San Clemente High School
700 Avenido Pico, San Clemente, CA 92673View on map
- Public
- San Clemente
- 745 seniors
- 2,630 students
San Clemente High School is a public high school in San Clemente (Capistrano Unified) with 745 seniors. In fall 2025, 67% of its 185 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 65% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
67%
124 of 185 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
17%
124 of 745 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
25%
185 of 745 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
10%
12 of 120 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
9.1%
8 of 88 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
San Clemente High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
12 of 120 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.08)
- Berkeley4 pts lower
9%
8 of 88 admitted
This school9%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 4.10)
- IrvineAbout the same
22%
17 of 76 admitted
This school22%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.97)
- San Diego4 pts lower
21%
28 of 132 admitted
This school21%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Barbara4 pts higher
36%
49 of 135 admitted
This school36%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.03)
- Davis12 pts higher
49%
33 of 67 admitted
This school49%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
72%
52 of 72 admitted
This school72%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.89)
- Riverside8 pts higher
95%
36 of 38 admitted
This school95%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.87)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
21 of 21 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.97)
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
San Clemente High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
32%
52 of 165 admitted
This school32%Overall30%
- San Diego5 pts higher
39%
71 of 180 admitted
This school39%Overall34%
- Long Beach4 pts higher
51%
45 of 88 admitted
This school51%Overall47%
- Fullerton8 pts higher
94%
67 of 71 admitted
This school94%Overall87%
- San MarcosAbout the same
94%
68 of 72 admitted
This school94%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 (703 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
82%
576 of 703 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
120 graduates
Community college
37%
262 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 46 | 7% |
| CSU | 74 | 11% |
| CA private college | 24 | 3% |
| Out of state | 170 | 24% |
| Community college | 262 | 37% |
| Not enrolled | 127 | 18% |
| Enrolled in college | 576 | 82% |
| Total | 703 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless, English learners
Where graduates went, as reported by the school
Schools publish these themselves and count different things; each list says what it counts.
Class of 2017: graduates admitted to 5 top universities, 74 colleges in all.
Including New York University, Emory University and Villanova University.
From the school's matriculation list; last checked Sep 2026.
The full list with counts, and earlier classes, is in the full report.
See the full reportAdvanced Placement
19
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
51
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
33% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
54%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
319 of 593 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
231 of 687 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- English: 10 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 2 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 80%County median 65%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 51%County median 41%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 46%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 23%County median 21%
- Low-income students 34%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 65%County median 57%