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🏆 Top 10 in San Diego County — UC Reach

San Diego County · 2025 · ≥50 seniors
What is UC Reach? UC Reach = unique top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size — the share of a school's entire graduating class that reaches the six most selective UCs (Berkeley, UCLA, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis). It's a better gauge of school-wide success than admit rate, which only reflects the handful of students who applied.
Why it beats admit rate: if 6 students apply to the top UCs and all get in, that's a 100% admit rate — but at a 1,000-senior school it's a UC Reach of just 0.6% (6 ÷ 1,000). By contrast, a school where 250 of 1,000 seniors land a top-UC admit has a 25% UC Reach — far stronger, even though its admit rate is lower.
Why some schools are over 100%? Out of every 100 seniors at these schools, the class is generating more than 100 admissions to the six most selective UCs — meaning the typical strong student is getting in at multiple top campuses (UCLA + UCSD, or Berkeley + UCSB + Irvine, for example). It's a rare achievement: fewer than 1% of California high schools clear 100% UC Reach.
1 Canyon Crest Academy · San Diego 92.7% 2 Preuss School UCSD · La Jolla 86.1% 3 Westview High School · San Diego 74.2% 4 Del Norte High School · San Diego 73.6% 5 LA Jolla High · La Jolla 62.5% 6 Francis W Parker School · San Diego 48.9% 7 LA Jolla Country Day School · La Jolla 48.7% 8 Gompers Preparatory Academy · San Diego 47.4% 9 Scripps Ranch High · San Diego 42.8% 10 San Dieguito Academy · Encinitas 42.2%

Leaderboards by type — San Diego County (2025)

Top and bottom schools by UC Reach, split public/charter vs private (≥50 seniors). Scoped to San Diego County — change the County filter above to rescope.

▲ Top 10 Public + Charter

San Diego County

1
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego · Public
 92.7%
2
Preuss School UCSD
La Jolla · Public
 86.1%
3
Westview High School
San Diego · Public
 74.2%
4
Del Norte High School
San Diego · Public
 73.6%
5
LA Jolla High
La Jolla · Public
 62.5%
6
Gompers Preparatory Academy
San Diego · Public
 47.4%
7
Scripps Ranch High
San Diego · Public
 42.8%
8
San Dieguito Academy
Encinitas · Public
 42.2%
9
Torrey Pines High School
San Diego · Public
 41.3%
10
High Tech High School
San Diego · Public
 41.0%

▲ Top 10 Private

San Diego County

1
Francis W Parker School
San Diego · Private
 48.9%
2
LA Jolla Country Day School
La Jolla · Private
 48.7%
3
Pacific Ridge School
Carlsbad · Private
 38.3%
4
Mater Dei Catholic High School
Chula Vista · Private
 35.4%
5
Santa Fe Christian School
Solana Beach · Private
 33.3%
6
Academy Our Lady of Peace
San Diego · Private
 33.1%
7
Cathedral Catholic H S
San Diego · Private
 32.8%
8
Saint Augustine High School
San Diego · Private
 14.4%
9
Christian High School
El Cajon · Private
 2.5%

▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter

San Diego County

1
Charter School of San Diego
San Diego · Public
 2.2%
2
El Cajon Valley High School
El Cajon · Public
 7.5%
3
Santana High School
Santee · Public
 7.8%
4
Monte Vista High
· Public
 7.8%
5
Madison High
· Public
 8.3%
6
Ramona High School
Ramona · Public
 8.5%
7
Granite Hills High
· Public
 8.8%
8
Grossmont High School
La Mesa · Public
 9.1%
9
El Camino High School
Oceanside · Public
 10.4%
10
Valley Center High School
Valley Center · Public
 10.5%

▼ Bottom 10 Private

San Diego County

1
Christian High School
El Cajon · Private
 2.5%
2
Saint Augustine High School
San Diego · Private
 14.4%
3
Cathedral Catholic H S
San Diego · Private
 32.8%
4
Academy Our Lady of Peace
San Diego · Private
 33.1%
5
Santa Fe Christian School
Solana Beach · Private
 33.3%
6
Mater Dei Catholic High School
Chula Vista · Private
 35.4%
7
Pacific Ridge School
Carlsbad · Private
 38.3%
8
LA Jolla Country Day School
La Jolla · Private
 48.7%
9
Francis W Parker School
San Diego · Private
 48.9%

🎯 Specialized high schools — San Diego County · 2025

Top UC Reach for schools with senior classes of 25–99. These are typically magnet programs, specialized charters, and small Catholic preps — too small to compare cleanly against comprehensive public high schools, but the most UC-effective small schools in California are here.

