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San Pasqual High School

3300 Bear Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92025View on map

  • Public
  • Escondido
  • 450 seniors
  • 1,852 students

San Pasqual High School is a public high school in Escondido (Escondido Union High) with 450 seniors. In fall 2025, 72% of its 109 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 45% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

72%

79 of 109 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

18%

79 of 450 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

24%

109 of 450 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.7%

6 of 62 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

5 of 35 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 Pasqual 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

    10%

    6 of 62 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.87)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    5 of 35 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Irvine12 pts lower

    10%

    7 of 69 admitted

    This school10%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.78)

  • San Diego14 pts higher

    39%

    34 of 87 admitted

    This school39%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts higher

    36%

    17 of 47 admitted

    This school36%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Davis13 pts higher

    50%

    19 of 38 admitted

    This school50%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa Cruz9 pts lower

    62%

    23 of 37 admitted

    This school62%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.63)

  • Riverside8 pts lower

    79%

    37 of 47 admitted

    This school79%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.72)

  • Merced4 pts lower

    92%

    35 of 38 admitted

    This school92%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (all applicants 3.64)

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 Pasqual High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo21 pts lower

    9%

    5 of 58 admitted

    This school9%Overall30%

  • San Diego6 pts lower

    28%

    40 of 142 admitted

    This school28%Overall34%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    90%

    27 of 30 admitted

    This school90%Overall87%

  • Chico6 pts higher

    100%

    19 of 19 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    98%

    141 of 144 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 (473 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

65%

309 of 473 graduates

UC or CSU

22%

102 graduates

Community college

34%

159 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC225%
CSU8017%
CA private college133%
Out of state357%
Community college15934%
Not enrolled16435%
Enrolled in college30965%
Total473100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

20

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.

36% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

45%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

182 of 406 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)

24%

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

117 of 493 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 8 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 24 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 68%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 27%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 29%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 73%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 45%County median 65%

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