High Tech High Chula Vista

Chula Vista · San Diego County

Public San Diego County ~151 seniors CDS 3710371…

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

610 (2018) → 628 (2026)

+3.0%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

159 (2018) → 140 (2026)

-11.9%

If this trend holds (+0.4%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027)	~630	+2	$0
3 yr (2029)	~635	+7	$0
5 yr (2031)	~640	+12	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Student composition — 2025-26

HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment.

Race / ethnicity

Hispanic / Latino 76%

Filipino 11%

White 6%

Two or more 2%

Black / African Am. 2%

Asian 2%

Pacific Islander 1%

Program subgroups

Students w/ disabilities 47%

Socioeconomically disadv. 18%

English learners 7%

Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2025-26. Categories below 0.5% omitted.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

UC Reach ⓘ

36%

55 admits / 151 seniors
+20.6 pp above peer median (15.8%) · Ranked #2 of 5 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 71.2% 2025 · 36.4%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.5%

Top 10%
53.3%

This school
36.4%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 36.4%

Higher than 79% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

High Tech High Chula Vista's UC Reach of 36.4% is in the top quartile statewide (median 18.5%; top 25% bar 32.0%) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 53.3%.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 66 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, High Tech High Chula Vista's UC Reach is higher than 79% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

159.6%

241 applications

Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).

In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · San Diego Co. Top 10% ≥ 216.5% · higher than 78% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

22.8%

55 / 241 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 32% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

10.9%

6 enrolled of 55 admitted

Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.

UC Enrollment Reach ⓘ

4.0%

6 enrollees / 151 seniors

Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.

UC 6-Yr Grad Rate ⓘ

72%

56% finished in 4 yrs · N=36 entered 2019

In context: CA median 88.6% · -16.4 pp vs. median.

Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

30.5

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 80% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

4.0

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 54% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

151

CDE grade 12 (exact)

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

626

All grades · CDE Census Day

High Tech High Chula Vista — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · Chula Vista · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, High Tech High Chula Vista sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 5): 36% vs. a peer median of 16%.
▸Its UC Reach has slipped 29 points since 2018 — worth watching.
▸Senior-class enrollment is down 12% (159→140 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -7%.
▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.4%/yr); projects to ~635 by 2029.

Enrollment projection

628 students (2026)

→

~635 projected (2029)

at +0.4%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
High Tech High Chula Vista	Public	628	36.4%	-12%
Peer-group median			15.8%	-7%
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista	Public	466	—	-7%
The Learning Choice Academy - East County	Public	529	—	+12%
Health Sciences High And Middle College	Public	552	—	-13%
Castle Park High School	Public	1318	17.1%	-2%
Diego Valley East Public Charter	Public	408	—	-70%
Gompers Preparatory Academy	Public	1154	47.4%	+26%
Mar Vista High School	Public	1190	14.5%	-21%
America's Finest Charter	Public	334	—	-6%
Chula Vista Learning Community Charter	Public	1357	—	+40%
E3 Civic High	Public	344	10.5%	-7%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.09

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.29

Admit rate vs. CA peer average, by campus ⓘ

How does this school's admit rate at each UC compare to other CA schools whose applicant pool averages the same GPA?

Campus	Applicant GPA (avg)	Actual admit rate	CA peer avg	Δ	Verdict
UC Berkeley	4.13	10.0%	15.5%	-5.5pp	Under
UCLA	4.12	7.1%	10.0%	-2.9pp	On target
UC San Diego	4.09	11.5%	18.3%	-6.8pp	Under
UC Santa Barbara	4.12	45.0%	41.0%	+4.0pp	On target
UC Irvine	4.06	30.6%	29.0%	+1.6pp	On target
UC Davis	3.97	47.4%	32.7%	+14.7pp	Over

"Applicant GPA" is the average GPA of this school's UC applicant pool — not an individual student GPA. "CA peer avg" is the application-weighted statewide admit rate at this school-pool GPA, fit separately per campus. At any given pool GPA, real admit rates span widely (UCSD ranges 8% → 65% across CA schools) because UCs use comprehensive review — context-of-opportunity, geography, demographics, and applicant essays all weigh in beyond GPA. A large negative residual flags this school is admitted at a meaningfully lower rate than other CA schools at the same pool GPA — not that students here were "rejected at expected rate X." "Over" / "Under" use a ±5-point band. Campuses with fewer than 5 applicants are omitted.

Where High Tech High Chula Vista sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (22.8% actual vs. 23.6% expected).

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach % (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite	30	3	—	10.0%	2.0%	—	4.13	—
UCLA → Elite	42	3	—	7.1%	2.0%	—	4.12	—
UC San Diego → Selective	61	7	3	11.5%	4.6%	42.9%	4.09	4.32
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	40	18	3	45.0%	11.9%	16.7%	4.12	4.31
UC Irvine → Selective	49	15	—	30.6%	9.9%	—	4.06	4.26
UC Davis →	19	9	—	47.4%	6.0%	—	3.97	4.28

⚠ Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once. Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.

A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.

UC Reach is solid. A meaningful share of the senior class is achieving UC admission, and there is likely room to grow both application volume and admission outcomes.

Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.

The school generates broad UC access, but fewer students are reaching the most selective UC campuses (UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCI). Targeted academic enrichment and campus-fit advising may help.

Berkeley/UCLA admit volume is modest relative to overall UC reach. This is common and reflects the highly selective nature of those campuses, but may be a target area for the school's highest-performing students.

UC Reach has declined meaningfully year-over-year. This should be reviewed in context of applicant volume, GPA trends, course rigor changes, and peer-school performance before drawing conclusions.

Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.

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