Otay Ranch Senior High School
- Public
- Chula Vista
- 654 seniors
- 2,408 students
UC admit rate
62%
130 of 211 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
20%
130 of 654 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
32%
211 of 654 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.6%
10 of 132 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
13%
11 of 87 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
Otay Ranch Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
10 of 132 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 4.04)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
13%
11 of 87 admitted
This school13%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.05)
- IrvineAbout the same
23%
36 of 155 admitted
This school23%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.99)
- San DiegoAbout the same
22%
41 of 185 admitted
This school22%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
30%
24 of 80 admitted
This school30%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.00)
- Davis7 pts lower
31%
22 of 72 admitted
This school31%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.91)
- Santa Cruz13 pts higher
84%
37 of 44 admitted
This school84%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.93)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
64 of 72 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.90)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
56 of 56 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.99)
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
Otay Ranch Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Diego38 pts higher
72%
222 of 308 admitted
This school72%Overall34%
- Pomona4 pts lower
70%
23 of 33 admitted
This school70%Overall74%
- Fullerton9 pts higher
95%
62 of 65 admitted
This school95%Overall87%
- San MarcosAbout the same
95%
103 of 109 admitted
This school95%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 (573 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
83%
477 of 573 graduates
UC or CSU
35%
198 graduates
Community college
40%
231 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 72 | 13% |
| CSU | 126 | 22% |
| CA private college | 15 | 3% |
| Out of state | 33 | 6% |
| Community college | 231 | 40% |
| Not enrolled | 96 | 17% |
| Enrolled in college | 477 | 83% |
| Total | 573 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, White, Two or more races, Asian, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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 79%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 39%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 41%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 14%County median 11%
- Low-income students 27%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 69%County median 65%
Across California
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