▲ Top 10 Small Public + Charter

San Diego County

1
High Tech High Media Arts
San Diego · Public
 36.7%
2
High Tech High - North County
San Marcos · Public
 28.9%
3
Poway To Palomar Middle College High
· Public
 23.9%
4
High Tech High International
San Diego · Public
 19.3%
5
Kearny College Connections
San Diego · Public
 19.1%
6
Kearny Digital Media & Design
San Diego · Public
 15.7%
7
River Valley Charter School
Lakeside · Public
 11.1%
8
E3 Civic High
San Diego · Public
 10.5%
9
Bonsall High School
Bonsall · Public
 7.5%
10
King-Chavez Community High
· Public
 4.8%

▲ Top 10 Small Private

San Diego County

1
Cambridge School
San Diego · Private
 51.9%
2
Tri City Christian School
Vista · Private
 28.6%
3
Army and Navy Academy
Carlsbad · Private
 23.3%
4
Maranatha Christian Schools
San Diego · Private
 22.2%
5
Rock Academy
San Diego · Private
 8.1%
6
Cristo Rey San Diego High School
San Diego · Private
 6.4%

Top 10 by individual UC campus — San Diego County · 2025

Where each UC campus lands its admits, as a share of each high school's senior class. Same 50-senior floor.

Top 10 — UCB Reach

UC Berkeley

1
Preuss School UCSD
La Jolla · Public
 10.4%
2
Francis W Parker School
San Diego · Private
 7.8%
3
LA Jolla High
La Jolla · Public
 7.6%
4
LA Jolla Country Day School
La Jolla · Private
 6.7%
5
High Tech High School
San Diego · Public
 6.0%
6
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego · Public
 5.3%
7
Del Norte High School
San Diego · Public
 5.1%
8
Westview High School
San Diego · Public
 5.0%
9
Gompers Preparatory Academy
San Diego · Public
 4.6%
10
Torrey Pines High School
San Diego · Public
 4.5%

Top 10 — UCLA Reach

UCLA

1
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego · Public
 8.1%
2
Preuss School UCSD
La Jolla · Public
 7.0%
3
LA Jolla High
La Jolla · Public
 5.2%
4
Francis W Parker School
San Diego · Private
 5.0%
5
Gompers Preparatory Academy
San Diego · Public
 4.6%
6
Del Norte High School
San Diego · Public
 4.4%
7
LA Jolla Country Day School
La Jolla · Private
 4.2%
8
San Dieguito Academy
Encinitas · Public
 4.0%
9
Cathedral Catholic H S
San Diego · Private
 4.0%
10
Scripps Ranch High
San Diego · Public
 3.9%

Top 10 — UCSD Reach

UC San Diego

1
Preuss School UCSD
La Jolla · Public
 39.1%
2
Gompers Preparatory Academy
San Diego · Public
 16.4%
3
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego · Public
 14.8%
4
High Tech High Mesa
San Diego · Public
 10.7%
5
Olympian High School
Chula Vista · Public
 10.6%
6
San Diego High School
San Diego · Public
 10.2%
7
Montgomery High School
San Diego · Public
 9.9%
8
Sage Creek High School
Carlsbad · Public
 9.1%
9
Mission Hills High School
San Marcos · Public
 9.0%
10
Bonita Vista High School
Chula Vista · Public
 9.0%

Top 10 — UCSB Reach

UC Santa Barbara

1
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego · Public
 27.8%
2
LA Jolla High
La Jolla · Public
 19.8%
3
Westview High School
San Diego · Public
 17.5%
4
Del Norte High School
San Diego · Public
 17.1%
5
Francis W Parker School
San Diego · Private
 14.2%
6
Pacific Ridge School
Carlsbad · Private
 14.2%
7
High Tech High School
San Diego · Public
 12.0%
8
High Tech High Chula Vista
Chula Vista · Public
 11.9%
9
Torrey Pines High School
San Diego · Public
 11.7%
10
Santa Fe Christian School
Solana Beach · Private
 11.4%

Top 10 — UCI Reach

UC Irvine

1
Westview High School
San Diego · Public
 29.5%
2
Del Norte High School
San Diego · Public
 27.1%
3
Mt Carmel High School
San Diego · Public
 16.4%
4
Rancho Bernardo High School
San Diego · Public
 16.2%
5
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego · Public
 14.3%
6
Preuss School UCSD
La Jolla · Public
 12.2%
7
High Tech High Chula Vista
Chula Vista · Public
 9.9%
8
Pacific Ridge School
Carlsbad · Private
 8.3%
9
Scripps Ranch High
San Diego · Public
 7.8%
10
LA Jolla High
La Jolla · Public
 7.3%

Top 10 — UCD Reach

UC Davis

1
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego · Public
 22.3%
2
LA Jolla Country Day School
La Jolla · Private
 16.0%
3
LA Jolla High
La Jolla · Public
 13.9%
4
Preuss School UCSD
La Jolla · Public
 13.0%
5
High Tech High Mesa
San Diego · Public
 12.6%
6
Del Norte High School
San Diego · Public
 11.8%
7
Westview High School
San Diego · Public
 11.6%
8
Francis W Parker School
San Diego · Private
 11.3%
9
Mater Dei Catholic High School
Chula Vista · Private
 11.2%
10
Scripps Ranch High
San Diego · Public
 11.0%

Beyond UC Reach — more lenses on San Diego County

UC Reach measures who gets in. These lenses measure the upstream pipeline (A-G), the downstream outcome (UC graduation), the capacity that drives the pipeline (counselors), reliability over time (consistency), grade-11 academic preparation (CAASPP SBAC ELA & Math), and private-school financial strength. Click any school for its full profile.

