Newport Harbor High School
- Public
- Newport Beach
- 526 seniors
- 2,044 students
UC admit rate
80%
130 of 162 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
25%
130 of 526 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
31%
162 of 526 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
12%
12 of 102 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
12%
8 of 66 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
Newport Harbor High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
12%
12 of 102 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.05)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
12%
8 of 66 admitted
This school12%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 4.06)
- Irvine14 pts higher
36%
27 of 75 admitted
This school36%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.93)
- San DiegoAbout the same
27%
27 of 100 admitted
This school27%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa Barbara6 pts higher
38%
41 of 107 admitted
This school38%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.98)
- Davis7 pts higher
44%
19 of 43 admitted
This school44%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.86)
- Santa Cruz7 pts higher
78%
53 of 68 admitted
This school78%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.85)
- Riverside11 pts higher
98%
45 of 46 admitted
This school98%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.84)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
29 of 29 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.82)
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
Newport Harbor High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo4 pts lower
26%
25 of 98 admitted
This school26%Overall30%
- San Diego14 pts higher
48%
51 of 106 admitted
This school48%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
49%
32 of 65 admitted
This school49%Overall47%
- Pomona12 pts higher
86%
31 of 36 admitted
This school86%Overall74%
- Fullerton10 pts higher
96%
53 of 55 admitted
This school96%Overall87%
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 (526 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
84%
441 of 526 graduates
UC or CSU
15%
81 graduates
Community college
38%
199 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 36 | 7% |
| CSU | 45 | 9% |
| CA private college | 19 | 4% |
| Out of state | 142 | 27% |
| Community college | 199 | 38% |
| Not enrolled | 85 | 16% |
| Enrolled in college | 441 | 84% |
| Total | 526 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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 69%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 43%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 36%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 23%County median 18%
- Low-income students 41%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 61%County median 57%
Across California
Other schools in Newport-Mesa Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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