Escondido High School
- Public
- Escondido
- 507 seniors
- 1,510 students
UC admit rate
81%
74 of 91 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
15%
74 of 507 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
18%
91 of 507 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
β
β of 31 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
15%
3 of 20 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
Escondido High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
15%
3 of 20 admitted
This school15%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.87)
- IrvineAbout the same
21%
12 of 58 admitted
This school21%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.81)
- San Diego13 pts higher
38%
31 of 82 admitted
This school38%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.78)
- Santa Barbara10 pts higher
43%
12 of 28 admitted
This school43%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.78)
- Davis4 pts lower
33%
7 of 21 admitted
This school33%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.52)
- Santa Cruz20 pts lower
52%
14 of 27 admitted
This school52%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.57)
- RiversideAbout the same
85%
44 of 52 admitted
This school85%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.72)
- Merced6 pts lower
90%
37 of 41 admitted
This school90%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.74)
too few applicants to report31 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
Escondido High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.
- San Luis Obispo6 pts lower
24%
7 of 29 admitted
This school24%Overall30%
- San Diego19 pts lower
16%
16 of 101 admitted
This school16%Overall34%
- FullertonAbout the same
88%
21 of 24 admitted
This school88%Overall87%
- Chico5 pts lower
89%
16 of 18 admitted
This school89%Overall94%
- San Marcos5 pts lower
90%
133 of 147 admitted
This school90%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 (399 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
61%
242 of 399 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
97 graduates
Community college
32%
128 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 33 | 8% |
| CSU | 64 | 16% |
| CA private college | 4 | 1% |
| Out of state | 13 | 3% |
| Community college | 128 | 32% |
| Not enrolled | 157 | 39% |
| Enrolled in college | 242 | 61% |
| Total | 399 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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 61%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 20%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 11%
- Low-income students 82%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 47%County median 65%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
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