Harbor High School
- Public
- Santa Cruz
- 223 seniors
- 994 students
UC admit rate
72%
38 of 53 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
17%
38 of 223 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
53 of 223 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
12%
3 of 25 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
20%
7 of 35 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Harbor High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
12%
3 of 25 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 4.11)
- Berkeley7 pts higher
20%
7 of 35 admitted
This school20%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.14)
- Irvine17 pts higher
39%
9 of 23 admitted
This school39%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.92)
- San Diego18 pts higher
43%
16 of 37 admitted
This school43%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.07)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
34%
12 of 35 admitted
This school34%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.02)
- Davis11 pts higher
48%
16 of 33 admitted
This school48%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.06)
- Santa Cruz19 pts higher
90%
18 of 20 admitted
This school90%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 4.09)
- Merced5 pts lower
92%
11 of 12 admitted
This school92%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.70)
~87% Β· 3 yrs pooled7 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Harbor High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo5 pts lower
25%
12 of 48 admitted
This school25%Overall30%
- San Diego28 pts higher
63%
25 of 40 admitted
This school63%Overall34%
- San JoseAbout the same
83%
19 of 23 admitted
This school83%Overall80%
- San Francisco4 pts higher
100%
19 of 19 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (236 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
81%
191 of 236 graduates
UC or CSU
23%
55 graduates
Community college
50%
119 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 27 | 11% |
| CSU | 28 | 12% |
| CA private college | 3 | 1% |
| Out of state | 14 | 6% |
| Community college | 119 | 50% |
| Not enrolled | 45 | 19% |
| Enrolled in college | 191 | 81% |
| Total | 236 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 60%County median 67%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 29%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 14%
- Low-income students 35%County median 36%
- Graduates completing courses 61%County median 64%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
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