Vista High School

  • Public
  • Vista
  • 447 seniors
  • 1,635 students
Year

UC admit rate

74%

51 of 69 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

11%

51 of 447 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

15%

69 of 447 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

13%

5 of 40 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

17%

5 of 29 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

Vista High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    13%

    5 of 40 admitted

    This school13%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Berkeley4 pts higher

    17%

    5 of 29 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Irvine6 pts lower

    16%

    7 of 44 admitted

    This school16%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.83)

  • San Diego9 pts higher

    34%

    20 of 59 admitted

    This school34%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa Barbara10 pts higher

    42%

    11 of 26 admitted

    This school42%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Davis22 pts higher

    59%

    10 of 17 admitted

    This school59%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa Cruz10 pts higher

    81%

    17 of 21 admitted

    This school81%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.85)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    90%

    28 of 31 admitted

    This school90%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    15 of 15 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.87)

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

Vista High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    27%

    6 of 22 admitted

    This school27%Overall30%

  • San Diego14 pts lower

    21%

    16 of 77 admitted

    This school21%Overall34%

  • Long Beach17 pts lower

    30%

    33 of 111 admitted

    This school30%Overall47%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    96%

    101 of 105 admitted

    This school96%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 (383 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

49%

188 of 383 graduates

UC or CSU

14%

54 graduates

Community college

28%

108 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC164%
CSU3810%
CA private college113%
Out of state154%
Community college10828%
Not enrolled19551%
Enrolled in college18849%
Total383100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, 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 41%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 12%County median 31%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 12%County median 29%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 1%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 82%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 34%County median 65%

Across California

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