Top 10 — A-G Completion

% of graduates meeting UC/CSU course requirements · 2024-25 cohort

1
Gompers Preparatory Academy
San Diego · Public
 100.0%
2
The O'farrell Charter
· Public
 100.0%
3
Chula Vista Learning Community Charter
· Public
 100.0%
4
High Tech High Media Arts
San Diego · Public
 98.9%
5
E3 Civic High
San Diego · Public
 98.6%
6
High Tech High International
San Diego · Public
 96.3%
7
Helix High School
La Mesa · Public
 95.6%
8
High Tech High School
San Diego · Public
 95.1%
9
Health Sciences High And Middle College
· Public
 91.9%
10
Del Lago Academy - Campus Of Applied Science
· Public
 90.4%

Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate

% of UC entrants who finished in 6 years · cohort N ≥ 20

1
LA Jolla High
La Jolla · Public
 96.8%
2
Bonita Vista High School
Chula Vista · Public
 96.4%
3
Valhalla High School
El Cajon · Public
 96.2%
4
Torrey Pines High School
San Diego · Public
 95.9%
5
Rancho Bernardo High School
San Diego · Public
 95.3%
6
El Cajon Valley High School
El Cajon · Public
 95.2%
7
Ramona High School
Ramona · Public
 95.2%
8
Montgomery High School
San Diego · Public
 95.0%
9
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego · Public
 94.6%
10
Scripps Ranch High
San Diego · Public
 94.6%

Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity

Lowest students-per-counselor (ASCA target 250:1) · public/charter, ≥500 students

1
Mar Vista High School
Imperial Beach · Public
 170:1
2
Sweetwater High
· Public
 174:1
3
Madison High
· Public
 188:1
4
Coronado High School
Coronado · Public
 198:1
5
Chula Vista Senior High
· Public
 201:1
6
Eastlake High School
Chula Vista · Public
 202:1
7
Granger Junior High
· Public
 214:1
8
Lincoln High
· Public
 241:1
9
Escondido High School
Escondido · Public
 252:1
10
San Ysidro High School
San Diego · Public
 259:1

Top 10 — Most Consistent

Lowest UC Reach std-dev across 5 years (above-CA-median mean)

1
San Marcos High School
avg 25.2% · σ 1.93
 σ 1.93
2
Rancho Bernardo High School
avg 34.1% · σ 3.46
 σ 3.46
3
Bonita Vista High School
avg 28.5% · σ 3.68
 σ 3.68
4
San Dieguito Academy
avg 37.7% · σ 3.74
 σ 3.74
5
Helix High School
avg 24.3% · σ 3.78
 σ 3.78
6
Otay Ranch High School
avg 27.1% · σ 4.13
 σ 4.13
7
Olympian High School
avg 25.3% · σ 4.47
 σ 4.47
8
LA Costa Canyon High School
avg 22.8% · σ 4.66
 σ 4.66
9
Mater Dei Catholic High School
avg 34.6% · σ 5.09
 σ 5.09
10
High Tech High - North County
avg 29.7% · σ 5.47
 σ 5.47

Top 10 — SBAC ELA met/exceeded

% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30

1
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego · n=561 · 2025
 93%
2
Mission Vista High School
Oceanside · n=407 · 2025
 89%
3
River Valley Charter School
Lakeside · n=37 · 2025
 86%
4
Westview High School
San Diego · n=487 · 2025
 85%
5
Scripps Ranch High
San Diego · n=488 · 2025
 85%
6
Del Norte High School
San Diego · n=586 · 2025
 84%
7
Helix High School
La Mesa · n=584 · 2025
 84%
8
Literacy First Charter
· n=80 · 2025
 84%
9
Chula Vista Learning Community Charter
· n=104 · 2025
 84%
10
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista
· n=36 · 2025
 83%

Top 10 — SBAC Math met/exceeded

% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30

1
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego · n=559 · 2025
 86%
2
Del Norte High School
San Diego · n=580 · 2025
 74%
3
Westview High School
San Diego · n=475 · 2025
 70%
4
Scripps Ranch High
San Diego · n=487 · 2025
 69%
5
Helix High School
La Mesa · n=582 · 2025
 68%
6
River Valley Charter School
Lakeside · n=37 · 2025
 65%
7
Sage Creek High School
Carlsbad · n=296 · 2025
 59%
8
Mt Carmel High School
San Diego · n=447 · 2025
 59%
9
Rancho Bernardo High School
San Diego · n=521 · 2025
 56%
10
Torrey Pines High School
San Diego · n=584 · 2025
 56%

