La Costa Canyon High School

  • Public
  • Carlsbad
  • 408 seniors
  • 1,841 students
Year

UC admit rate

67%

72 of 108 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

18%

72 of 408 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

26%

108 of 408 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

9.1%

7 of 77 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

12%

6 of 51 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

La Costa Canyon High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    7 of 77 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 4.09)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    12%

    6 of 51 admitted

    This school12%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.11)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    22%

    10 of 46 admitted

    This school22%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 4.02)

  • San Diego10 pts lower

    14%

    10 of 69 admitted

    This school14%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.08)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts higher

    38%

    31 of 82 admitted

    This school38%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.07)

  • Davis12 pts lower

    25%

    13 of 51 admitted

    This school25%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts higher

    79%

    31 of 39 admitted

    This school79%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    12 of 13 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.93)

  • ~96% Β· 3 yrs pooled9 applied

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

La Costa Canyon High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo11 pts lower

    19%

    20 of 108 admitted

    This school19%Overall30%

  • San Diego15 pts higher

    50%

    68 of 137 admitted

    This school50%Overall34%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    49%

    22 of 45 admitted

    This school49%Overall47%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    92%

    24 of 26 admitted

    This school92%Overall94%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    97%

    36 of 37 admitted

    This school97%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 (350 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

77%

270 of 350 graduates

UC or CSU

22%

78 graduates

Community college

13%

46 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC267%
CSU5215%
CA private college134%
Out of state13338%
Community college4613%
Not enrolled8023%
Enrolled in college27077%
Total350100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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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 74%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 51%County median 31%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 42%County median 29%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 23%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 15%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 76%County median 65%

Across California

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