La Jolla High School
- Public
- La Jolla
- 288 seniors
- 1,147 students
UC admit rate
66%
113 of 171 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
39%
113 of 288 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
59%
171 of 288 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
12%
15 of 128 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
19%
22 of 118 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
La Jolla High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
12%
15 of 128 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.09)
- Berkeley5 pts higher
19%
22 of 118 admitted
This school19%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.13)
- IrvineAbout the same
22%
21 of 97 admitted
This school22%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.04)
- San DiegoAbout the same
22%
25 of 112 admitted
This school22%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa Barbara9 pts higher
41%
57 of 138 admitted
This school41%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 4.03)
- DavisAbout the same
38%
40 of 106 admitted
This school38%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa Cruz6 pts higher
78%
59 of 76 admitted
This school78%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.91)
- Riverside9 pts lower
79%
33 of 42 admitted
This school79%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.77)
- Merced15 pts lower
82%
27 of 33 admitted
This school82%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.68)
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
La Jolla High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo6 pts higher
35%
41 of 116 admitted
This school35%Overall30%
- San Diego34 pts higher
69%
112 of 163 admitted
This school69%Overall34%
- San Marcos6 pts lower
90%
44 of 49 admitted
This school90%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 (288 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
84%
243 of 288 graduates
UC or CSU
38%
110 graduates
Community college
15%
44 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 57 | 20% |
| CSU | 53 | 18% |
| CA private college | 24 | 8% |
| Out of state | 65 | 23% |
| Community college | 44 | 15% |
| Not enrolled | 45 | 16% |
| Enrolled in college | 243 | 84% |
| Total | 288 | 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, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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 73%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 54%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 38%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 32%County median 11%
- Low-income students 25%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 90%County median 65%
Across California
Other schools in San Diego Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 12 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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