Top 10 — Private Net Assets

Wealthiest CA private high schools · IRS Form 990 · latest fiscal year

1
LA Jolla Country Day School
La Jolla · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
 $61.0M
2
Santa Fe Christian School
Solana Beach · Other religious · FY 2023
 $47.0M
3
San Diego Jewish Academy
San Diego · Other religious · FY 2023
 $44.9M
4
Pacific Ridge School
Carlsbad · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
 $33.5M
5
Cambridge School
San Diego · Other religious · FY 2023
 $21.1M
6
Grauer School
Encinitas · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
 $20.1M
7
Calvin Christian High School
Escondido · Other religious · FY 2023
 $8.1M
8
Christian High School
El Cajon · Other religious · FY 2023
 $4.0M
9
Cristo Rey San Diego High School
San Diego · Catholic · FY 2023
 $682,977

Reach momentum — biggest gains & declines over time ⓘ

≥50 seniors · earliest→latest year

Which schools are moving a growing — or shrinking — share of their graduating class into the six most selective UCs. Reflects the current county/type filter.

▲ Biggest gains

SchoolThen → NowΔ
E3 Civic High
San Diego · Public
 26% '18 → 44% '23 +18.8pp
Bonita Vista High School
Chula Vista · Public
 14% '18 → 29% '25 +15.2pp
San Ysidro High School
San Diego · Public
 10% '18 → 23% '25 +13.6pp
Preuss School UCSD
La Jolla · Public
 73% '19 → 86% '25 +13.3pp
Montgomery High School
San Diego · Public
 9% '18 → 22% '25 +12.8pp
Santa Fe Christian School
Solana Beach · Private
 21% '20 → 33% '25 +12.6pp
Mt Carmel High School
San Diego · Public
 27% '19 → 39% '25 +11.8pp
Mission Bay High
San Diego · Public
 16% '18 → 26% '25 +10.0pp
Mission Hills High School
San Marcos · Public
 21% '18 → 31% '25 +9.7pp
Southwest Senior High
· Public
 11% '18 → 20% '25 +9.5pp

▼ Biggest declines

SchoolThen → NowΔ
High Tech High Chula Vista
Chula Vista · Public
 65% '18 → 36% '25 -29.0pp
Pacific Ridge School
Carlsbad · Private
 62% '20 → 38% '25 -24.0pp
Torrey Pines High School
San Diego · Public
 63% '18 → 41% '25 -22.0pp
High Tech High School
San Diego · Public
 62% '18 → 41% '25 -20.6pp
LA Jolla Country Day School
La Jolla · Private
 68% '20 → 49% '25 -19.5pp
Christian High School
El Cajon · Private
 19% '20 → 2% '25 -16.2pp
Cathedral Catholic H S
San Diego · Private
 47% '20 → 33% '25 -14.3pp
Madison High
· Public
 21% '18 → 8% '25 -13.1pp
Canyon Hills High School
San Diego · Public
 34% '18 → 21% '25 -13.0pp
Clairemont High School
San Diego · Public
 24% '18 → 12% '25 -12.2pp

Demand momentum — biggest gaps vs the county baseline ⓘ

grade-12 enrollment Δ vs. county · ≥80 students

The demographic tide is shrinking CA enrollment ~10% over 7 years statewide, so absolute decline alone is noise. The gap vs the county baseline is the actionable signal — schools losing share faster than their demographic floor are the ones to watch. Reflects the current county/type filter.

▲ Outperforming the county the most

SchoolSchool · CountyGap
San Diego High School
San Diego · San Diego · Public  Demand hides churn
 +147.1% vs -7.8% +154.9pp
Mount Miguel High School
Spring Valley · San Diego · Public  Demand hides churn
 +42.1% vs -7.8% +49.9pp
Mission Bay High
San Diego · San Diego · Public  Best in class
 +37.9% vs -7.8% +45.7pp
Gompers Preparatory Academy
San Diego · San Diego · Public  Best in class
 +25.9% vs -7.8% +33.7pp
Santana High School
Santee · San Diego · Public  Strong demand
 +25.5% vs -7.8% +33.3pp
Del Norte High School
San Diego · San Diego · Public  Best in class
 +24.6% vs -7.8% +32.4pp
Crawford High School
San Diego · San Diego · Public  Demand hides churn
 +22.5% vs -7.8% +30.3pp
El Capitan High School
Lakeside · San Diego · Public  Best in class
 +22.3% vs -7.8% +30.1pp
Preuss School UCSD
La Jolla · San Diego · Public  Best in class
 +17.3% vs -7.8% +25.1pp
LA Costa Canyon High School
Carlsbad · San Diego · Public  Best in class
 +7.9% vs -7.8% +15.7pp

