San Ysidro High School

  • Public
  • San Diego
  • 537 seniors
  • 1,816 students
Year

UC admit rate

75%

98 of 131 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

18%

98 of 537 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

24%

131 of 537 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

9.4%

8 of 85 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

26%

16 of 61 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

San Ysidro High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    8 of 85 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Berkeley13 pts higher

    26%

    16 of 61 admitted

    This school26%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Irvine7 pts higher

    30%

    25 of 84 admitted

    This school30%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.90)

  • San Diego9 pts higher

    34%

    40 of 118 admitted

    This school34%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Santa Barbara10 pts higher

    42%

    16 of 38 admitted

    This school42%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    48%

    20 of 42 admitted

    This school48%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Santa Cruz19 pts lower

    53%

    19 of 36 admitted

    This school53%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.56)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    85%

    51 of 60 admitted

    This school85%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.71)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    57 of 58 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.79)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s 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

San Ysidro High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Diego34 pts higher

    69%

    103 of 150 admitted

    This school69%Overall34%

  • Fullerton10 pts higher

    97%

    66 of 68 admitted

    This school97%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    97%

    66 of 68 admitted

    This school97%Overall96%

  • San Francisco21 pts lower

    75%

    9 of 12 admitted

    This school75%Overall96%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s 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 (561 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

61%

344 of 561 graduates

UC or CSU

17%

96 graduates

Community college

40%

225 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC417%
CSU5510%
CA private college153%
Out of state81%
Community college22540%
Not enrolled21739%
Enrolled in college34461%
Total561100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Filipino, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 55%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 31%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 21%County median 29%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 70%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 32%County median 65%

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