Hoover High School
- Public
- San Diego
- 516 seniors
- 1,878 students
UC admit rate
70%
88 of 125 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
17%
88 of 516 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
125 of 516 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.0%
6 of 86 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
21%
13 of 62 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
Hoover High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
7%
6 of 86 admitted
This school7%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.72)
- Berkeley8 pts higher
21%
13 of 62 admitted
This school21%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.85)
- Irvine10 pts lower
12%
11 of 89 admitted
This school12%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.74)
- San Diego10 pts higher
35%
42 of 121 admitted
This school35%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.69)
- Santa Barbara22 pts higher
54%
13 of 24 admitted
This school54%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.74)
- Davis5 pts lower
32%
10 of 31 admitted
This school32%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.62)
- Santa Cruz11 pts lower
60%
15 of 25 admitted
This school60%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.57)
- Riverside4 pts lower
84%
51 of 61 admitted
This school84%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.67)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
30 of 30 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.84)
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
Hoover 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 Obispo35 pts higher
65%
24 of 37 admitted
This school65%Overall30%
- San Diego26 pts higher
61%
105 of 173 admitted
This school61%Overall34%
- San Jose13 pts lower
68%
23 of 34 admitted
This school68%Overall80%
- Fullerton9 pts higher
95%
40 of 42 admitted
This school95%Overall87%
- San MarcosAbout the same
94%
101 of 108 admitted
This school94%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 (430 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
63%
270 of 430 graduates
UC or CSU
23%
97 graduates
Community college
37%
160 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 44 | 10% |
| CSU | 53 | 12% |
| CA private college | 9 | 2% |
| Out of state | 4 | 1% |
| Community college | 160 | 37% |
| Not enrolled | 160 | 37% |
| Enrolled in college | 270 | 63% |
| Total | 430 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, 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 47%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 18%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 19%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 11%
- Low-income students 92%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 58%County median 65%
Across California
Other schools in San Diego Unified and nearby
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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