▼ Underperforming the county the most

SchoolSchool · CountyGap
King-Chavez Community High
· San Diego · Public  Compounding decline
 -66.2% vs -7.8% -58.4pp
Chula Vista Senior High
· San Diego · Public  Compounding decline
 -34.5% vs -7.8% -26.7pp
Escondido High School
Escondido · San Diego · Public  Compounding decline
 -31.9% vs -7.8% -24.1pp
Eastlake High School
Chula Vista · San Diego · Public  Sharp downturn
 -29.6% vs -7.8% -21.8pp
San Ysidro High School
San Diego · San Diego · Public  Material decline
 -28.8% vs -7.8% -21.0pp
Southwest Senior High
· San Diego · Public  Material decline
 -26.7% vs -7.8% -18.9pp
University City High
San Diego · San Diego · Public  Sharp downturn
 -25.9% vs -7.8% -18.1pp
Canyon Hills High School
San Diego · San Diego · Public  Material decline
 -25.6% vs -7.8% -17.8pp
San Pasqual High School
Escondido · San Diego · Public  Material decline
 -25.6% vs -7.8% -17.8pp
Vista High School
Vista · San Diego · Public  Material decline
 -25.4% vs -7.8% -17.6pp

GPA Performance — over/under their predicted UC admit rate ⓘ

79 schools eligible · 2025

Each dot is one school. The diagonal is the per-campus GPA expectation — points above it admit students at higher rates than their GPA mix predicts; points below admit at lower rates. Schools need ≥30 top-6 UC applications and data across ≥3 campuses to appear.

▲ Top 10 outperformers

School GPA Actual Δ vs exp.
Kearny College Connections
San Diego · Public
 3.92 40.0% +18.7pp
Castle Park High School
Chula Vista · Public
 3.93 39.0% +16.5pp
Health Sciences High/Mid Coll
San Diego · Public
 3.91 33.3% +14.4pp
Hilltop High School
Chula Vista · Public
 4.01 33.6% +13.1pp
Kearny Sch Biomed Science Tech
San Diego · Public
 4.01 36.0% +12.9pp
Ramona High School
Ramona · Public
 3.95 38.4% +10.5pp
Del Lago Academy
Escondido · Public
 3.91 30.4% +9.8pp
El Cajon Valley High School
El Cajon · Public
 3.74 30.6% +9.4pp
Monte Vista High
· Public
 3.67 35.0% +9.2pp
San Ysidro High School
San Diego · Public
 3.84 29.2% +8.9pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School GPA Actual Δ vs exp.
Scripps Ranch High
San Diego · Public
 4.00 17.8% -4.7pp
Point Loma High School
San Diego · Public
 4.03 18.5% -4.6pp
Granite Hills High
· Public
 3.79 15.5% -4.4pp
Eastlake High School
Chula Vista · Public
 3.92 16.8% -3.6pp
University City High
San Diego · Public
 4.03 18.7% -3.2pp
Steele Canyon High School
Spring Valley · Public
 3.85 17.3% -3.2pp
Torrey Pines High School
San Diego · Public
 4.00 19.1% -3.0pp
Clairemont High School
San Diego · Public
 4.03 22.3% -2.8pp
LA Costa Canyon High School
Carlsbad · Public
 4.07 20.5% -2.7pp
Sage Creek High School
Carlsbad · Public
 4.00 19.8% -2.0pp

