Sage Creek High School
- Public
- Carlsbad
- 352 seniors
- 1,236 students
UC admit rate
75%
137 of 182 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
39%
137 of 352 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
52%
182 of 352 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.1%
11 of 121 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
8.5%
9 of 106 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
Sage Creek High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
11 of 121 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.04)
- Berkeley5 pts lower
8%
9 of 106 admitted
This school8%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.02)
- Irvine10 pts lower
12%
15 of 122 admitted
This school12%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.95)
- San DiegoAbout the same
22%
32 of 145 admitted
This school22%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.98)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
29%
38 of 130 admitted
This school29%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.98)
- Davis5 pts higher
42%
35 of 84 admitted
This school42%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 4.04)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
70%
57 of 82 admitted
This school70%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.86)
- RiversideAbout the same
86%
66 of 77 admitted
This school86%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.84)
- MercedAbout the same
97%
30 of 31 admitted
This school97%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.78)
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
Sage Creek High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo8 pts lower
22%
27 of 124 admitted
This school22%Overall30%
- San Diego5 pts higher
40%
55 of 139 admitted
This school40%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
48%
34 of 71 admitted
This school48%Overall47%
- ChicoAbout the same
92%
24 of 26 admitted
This school92%Overall94%
- San MarcosAbout the same
98%
78 of 80 admitted
This school98%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 (312 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
70%
219 of 312 graduates
UC or CSU
34%
107 graduates
Community college
12%
36 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 43 | 14% |
| CSU | 64 | 21% |
| CA private college | 9 | 3% |
| Out of state | 67 | 21% |
| Community college | 36 | 12% |
| Not enrolled | 93 | 30% |
| Enrolled in college | 219 | 70% |
| Total | 312 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, 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 77%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 59%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 44%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 32%County median 11%
- Low-income students 19%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 88%County median 65%
Across California
Other schools in Carlsbad 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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