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Top high schools for Cal State San Marcos

Fall 2025: every California high school with applicants to Cal State San Marcos, from the California State University.

Applicants admitted

96%

Cal State San Marcos admits 96% of all applicants (2023)

Enrolled freshmen scores, middle 50% (2020)

SAT950–1130
ACT17–22

UC and CSU no longer consider SAT/ACT scores; last reported 2020.

Year

Most admitted to Cal State San Marcos

  1. 1.Temecula Valley High SchoolRiverside432 admitted
  2. 2.Great Oak High SchoolRiverside408 admitted
  3. 3.Chaparral High SchoolRiverside402 admitted
  4. 4.Heritage High SchoolRiverside370 admitted
  5. 5.Vista Murrieta High SchoolRiverside334 admitted
  6. 6.Murrieta Valley High SchoolRiverside266 admitted
  7. 7.Mission Hills High SchoolSan Diego252 admitted
  8. 8.Liberty High SchoolRiverside240 admitted
  9. 9.La Quinta High SchoolRiverside222 admitted
  10. 10.Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolRiverside208 admitted

Highest Cal State San Marcos admit rate

  1. 1.High Tech High SchoolSan Diego100% of 60
  2. 2.Norco High SchoolRiverside100% of 58
  3. 3.Arlington High SchoolRiverside100% of 50
  4. 4.Canyon Hills High SchoolSan Diego100% of 48
  5. 5.Hillcrest High SchoolRiverside100% of 48
  6. 6.Santa Rosa AcademyRiverside100% of 46
  7. 7.Holtville High SchoolImperial100% of 40
  8. 8.Ruben S. Ayala High SchoolSan Bernardino100% of 35
  9. 9.Windsor High SchoolSonoma100% of 35
  10. 10.El Dorado High SchoolOrange100% of 31

The admit rate list only includes schools with at least 25 applicants, so a school where a handful applied and all got in does not top it. Admitted counts each student once for this campus.

All schools with Cal State San Marcos applicants
School
Temecula Valley High School
Temecula · Riverside County · Public
45643295%683
Great Oak High School
Temecula · Riverside County · Public
41840898%733
Chaparral High School
Temecula · Riverside County · Public
41040298%774
Heritage High School
Menifee · Riverside County · Public
39237094%593
Vista Murrieta High School
Murrieta · Riverside County · Public
35233495%803
Murrieta Valley High School
Murrieta · Riverside County · Public
28426694%515
Mission Hills High School
San Marcos · San Diego County · Public
25925297%680
Liberty High School
Winchester · Riverside County · Public
25224095%616
La Quinta High School
La Quinta · Riverside County · Public
22822297%546
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Eastvale · Riverside County · Public
22820891%1,083
Desert Mirage High School
Thermal · Riverside County · Public
21220697%433
Tahquitz High School
Hemet · Riverside County · Public
22420692%421
Paloma Valley High School
Menifee · Riverside County · Public
22020493%549
West Valley High School
Hemet · Riverside County · Public
21019492%446
San Marcos High School
San Marcos · San Diego County · Public
19419198%777
Orange Glen High School
Escondido · San Diego County · Public
19518695%465
Temescal Canyon High School
Lake Elsinore · Riverside County · Public
19418696%540
Rancho Verde High School
Moreno Valley · Riverside County · Public
18217496%476
Perris High School
Perris · Riverside County · Public
17616694%504
Canyon Springs High School
Moreno Valley · Riverside County · Public
16816498%495
Santiago High School
Corona · Riverside County · Public
18016491%832
Hemet High School
Hemet · Riverside County · Public
17016295%551
Coachella Valley High School
Thermal · Riverside County · Public
17016094%557
Orange Vista High School
Perris · Riverside County · Public
18616086%615
Del Norte High School
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
16115898%643
Elsinore High School
Wildomar · Riverside County · Public
15214293%447
Mission Vista High School
Oceanside · San Diego County · Public
14714297%398
San Pasqual High School
Escondido · San Diego County · Public
14414198%450
Rancho Buena Vista High School
Vista · San Diego County · Public
14614096%495
Martin Luther King Jr. High School
Riverside · Riverside County · Public
14013899%654
San Jacinto Valley Academy
San Jacinto · Riverside County · Public
14013899%96
Escondido High School
Escondido · San Diego County · Public
14713390%507
Lakeside High School
Lake Elsinore · Riverside County · Public
14213293%403
Indio High School
Indio · Riverside County · Public
13413097%482
El Camino High School
Oceanside · San Diego County · Public
13812993%623
San Dieguito HS Academy
Encinitas · San Diego County · Public
12812195%547
Centennial High School
Corona · Riverside County · Public
12411895%673
Murrieta Mesa High School
Murrieta · Riverside County · Public
12711893%516
San Jacinto High School
San Jacinto · Riverside County · Public
12611692%524
Helix High School
La Mesa · San Diego County · Public
11311299%621
Mira Mesa High School
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
11210997%557
Oceanside High School
Oceanside · San Diego County · Public
11510995%454
Polytechnic High School
Riverside · Riverside County · Public
11210896%567
Corona High School
Corona · Riverside County · Public
11410693%576
Citrus Hill High School
Perris · Riverside County · Public
11210493%405
Otay Ranch Senior High School
Chula Vista · San Diego County · Public
10910395%654
Westview High School
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
10810294%543
Hoover High School
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
10810194%516
Poway High School
Poway · San Diego County · Public
10710194%550
Vista High School
Vista · San Diego County · Public
10510196%447

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