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Tesoro High School

1 Tesoro Creek Road, Las Flores, CA 92688View on map

  • Public
  • Las Flores
  • 552 seniors
  • 2,013 students

Tesoro High School is a public high school in Las Flores (Capistrano Unified) with 552 seniors. In fall 2025, 65% of its 213 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 67% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

65%

139 of 213 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

25%

139 of 552 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

39%

213 of 552 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

6.1%

10 of 164 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.6%

11 of 128 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

Tesoro 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

    6%

    10 of 164 admitted

    This school6%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 4.07)

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    9%

    11 of 128 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.09)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    22%

    34 of 154 admitted

    This school22%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.04)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    22%

    36 of 164 admitted

    This school22%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.05)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    29%

    44 of 151 admitted

    This school29%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.06)

  • DavisAbout the same

    36%

    39 of 109 admitted

    This school36%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.07)

  • Santa Cruz13 pts higher

    85%

    60 of 71 admitted

    This school85%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Riverside8 pts higher

    95%

    73 of 77 admitted

    This school95%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 4.02)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    39 of 40 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.99)

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

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

  • San Luis Obispo10 pts lower

    20%

    30 of 153 admitted

    This school20%Overall30%

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    41%

    68 of 165 admitted

    This school41%Overall34%

  • Long Beach21 pts higher

    68%

    73 of 107 admitted

    This school68%Overall47%

  • Fullerton10 pts higher

    97%

    98 of 101 admitted

    This school97%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout 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 (610 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

89%

545 of 610 graduates

UC or CSU

21%

128 graduates

Community college

41%

250 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC6410%
CSU6410%
CA private college407%
Out of state12721%
Community college25041%
Not enrolled6511%
Enrolled in college54589%
Total610100%

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
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

25

AP courses offered

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

75

AP class sections

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

53% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

66%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

316 of 481 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)

46%

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

249 of 539 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 12 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 9 classes
  • Science: 11 classes
  • Social science: 35 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 85%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 65%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 59%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 40%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 22%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 67%County median 57%

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