Mission Hills High School
- Public
- San Marcos
- 680 seniors
- 2,764 students
UC admit rate
79%
149 of 189 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
22%
149 of 680 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
28%
189 of 680 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
10%
13 of 127 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
6.5%
6 of 93 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
Mission Hills High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
13 of 127 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.34 (all applicants 4.07)
- Berkeley7 pts lower
6%
6 of 93 admitted
This school6%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 4.14)
- IrvineAbout the same
24%
32 of 133 admitted
This school24%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.01)
- San Diego12 pts higher
37%
61 of 167 admitted
This school37%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa Barbara19 pts higher
51%
58 of 113 admitted
This school51%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 4.05)
- Davis16 pts higher
53%
39 of 73 admitted
This school53%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.06)
- Santa Cruz8 pts higher
80%
71 of 89 admitted
This school80%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.96)
- RiversideAbout the same
85%
69 of 81 admitted
This school85%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.83)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
44 of 44 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.96)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs 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
Mission Hills 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 Obispo11 pts lower
18%
19 of 104 admitted
This school18%Overall30%
- San Diego6 pts higher
40%
86 of 215 admitted
This school40%Overall34%
- Long Beach4 pts lower
43%
60 of 140 admitted
This school43%Overall47%
- FullertonAbout the same
87%
69 of 79 admitted
This school87%Overall87%
- San MarcosAbout the same
97%
252 of 259 admitted
This school97%Overall96%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs 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 (638 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
80%
509 of 638 graduates
UC or CSU
35%
222 graduates
Community college
36%
228 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 66 | 10% |
| CSU | 156 | 24% |
| CA private college | 16 | 3% |
| Out of state | 43 | 7% |
| Community college | 228 | 36% |
| Not enrolled | 129 | 20% |
| Enrolled in college | 509 | 80% |
| Total | 638 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Filipino, Two or more races, Black or African American
- 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. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 58%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 27%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 29%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 11%
- Low-income students 46%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 72%County median 65%
Across California
Other schools in San Marcos 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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