Vista High School
- Public
- Vista
- 447 seniors
- 1,635 students
UC admit rate
74%
51 of 69 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
11%
51 of 447 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
15%
69 of 447 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
13%
5 of 40 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
17%
5 of 29 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
Vista High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
13%
5 of 40 admitted
This school13%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 3.90)
- Berkeley4 pts higher
17%
5 of 29 admitted
This school17%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.96)
- Irvine6 pts lower
16%
7 of 44 admitted
This school16%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.83)
- San Diego9 pts higher
34%
20 of 59 admitted
This school34%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.84)
- Santa Barbara10 pts higher
42%
11 of 26 admitted
This school42%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.86)
- Davis22 pts higher
59%
10 of 17 admitted
This school59%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa Cruz10 pts higher
81%
17 of 21 admitted
This school81%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.85)
- RiversideAbout the same
90%
28 of 31 admitted
This school90%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.85)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
15 of 15 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.87)
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
Vista High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
27%
6 of 22 admitted
This school27%Overall30%
- San Diego14 pts lower
21%
16 of 77 admitted
This school21%Overall34%
- Long Beach17 pts lower
30%
33 of 111 admitted
This school30%Overall47%
- San MarcosAbout the same
96%
101 of 105 admitted
This school96%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 (383 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
49%
188 of 383 graduates
UC or CSU
14%
54 graduates
Community college
28%
108 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 16 | 4% |
| CSU | 38 | 10% |
| CA private college | 11 | 3% |
| Out of state | 15 | 4% |
| Community college | 108 | 28% |
| Not enrolled | 195 | 51% |
| Enrolled in college | 188 | 49% |
| Total | 383 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- 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 41%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 12%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 12%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 1%County median 11%
- Low-income students 82%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 34%County median 65%
Across California
Other schools in Vista Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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