Mar Vista Senior High School
- Public
- Imperial Beach
- 290 seniors
- 1,190 students
UC admit rate
82%
51 of 62 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
18%
51 of 290 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
21%
62 of 290 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
β
β of 33 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
14%
3 of 22 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
Mar Vista Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 8 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 3.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
3 of 22 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.89)
- Irvine4 pts lower
18%
6 of 33 admitted
This school18%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.75)
- San Diego7 pts higher
31%
17 of 54 admitted
This school31%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.78)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
33%
9 of 27 admitted
This school33%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.76)
- Davis7 pts lower
30%
7 of 23 admitted
This school30%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.76)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
69%
18 of 26 admitted
This school69%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.76)
- RiversideAbout the same
88%
23 of 26 admitted
This school88%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.67)
- Merced4 pts lower
93%
25 of 27 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.65 (all applicants 3.60)
too few applicants to report33 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
Mar Vista Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo10 pts lower
20%
3 of 15 admitted
This school20%Overall30%
- San Diego29 pts higher
64%
58 of 91 admitted
This school64%Overall34%
- San MarcosAbout the same
97%
29 of 30 admitted
This school97%Overall96%
- San Francisco9 pts lower
87%
13 of 15 admitted
This school87%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 (288 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
72%
208 of 288 graduates
UC or CSU
22%
64 graduates
Community college
47%
134 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 23 | 8% |
| CSU | 41 | 14% |
| CA private college | 3 | 1% |
| Out of state | 7 | 2% |
| Community college | 134 | 47% |
| Not enrolled | 80 | 28% |
| Enrolled in college | 208 | 72% |
| Total | 288 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Filipino, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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 57%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 18%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 11%
- Low-income students 60%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 50%County median 65%
Across California
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