Full rankings — every San Diego County high school by UC Reach

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126 schools · 2025 data · Page 1 of 2 (showing 1–100)
Apply 50-senior floor Compare selected schools →
# School County Seniors ⓘ Total Enroll ⓘ UC Reach ⓘ App Reach ⓘ Admit Rate ⓘ Yield ⓘ Selective Reach ⓘ Elite Reach ⓘ Raw Apps ⓘ Raw Admits ⓘ
1
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 546 2,147 92.7% 402.2% 23.0% 20.0% 70.3 13.4 2,196 506
2
Preuss School UCSD
La Jolla · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 115 825 86.1% 311.3% 27.6% 37.4% 73.0 17.4 358 99
3
Westview High School
San Diego · Public  Holding share
 San Diego 543 2,116 74.2% 263.7% 28.1% 28.5% 62.6 8.7 1,432 403
4
Del Norte High School
San Diego · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 643 2,557 73.6% 307.1% 23.9% 30.2% 61.7 9.5 1,975 473
5
LA Jolla High
La Jolla · Public  Sharp downturn
 San Diego 288 1,174 62.5% 242.7% 25.8% 19.4% 48.6 12.8 699 180
6
East Village Middle College Hs
San Diego · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 23 138 52.2% 156.5% 33.3% — 52.2 13.0 36 12
7
Cambridge School
San Diego · Private
 San Diego 27 390 51.9% 255.6% 20.3% — 37.0 — 69 14
8
Francis W Parker School
San Diego · Private
 San Diego 141 1,279 48.9% 281.6% 17.4% 8.7% 37.6 12.8 397 69
9
LA Jolla Country Day School
La Jolla · Private
 San Diego 119 1,099 48.7% 246.2% 19.8% 6.9% 32.8 10.9 293 58
10
Gompers Preparatory Academy
San Diego · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 152 1,175 47.4% 209.9% 22.6% 19.4% 39.5 9.2 319 72
11
Scripps Ranch High
San Diego · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 463 1,890 42.8% 240.8% 17.8% 26.3% 31.8 6.0 1,115 198
12
San Dieguito Academy
Encinitas · Public  Holding share
 San Diego 547 1,843 42.2% 197.1% 21.4% 30.3% 31.4 8.2 1,078 231
13
Torrey Pines High School
San Diego · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 642 2,536 41.3% 216.5% 19.1% 25.7% 32.2 7.8 1,390 265
14
High Tech High School
San Diego · Public  Sharp downturn
 San Diego 100 412 41.0% 173.0% 23.7% 24.4% 31.0 9.0 173 41
15
Sage Creek High School
Carlsbad · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 352 1,289 39.8% 201.1% 19.8% 32.1% 29.8 5.7 708 140
16
Mt Carmel High School
San Diego · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 440 1,800 39.1% 166.1% 23.5% 37.8% 34.1 2.0 731 172
17
High Tech High Mesa
San Diego · Public
 San Diego 103 435 38.8% 167.0% 23.3% 7.5% 26.2 2.9 172 40
18
Pacific Ridge School
Carlsbad · Private
 San Diego 120 661 38.3% 250.0% 15.3% — 32.5 3.3 300 46
19
High Tech High Media Arts
San Diego · Public  Watch — engagement
 San Diego 98 355 36.7% 151.0% 24.3% 19.4% 28.6 11.2 148 36
20
High Tech High Chula Vista
Chula Vista · Public
 San Diego 151 626 36.4% 159.6% 22.8% 10.9% 30.5 4.0 241 55
21
Mater Dei Catholic High School
Chula Vista · Private
 San Diego 294 1,222 35.4% 186.7% 18.9% 23.1% 24.1 4.8 549 104
22
Rancho Bernardo High School
San Diego · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 538 2,210 34.0% 150.0% 22.7% 33.9% 28.6 2.4 807 183
23
Santa Fe Christian School
Solana Beach · Private
 San Diego 114 1,095 33.3% 128.9% 25.9% 7.9% 26.3 5.3 147 38
24
Academy Our Lady of Peace
San Diego · Private
 San Diego 181 722 33.1% 179.0% 18.5% 11.7% 23.2 6.6 324 60
25
University City High
San Diego · Public  Sharp downturn
 San Diego 388 1,465 33.0% 176.8% 18.7% 28.1% 25.0 4.6 686 128
26
Cathedral Catholic H S
San Diego · Private
 San Diego 399 1,661 32.8% 153.1% 21.4% 24.4% 24.6 6.5 611 131
27
Mission Hills High School
San Marcos · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 680 2,751 30.7% 103.8% 29.6% 30.6% 25.0 2.8 706 209
28
Grauer School
Encinitas · Private
 San Diego 23 157 30.4% 208.7% 14.6% — 30.4 17.4 48 7
29
Olympian High School
Chula Vista · Public  Demand problem
 San Diego 578 2,289 30.3% 129.4% 23.4% 29.1% 25.4 3.1 748 175
30
Bonita Vista High School
Chula Vista · Public  Material decline
 San Diego 489 1,960 29.4% 114.1% 25.8% 34.7% 25.1 5.1 558 144
31
Coronado High School
Coronado · Public  Weak at the gate
 San Diego 263 999 29.3% 143.7% 20.4% 23.4% 19.0 5.7 378 77
32
High Tech High - North County
San Marcos · Public
 San Diego 90 409 28.9% 154.4% 18.7% — 22.2 — 139 26
