Mira Costa High School
- Public
- Manhattan Beach
- 653 seniors
- 2,492 students
UC admit rate
71%
260 of 367 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
40%
260 of 653 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
56%
367 of 653 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
12%
37 of 315 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
17%
47 of 271 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
Mira Costa High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
12%
37 of 315 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.09)
- Berkeley4 pts higher
17%
47 of 271 admitted
This school17%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.10)
- Irvine12 pts higher
34%
70 of 203 admitted
This school34%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.01)
- San DiegoAbout the same
23%
60 of 259 admitted
This school23%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.04)
- Santa Barbara4 pts higher
37%
114 of 309 admitted
This school37%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.05)
- DavisAbout the same
34%
63 of 183 admitted
This school34%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.05)
- Santa Cruz7 pts higher
78%
123 of 157 admitted
This school78%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.97)
- Riverside4 pts higher
91%
69 of 76 admitted
This school91%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.93)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
32 of 34 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.88)
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
Mira Costa High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis Obispo7 pts higher
37%
98 of 267 admitted
This school37%Overall30%
- San Diego13 pts higher
48%
124 of 261 admitted
This school48%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
45%
43 of 96 admitted
This school45%Overall47%
- PomonaAbout the same
76%
31 of 41 admitted
This school76%Overall74%
- Fullerton4 pts higher
90%
37 of 41 admitted
This school90%Overall87%
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 (562 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
91%
512 of 562 graduates
UC or CSU
21%
119 graduates
Community college
18%
100 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 75 | 13% |
| CSU | 44 | 8% |
| CA private college | 42 | 7% |
| Out of state | 251 | 45% |
| Community college | 100 | 18% |
| Not enrolled | 50 | 9% |
| Enrolled in college | 512 | 91% |
| Total | 562 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Two or more races, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American
- Student need: Students with disabilities, Low-income
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 81%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 62%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 50%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 36%County median 8%
- Low-income students 8%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 84%County median 64%
Across California
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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