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Top high schools for San Diego State

Fall 2025: every California high school with applicants to San Diego State, from the California State University.

Applicants admitted

34%

San Diego State admits 34% of all applicants (2023)

Enrolled freshmen scores, middle 50% (2020)

SAT1090–1300
ACT22–29

UC and CSU no longer consider SAT/ACT scores; last reported 2020.

Year

Most admitted to San Diego State

  1. 1.Eastlake High SchoolSan Diego263 admitted
  2. 2.Otay Ranch Senior High SchoolSan Diego222 admitted
  3. 3.Olympian High SchoolSan Diego200 admitted
  4. 4.Scripps Ranch High SchoolSan Diego188 admitted
  5. 5.Helix High SchoolSan Diego184 admitted
  6. 6.Henry High SchoolSan Diego180 admitted
  7. 7.Great Oak High SchoolRiverside170 admitted
  8. 8.Bonita Vista Senior High SchoolSan Diego164 admitted
  9. 9.Temecula Valley High SchoolRiverside154 admitted
  10. 10.Del Norte High SchoolSan Diego146 admitted

Highest San Diego State admit rate

  1. 1.Bonita Vista Senior High SchoolSan Diego83% of 198
  2. 2.Holtville High SchoolImperial79% of 58
  3. 3.High Tech High SchoolSan Diego77% of 48
  4. 4.Chula Vista Learning Community CharterSan Diego77% of 73
  5. 5.Marin AcademyMarin76% of 25
  6. 6.Scripps Ranch High SchoolSan Diego76% of 249
  7. 7.Eastlake High SchoolSan Diego75% of 349
  8. 8.La Jolla Country Day SchoolSan Diego75% of 32
  9. 9.Southwest Senior High SchoolSan Diego73% of 147
  10. 10.Olympian High SchoolSan Diego73% of 273

The admit rate list only includes schools with at least 25 applicants, so a school where a handful applied and all got in does not top it. Admitted counts each student once for this campus.

All schools with San Diego State applicants
School
Eastlake High School
Chula Vista · San Diego County · Public
34926375%712
Otay Ranch Senior High School
Chula Vista · San Diego County · Public
30822272%654
Olympian High School
Chula Vista · San Diego County · Public
27320073%578
Scripps Ranch High School
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
24918876%463
Helix High School
La Mesa · San Diego County · Public
29118463%621
Henry High School
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
27818065%601
Great Oak High School
Temecula · Riverside County · Public
50817033%733
Bonita Vista Senior High School
Chula Vista · San Diego County · Public
19816483%489
Temecula Valley High School
Temecula · Riverside County · Public
43615435%683
Del Norte High School
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
34914642%643
Westview High School
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
28113648%543
Mira Mesa High School
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
18812868%557
University City High School
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
17212673%388
Berkeley High School
Berkeley · Alameda County · Public
31612540%799
Mira Costa High School
Manhattan Beach · Los Angeles County · Public
26112448%653
Torrey Pines High School
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
29812341%642
Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon · Contra Costa County · Public
42411928%837
Point Loma High School
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
16911970%400
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
28611540%546
Tamalpais High School
Mill Valley · Marin County · Public
20811354%419
La Jolla High School
La Jolla · San Diego County · Public
16311269%288
Southwest Senior High School
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
14710873%404
Sweetwater High School
National City · San Diego County · Public
18910857%664
Mater Dei Catholic High School
San Diego County · Private
17710760%294
Hoover High School
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
17310561%516
San Marcos High School
San Marcos · San Diego County · Public
25110441%777
California High School
San Ramon · Contra Costa County · Public
32110332%721
Carlmont High School
Belmont · San Mateo County · Public
27110338%595
San Ysidro High School
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
15010369%537
Montgomery Senior High School
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
1509966%423
Chula Vista Senior High School
Chula Vista · San Diego County · Public
1579862%501
Chaparral High School
Temecula · Riverside County · Public
4129623%774
Lowell High School
San Francisco · San Francisco County · Public
2969432%642
Polytechnic High School
Long Beach · Los Angeles County · Public
1959348%992
Steele Canyon High School
Spring Valley · San Diego County · Public
1569259%525
Hilltop Senior High School
Chula Vista · San Diego County · Public
1339168%446
Homestead High School
Cupertino · Santa Clara County · Public
2169042%603
Mt. Carmel High School
San Diego · San Diego County · Public
1869048%440
Monte Vista High School
Danville · Contra Costa County · Public
2258839%516
San Dieguito HS Academy
Encinitas · San Diego County · Public
2158841%547
Archbishop Mitty High School
Santa Clara County · Private
2258739%420
Millikan High School
Long Beach · Los Angeles County · Public
2358737%823
Granite Hills High School
El Cajon · San Diego County · Public
1508657%635
Mission Hills High School
San Marcos · San Diego County · Public
2158640%680
Valhalla High School
El Cajon · San Diego County · Public
1278567%464
Amador Valley High School
Pleasanton · Alameda County · Public
3098427%646
Vista Murrieta High School
Murrieta · Riverside County · Public
3588423%803
Dublin High School
Dublin · Alameda County · Public
3578223%823
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Rolling Hills Estates · Los Angeles County · Public
2128239%571
Redwood High School
Larkspur · Marin County · Public
1958242%409

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