Canyon Hills High School
- Public
- San Diego
- 257 seniors
- 1,160 students
UC admit rate
69%
57 of 83 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
22%
57 of 257 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
32%
83 of 257 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.3%
4 of 48 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
6.7%
3 of 45 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
Canyon Hills High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
4 of 48 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.93)
- Berkeley7 pts lower
7%
3 of 45 admitted
This school7%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.90)
- Irvine7 pts higher
29%
12 of 41 admitted
This school29%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 3.94)
- San DiegoAbout the same
23%
16 of 69 admitted
This school23%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.87)
- Santa Barbara10 pts lower
23%
7 of 31 admitted
This school23%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.81)
- Davis9 pts higher
46%
11 of 24 admitted
This school46%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.92)
- Santa Cruz4 pts higher
75%
21 of 28 admitted
This school75%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.78)
- Riverside5 pts lower
82%
28 of 34 admitted
This school82%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.79)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
20 of 21 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.74)
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
Canyon Hills High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 3 campuses.
- San Diego30 pts higher
64%
59 of 92 admitted
This school64%Overall34%
- Fullerton7 pts higher
93%
14 of 15 admitted
This school93%Overall87%
- San Marcos4 pts higher
100%
48 of 48 admitted
This school100%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 (247 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
77%
191 of 247 graduates
UC or CSU
30%
75 graduates
Community college
34%
83 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 40 | 16% |
| CSU | 35 | 14% |
| CA private college | 7 | 3% |
| Out of state | 26 | 11% |
| Community college | 83 | 34% |
| Not enrolled | 56 | 23% |
| Enrolled in college | 191 | 77% |
| Total | 247 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races, Asian, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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 35%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 24%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 11%
- Low-income students 50%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 72%County median 65%
Across California
Other schools in San Diego Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 12 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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