Terra Nova High School
- Public
- Pacifica
- 178 seniors
- 713 students
UC admit rate
75%
36 of 48 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
20%
36 of 178 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
27%
48 of 178 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
β
β of 22 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
β
β of 21 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
Terra Nova High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 6 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 5.
- San Diego8 pts lower
17%
5 of 30 admitted
This school17%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.86)
- Santa Barbara15 pts lower
17%
5 of 29 admitted
This school17%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.90)
- Davis13 pts lower
24%
8 of 33 admitted
This school24%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa Cruz9 pts lower
63%
20 of 32 admitted
This school63%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.82)
- Riverside7 pts lower
80%
12 of 15 admitted
This school80%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.83)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
15 of 16 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.83)
too few applicants to report27 applied
too few applicants to report22 applied
too few applicants to report21 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
Terra Nova High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- San Luis Obispo17 pts lower
13%
5 of 38 admitted
This school13%Overall30%
- San Diego8 pts lower
27%
13 of 49 admitted
This school27%Overall34%
- San Jose4 pts lower
76%
19 of 25 admitted
This school76%Overall80%
- ChicoAbout the same
97%
30 of 31 admitted
This school97%Overall94%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
94%
16 of 17 admitted
This school94%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 (174 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
84%
146 of 174 graduates
UC or CSU
22%
39 graduates
Community college
49%
85 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 13 | 7% |
| CSU | 26 | 15% |
| CA private college | 8 | 5% |
| Out of state | 14 | 8% |
| Community college | 85 | 49% |
| Not enrolled | 28 | 16% |
| Enrolled in college | 146 | 84% |
| Total | 174 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Filipino
- 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 64%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 41%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 29%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 14%County median 18%
- Low-income students 14%County median 35%
- Graduates completing courses 58%County median 66%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
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