33
Tri City Christian School
Vista · Private
 San Diego 63 758 28.6% 128.6% 22.2% — 22.2 — 81 18
34
Poway High School
Poway · Public  Holding share
 San Diego 550 2,101 28.0% 101.8% 27.5% 31.8% 20.7 2.7 560 154
35
Mission Vista High School
Oceanside · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 398 1,670 27.9% 129.9% 21.5% 35.1% 20.6 3.3 517 111
36
Helix High School
La Mesa · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 621 2,554 26.9% 127.4% 21.1% 31.7% 19.6 3.4 791 167
37
Carlsbad High School
Carlsbad · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 573 2,336 26.4% 94.4% 27.9% 26.5% 20.4 4.2 541 151
38
Mission Bay High
San Diego · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 265 1,240 26.0% 129.4% 20.1% 21.7% 16.6 4.5 343 69
39
San Diego High School
San Diego · Public  Demand hides churn
 San Diego 480 1,602 25.8% 102.5% 25.2% 33.1% 20.6 4.4 492 124
40
Point Loma High School
San Diego · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 400 1,724 24.5% 132.8% 18.5% 33.7% 17.8 3.8 531 98
41
San Marcos High School
San Marcos · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 777 3,067 24.4% 116.0% 21.1% 29.5% 19.6 3.2 901 190
42
Poway To Palomar Middle College High
· Public  Strong demand
 San Diego 46 88 23.9% 143.5% 16.7% 27.3% 15.2 — 66 11
43
Army and Navy Academy
Carlsbad · Private
 San Diego 60 272 23.3% 161.7% 14.4% 42.9% 13.3 — 97 14
44
San Ysidro High School
San Diego · Public  Material decline
 San Diego 537 1,941 23.3% 79.7% 29.2% 22.4% 19.6 4.5 428 125
45
Maranatha Christian Schools
San Diego · Private
 San Diego 63 862 22.2% 165.1% 13.5% — 17.5 — 104 14
46
Mira Mesa High School
San Diego · Public  Strong demand
 San Diego 557 2,187 22.1% 99.5% 22.2% 30.9% 19.6 4.5 554 123
47
Otay Ranch High School
Chula Vista · Public  Holding share
 San Diego 654 2,440 22.0% 108.7% 20.2% 30.6% 18.6 3.2 711 144
48
Montgomery High School
San Diego · Public  Material decline
 San Diego 423 1,568 21.8% 82.3% 26.4% 37.0% 19.4 2.6 348 92
49
Crawford High School
San Diego · Public  Demand hides churn
 San Diego 294 1,318 21.4% 77.5% 27.6% 31.8% 20.1 7.1 228 63
50
Eastlake High School
Chula Vista · Public  Sharp downturn
 San Diego 712 2,557 21.4% 127.0% 16.8% 32.9% 19.4 3.5 904 152
51
Hilltop High School
Chula Vista · Public  Material decline
 San Diego 446 1,771 20.9% 62.1% 33.6% 32.3% 17.3 3.1 277 93
52
Canyon Hills High School
San Diego · Public  Material decline
 San Diego 257 1,183 20.6% 100.4% 20.5% 28.3% 16.3 2.7 258 53
53
Southwest Senior High
· Public  Material decline
 San Diego 404 1,563 20.5% 82.9% 24.8% 27.7% 17.1 1.5 335 83
54
Morse High School
San Diego · Public  Demand hides churn
 San Diego 377 1,591 20.4% 73.2% 27.9% 33.8% 18.0 2.6 276 77
55
San Pasqual High School
Escondido · Public  Material decline
 San Diego 450 1,846 19.6% 75.1% 26.0% 27.3% 15.3 2.4 338 88
56
Chula Vista Senior High
· Public  Compounding decline
 San Diego 501 1,864 19.4% 69.3% 27.9% 26.8% 17.8 3.4 347 97
57
Chula Vista Senior High School
Chula Vista · Public
 San Diego 501 1,864 19.4% 69.3% 27.9% 26.8% 17.8 3.4 347 97
58
High Tech High International
San Diego · Public  Weak at the gate
 San Diego 83 359 19.3% 139.8% 13.8% 18.8% 13.2 4.8 116 16
59
Kearny College Connections
San Diego · Public  Mid-year churn
 San Diego 94 339 19.1% 69.2% 27.7% 16.7% 16.0 3.2 65 18
60
Orange Glen High School
Escondido · Public  Both ends slipping
 San Diego 465 1,788 18.9% 66.7% 28.4% 33.0% 14.6 2.6 310 88
61
LA Costa Canyon High School
Carlsbad · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 408 1,774 18.9% 92.2% 20.5% 33.8% 15.7 3.2 376 77
62
Hoover High
· Public  Demand hides churn
 San Diego 516 2,011 18.4% 80.0% 23.0% 36.8% 16.5 3.7 413 95
63
Valhalla High School
El Cajon · Public  Material decline
 San Diego 464 1,728 17.5% 68.8% 25.4% 34.6% 14.9 3.5 319 81
64
Castle Park High School
Chula Vista · Public  Demand hides churn
 San Diego 333 1,363 17.1% 52.5% 32.6% 21.1% 13.8 2.4 175 57
65
Rancho Buena Vista High School
Vista · Public  Material decline
 San Diego 495 1,949 16.0% 65.5% 24.4% 22.8% 13.3 1.4 324 79
66
Escondido Charter High School
Escondido · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 248 932 15.7% 77.8% 20.2% 10.3% 12.1 1.2 193 39
