Santa Barbara County high schools by UC admissions, fall 2025

Year

Ranked by the share of each school's seniors (12th graders) admitted to at least one UC campus: admits and seniors from the same year, so large and small schools compare fairly.

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Include schools with under 50 seniors

Showing 1–18 of 18 schools


Cate School Private	73	66%	50%	33%	—
Bishop Garcia Diego High School Private	62	44%	70%	31%	—
Dos Pueblos Senior High School Goleta · Public	539	40%	75%	30%	74%
Santa Barbara Senior High School Santa Barbara · Public	557	32%	75%	24%	56%
San Marcos Senior High School Santa Barbara · Public	434	32%	75%	24%	63%
Santa Maria High School Santa Maria · Public	793	21%	80%	17%	30%
Carpinteria Senior High School Carpinteria · Public	145	24%	69%	17%	58%
Orcutt Academy Charter Orcutt · Public	157	21%	70%	15%	67%
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School Solvang · Public	221	20%	69%	14%	46%
St. Joseph High School Private	123	28%	49%	14%	—
Pioneer Valley High School Santa Maria · Public	760	17%	80%	14%	52%
Ernest Righetti High School Santa Maria · Public	576	15%	83%	12%	40%
Lompoc High School Lompoc · Public	409	14%	77%	11%	27%
Cabrillo High School Lompoc · Public	235	14%	76%	11%	48%
Alta Vista Alternative High School Santa Barbara · Public	62	11%	too few	—	28%
Family Partnership Charter Santa Maria · Public	51	—	—	—	32%
Laguna Blanca School Private	—	—	62%	—	—
Valley Christian Academy Private	—	—	too few	—	—

Fall 2025. Seniors are 12th graders enrolled that October. Ticks mark the county median. "Too few" means under 10 applicants or counts the source hides. A–G complete is the share of graduates who finished the UC/CSU required courses (public schools, latest published class).

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