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San Luis Obispo High School

1499 San Luis Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401View on map

  • Public
  • San Luis Obispo
  • 393 seniors
  • 1,693 students

San Luis Obispo High School is a public high school in San Luis Obispo (San Luis Coastal Unified) with 393 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 150 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 66% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

80%

120 of 150 applicants, fall 2025

County median 75%

Seniors admitted to a UC

31%

120 of 393 seniors

County median 17%

Seniors who applied to UC

38%

150 of 393 seniors

County median 22%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

6.5%

6 of 92 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

16%

16 of 100 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

San Luis Obispo 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

    7%

    6 of 92 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.06)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    16%

    16 of 100 admitted

    This school16%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.07)

  • Irvine27 pts higher

    49%

    36 of 73 admitted

    This school49%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 4.00)

  • San Diego10 pts lower

    15%

    13 of 88 admitted

    This school15%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts lower

    26%

    31 of 118 admitted

    This school26%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    48%

    38 of 79 admitted

    This school48%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Santa Cruz15 pts higher

    87%

    72 of 83 admitted

    This school87%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.97)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    25 of 28 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    29 of 29 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.86)

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 Luis Obispo High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo46 pts higher

    75%

    140 of 186 admitted

    This school75%Overall30%

  • San Diego13 pts higher

    47%

    65 of 137 admitted

    This school47%Overall34%

  • Long Beach22 pts higher

    69%

    49 of 71 admitted

    This school69%Overall47%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    83%

    35 of 42 admitted

    This school83%Overall80%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    97%

    38 of 39 admitted

    This school97%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 (382 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

86%

327 of 382 graduates

UC or CSU

34%

131 graduates

Community college

37%

140 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC3710%
CSU9425%
CA private college113%
Out of state4512%
Community college14037%
Not enrolled5514%
Enrolled in college32786%
Total382100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

17

AP courses offered

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

50

AP class sections

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

41% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

47%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

182 of 387 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)

37%

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

138 of 377 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 12 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 9 classes
  • Science: 10 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 76%County median 60%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 54%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 44%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 28%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 38%County median 52%
  • Graduates completing courses 66%County median 50%

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