school93%Overall94%

  • San Marcos4 pts lower

    92%

    56 of 61 admitted

    This school92%Overall96%

  • HumboldtAbout the same

    100%

    20 of 20 admitted

    This school100%Overall99%

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

Any college

84%

321 of 382 graduates

UC or CSU

27%

104 graduates

Community college

38%

147 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC328%
CSU7219%
CA private college133%
Out of state5715%
Community college14738%
Not enrolled6116%
Enrolled in college32184%
Total382100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

18

AP courses offered

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

46

AP class sections

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

46% 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

245 of 405 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

116 of 371 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 13 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 8 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 60%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 41%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 15%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 36%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 74%County median 65%

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