67
Kearny Digital Media & Design
San Diego · Public  Demand hides churn
 San Diego 83 349 15.7% 60.2% 26.0% 30.8% 12.1 — 50 13
68
Sweetwater High
· Public  Material decline
 San Diego 664 2,290 15.2% 68.5% 22.2% 34.6% 13.9 2.3 455 101
69
Steele Canyon High School
Spring Valley · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 525 2,198 14.7% 85.0% 17.3% 31.2% 10.7 1.9 446 77
70
West Hills High School
Santee · Public  Sharp downturn
 San Diego 396 1,624 14.7% 51.0% 28.7% 31.0% 12.6 2.8 202 58
71
Mar Vista High School
Imperial Beach · Public  Compounding decline
 San Diego 290 1,216 14.5% 66.2% 21.9% 16.7% 12.1 1.0 192 42
72
Saint Augustine High School
San Diego · Private
 San Diego 167 717 14.4% 132.9% 10.8% 12.5% 12.0 4.8 222 24
73
Classical Academy High School
Escondido · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 307 1,336 13.7% 61.2% 22.3% 21.4% 11.4 1.3 188 42
74
Oceanside High School
Oceanside · Public  Compounding decline
 San Diego 454 1,948 13.0% 61.5% 21.1% 22.0% 11.2 2.0 279 59
75
Vista High School
Vista · Public  Material decline
 San Diego 447 1,746 13.0% 48.1% 27.0% 25.9% 10.7 2.2 215 58
76
Escondido High School
Escondido · Public  Compounding decline
 San Diego 507 1,656 12.8% 47.3% 27.1% 24.6% 11.4 0.6 240 65
77
El Capitan High School
Lakeside · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 501 1,810 12.8% 53.3% 24.0% 28.1% 9.0 2.0 267 64
78
Grossmont Middle College Hs
El Cajon · Public  Compounding decline
 San Diego 24 37 12.5% 100.0% 12.5% — — — 24 3
79
Lincoln High
· Public  Demand hides churn
 San Diego 402 1,487 12.4% 52.2% 23.8% 32.0% 11.2 2.5 210 50
80
Clairemont High School
San Diego · Public  Mid-year churn
 San Diego 208 823 12.0% 65.4% 18.4% 12.0% 9.1 1.4 136 25
81
Mount Miguel High School
Spring Valley · Public  Demand hides churn
 San Diego 417 1,539 11.3% 51.3% 22.0% 21.3% 9.8 2.4 214 47
82
River Valley Charter School
Lakeside · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 36 164 11.1% 16.7% 66.7% 75.0% — — 6 4
83
E3 Civic High
San Diego · Public  Tracking
 San Diego 76 360 10.5% 102.6% 10.3% 37.5% 10.5 — 78 8
84
Valley Center High School
Valley Center · Public  Weak at the gate
 San Diego 266 1,075 10.5% 45.5% 23.1% 28.6% 7.5 — 121 28
85
El Camino High School
Oceanside · Public  Sharp downturn
 San Diego 623 2,463 10.4% 53.6% 19.5% 30.8% 8.5 0.8 334 65
86
Grossmont High School
La Mesa · Public  Tracking
 San Diego 563 2,172 9.1% 41.7% 21.7% 31.4% 8.0 1.9 235 51
87
Granite Hills High
· Public  Strong demand
 San Diego 635 2,331 8.8% 57.0% 15.5% 33.9% 7.4 1.3 362 56
88
Ramona High School
Ramona · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 328 1,404 8.5% 39.0% 21.9% 14.3% 5.8 — 128 28
89
Madison High
· Public  Weak at the gate
 San Diego 204 780 8.3% 48.0% 17.4% 41.2% 8.3 — 98 17
90
Rock Academy
San Diego · Private
 San Diego 37 436 8.1% 86.5% 9.4% 100.0% 8.1 — 32 3
91
Monte Vista High
· Public  Demand hides churn
 San Diego 446 1,543 7.8% 36.8% 21.3% 34.3% 7.0 0.9 164 35
92
Santana High School
Santee · Public  Strong demand
 San Diego 425 1,621 7.8% 39.3% 19.8% 27.3% 6.6 2.1 167 33
93
Bonsall High School
Bonsall · Public  Watch — engagement
 San Diego 93 342 7.5% 62.4% 12.1% — 4.3 — 58 7
94
El Cajon Valley High School
El Cajon · Public  Mid-year churn
 San Diego 440 1,701 7.5% 35.2% 21.3% 12.1% 7.5 1.8 155 33
95
Cristo Rey San Diego High School
San Diego · Private
 San Diego 47 196 6.4% 178.7% 3.6% — — — 84 3
96
King-Chavez Community High
· Public  Compounding decline
 San Diego 63 226 4.8% 60.3% 7.9% — 4.8 — 38 3
97
Christian High School
El Cajon · Private
 San Diego 122 772 2.5% 39.3% 6.2% — 2.5 — 48 3
98
Charter School of San Diego
San Diego · Public  Compounding decline
 San Diego 179 1,375 2.2% 25.7% 8.7% — 2.2 — 46 4
99
Audeo Charter School Ii
San Diego · Public
 San Diego — — — — — — — — 33 —
100
Bayfront Charter High School
Chula Vista · Public
 San Diego — — — — 18.6% — — — 59 11
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size. Where UCOP has not published unique-student totals, campus admits are summed — students admitted to more than one of the 6 campuses are counted at each, so values above 100% indicate strong students winning multiple competitive UC offers. See methodology →