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).
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Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment.
Race / ethnicity
Hispanic / Latino39%
White33%
Asian13%
Black / African Am.5%
Filipino5%
Two or more4%
Pacific Islander1%
Program subgroups
Students w/ disabilities44%
Socioeconomically disadv.19%
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
ⓘ
39%
40 admits / 103 seniors
+21.4 pp above peer median (17.4%)
· Ranked #2 of 9 similar schools
5-year trend
2022 · 34.4%2025 · 38.8%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median 18.5%
Top 10% 53.3%
This school 38.8%
0%50%100%
CA median 18.5%Top 10% ≥ 53.3%This school 38.8%
Higher than 81% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
📊 What this number means
High Tech High Mesa's UC Reach of 38.8% 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 64 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, High Tech High Mesa's UC Reach is higher than 81% of California high schools (1105 ranked).
UC Application Reach
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167.0%
172 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 79% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
ⓘ
23.3%
40 / 172 applications
In context:
CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 34% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
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7.5%
3 enrolled of 40 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
ⓘ
2.9%
3 enrollees / 103 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.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
ⓘ
26.2
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context:
CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 75% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
ⓘ
2.9
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context:
CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 43% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
ⓘ
103
CDE grade 12 (exact)
Total School Enrollment
ⓘ
435
All grades · CDE Census Day
High Tech High Mesa — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · San Diego
· vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
▸On UC Reach, High Tech High Mesa sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 9): 39% vs. a peer median of 17%.
▸Its UC Reach has risen 4 points since 2022.
▸Senior-class enrollment is up 3% (93→96 from 2022 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -8%.
▸Enrollment has been growing (+22.9%/yr); projects to ~802 by 2029.
Enrollment projection
432 students (2026)
→
~802 projected (2029)
at +22.9%/yr
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
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 ⓘ
4.13
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ
4.24
Admit rate vs. CA peer average, by campus
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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
UCLA
4.16
10.7%
10.3%
+0.4pp
On target
UC San Diego
4.06
25.6%
18.7%
+6.8pp
Over
UC Santa Barbara
4.17
36.4%
45.3%
-9.0pp
Under
UC Irvine
4.09
14.7%
30.2%
-15.5pp
Under
UC Davis
4.15
61.9%
34.4%
+27.5pp
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 Mesa sits vs. all California schools
ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants
in line with
what their GPAs predict (27.0% actual vs. 26.0% expected).
UC Outcomes Trend — 2022–2025
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-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 improved meaningfully compared to the prior year — a positive trajectory worth monitoring and reinforcing.
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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