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San Marcos High School

1615 San Marcos Boulevard, San Marcos, CA 92078View on map

  • Public
  • San Marcos
  • 777 seniors
  • 3,039 students

San Marcos High School is a public high school in San Marcos (San Marcos Unified) with 777 seniors. In fall 2025, 73% of its 233 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 77% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

73%

169 of 233 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

22%

169 of 777 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

30%

233 of 777 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.3%

15 of 161 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

7.8%

10 of 129 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 Marcos 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

    9%

    15 of 161 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.06)

  • Berkeley6 pts lower

    8%

    10 of 129 admitted

    This school8%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.05)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    19%

    30 of 156 admitted

    This school19%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.01)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    24%

    45 of 190 admitted

    This school24%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    52 of 162 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.99)

  • DavisAbout the same

    37%

    38 of 103 admitted

    This school37%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts higher

    79%

    84 of 106 admitted

    This school79%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Riverside6 pts higher

    93%

    67 of 72 admitted

    This school93%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.97)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    43 of 46 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.91)

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 Marcos High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo8 pts lower

    22%

    36 of 164 admitted

    This school22%Overall30%

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    41%

    104 of 251 admitted

    This school41%Overall34%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    50%

    67 of 133 admitted

    This school50%Overall47%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    82%

    37 of 45 admitted

    This school82%Overall80%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    98%

    191 of 194 admitted

    This school98%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 (829 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

81%

674 of 829 graduates

UC or CSU

29%

237 graduates

Community college

30%

249 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC10813%
CSU12916%
CA private college223%
Out of state16620%
Community college24930%
Not enrolled15519%
Enrolled in college67481%
Total829100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

23

AP courses offered

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

69

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

52%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

401 of 776 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)

41%

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

351 of 863 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 15 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 8 classes
  • Science: 7 classes
  • Social science: 26 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 56%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 36%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 35%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 77%County median 65%

Across California

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