San Diego High School
1405 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101View on map
- Public
- San Diego
- 480 seniors
- 1,408 students
San Diego High School is a public high school in San Diego (San Diego Unified) with 480 seniors. In fall 2025, 70% of its 152 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 58% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
70%
107 of 152 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
22%
107 of 480 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
32%
152 of 480 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
7.9%
7 of 89 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
19%
14 of 75 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 Diego High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
7 of 89 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.87)
- Berkeley5 pts higher
19%
14 of 75 admitted
This school19%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.92)
- Irvine15 pts lower
7%
5 of 69 admitted
This school7%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.76)
- San Diego16 pts higher
41%
49 of 121 admitted
This school41%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.75)
- Santa Barbara5 pts lower
27%
24 of 88 admitted
This school27%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.83)
- Davis13 pts higher
50%
25 of 50 admitted
This school50%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.78)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
70%
42 of 60 admitted
This school70%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.78)
- Riverside7 pts lower
80%
41 of 51 admitted
This school80%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.67)
- Merced8 pts lower
88%
37 of 42 admitted
This school88%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.63)
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 Diego High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 1 campus.
- San Diego16 pts higher
50%
73 of 146 admitted
This school50%Overall34%
too few applicants to report1 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 (485 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
70%
339 of 485 graduates
UC or CSU
27%
130 graduates
Community college
37%
181 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 76 | 16% |
| CSU | 54 | 11% |
| CA private college | 8 | 2% |
| Out of state | 20 | 4% |
| Community college | 181 | 37% |
| Not enrolled | 146 | 30% |
| Enrolled in college | 339 | 70% |
| Total | 485 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Homeless, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
10
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
12
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
20% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
14%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
48 of 335 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)
13%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
61 of 459 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 8 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 24%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 11%
- Low-income students 61%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 58%County median 65%