Grossmont High School
- Public
- La Mesa
- 563 seniors
- 2,221 students
UC admit rate
65%
53 of 81 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
53 of 563 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
14%
81 of 563 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.7%
4 of 46 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
26%
7 of 27 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
Grossmont High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
4 of 46 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.92)
- Berkeley12 pts higher
26%
7 of 27 admitted
This school26%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.91)
- Irvine12 pts lower
10%
5 of 48 admitted
This school10%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.81)
- San DiegoAbout the same
25%
16 of 63 admitted
This school25%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.83)
- Santa Barbara4 pts higher
36%
13 of 36 admitted
This school36%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.76)
- DavisAbout the same
40%
6 of 15 admitted
This school40%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.74)
- Santa Cruz7 pts lower
64%
18 of 28 admitted
This school64%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.59)
- Riverside19 pts lower
68%
17 of 25 admitted
This school68%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (all applicants 3.55)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
15 of 16 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.66 (all applicants 3.59)
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
Grossmont High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, worse at 3.
- San Luis Obispo13 pts lower
17%
6 of 36 admitted
This school17%Overall30%
- San Diego18 pts higher
52%
58 of 111 admitted
This school52%Overall34%
- Long Beach6 pts higher
53%
28 of 53 admitted
This school53%Overall47%
- San Marcos8 pts lower
88%
49 of 56 admitted
This school88%Overall96%
- San Francisco13 pts lower
83%
15 of 18 admitted
This school83%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 (459 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
76%
348 of 459 graduates
UC or CSU
19%
86 graduates
Community college
47%
217 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 24 | 5% |
| CSU | 62 | 14% |
| CA private college | 11 | 2% |
| Out of state | 34 | 7% |
| Community college | 217 | 47% |
| Not enrolled | 111 | 24% |
| Enrolled in college | 348 | 76% |
| Total | 459 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Black or African American, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, 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 25%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 29%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 11%
- Low-income students 62%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 53%County median 65%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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