San Juan Hills High School
29211 Stallion Ridge, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675View on map
- Public
- San Juan Capistrano
- 703 seniors
- 2,519 students
San Juan Hills High School is a public high school in San Juan Capistrano (Capistrano Unified) with 703 seniors. In fall 2025, 73% of its 209 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 67% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
73%
152 of 209 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
22%
152 of 703 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
30%
209 of 703 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
8.1%
12 of 149 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
5.8%
6 of 103 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 Juan Hills 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%
12 of 149 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 4.02)
- Berkeley8 pts lower
6%
6 of 103 admitted
This school6%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.03)
- IrvineAbout the same
23%
32 of 137 admitted
This school23%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.99)
- San DiegoAbout the same
26%
40 of 156 admitted
This school26%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.98)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
32%
46 of 144 admitted
This school32%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.00)
- Davis11 pts higher
48%
42 of 88 admitted
This school48%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.97)
- Santa Cruz6 pts higher
77%
65 of 84 admitted
This school77%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.87)
- RiversideAbout the same
86%
60 of 70 admitted
This school86%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.81)
- MercedAbout the same
97%
37 of 38 admitted
This school97%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.76)
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 Juan Hills High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo7 pts lower
23%
38 of 165 admitted
This school23%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
35%
75 of 216 admitted
This school35%Overall34%
- Long Beach14 pts higher
61%
85 of 139 admitted
This school61%Overall47%
- Fullerton7 pts higher
94%
120 of 128 admitted
This school94%Overall87%
- San Marcos5 pts lower
90%
38 of 42 admitted
This school90%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 (720 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
84%
605 of 720 graduates
UC or CSU
15%
105 graduates
Community college
40%
290 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 52 | 7% |
| CSU | 53 | 7% |
| CA private college | 40 | 6% |
| Out of state | 170 | 24% |
| Community college | 290 | 40% |
| Not enrolled | 115 | 16% |
| Enrolled in college | 605 | 84% |
| Total | 720 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Asian, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Homeless, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
22
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
78
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
42% 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
369 of 680 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)
38%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
259 of 677 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 1 class
- English: 14 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 7 classes
- Mathematics: 9 classes
- Science: 12 classes
- Social science: 31 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 74%County median 65%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 54%County median 41%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 48%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 28%County median 21%
- Low-income students 36%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 67%County median 57%