Rancho Buena Vista High School
- Public
- Vista
- 495 seniors
- 1,842 students
UC admit rate
74%
71 of 96 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
14%
71 of 495 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
19%
96 of 495 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
5.6%
3 of 54 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
9.3%
4 of 43 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
Rancho Buena Vista High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los Angeles4 pts lower
6%
3 of 54 admitted
This school6%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.89)
- Berkeley4 pts lower
9%
4 of 43 admitted
This school9%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.87)
- Irvine7 pts higher
29%
20 of 69 admitted
This school29%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.85)
- San Diego6 pts higher
31%
25 of 81 admitted
This school31%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.79)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
33%
14 of 43 admitted
This school33%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.75)
- DavisAbout the same
38%
13 of 34 admitted
This school38%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.77)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
69%
18 of 26 admitted
This school69%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.62)
- Riverside4 pts higher
91%
29 of 32 admitted
This school91%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.74)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
28 of 28 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.76)
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
Rancho Buena Vista High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- San Diego13 pts lower
22%
24 of 111 admitted
This school22%Overall34%
- San Jose20 pts higher
100%
10 of 10 admitted
This school100%Overall80%
- FullertonAbout the same
83%
25 of 30 admitted
This school83%Overall87%
- ChicoAbout the same
93%
14 of 15 admitted
This school93%Overall94%
- San MarcosAbout the same
96%
140 of 146 admitted
This school96%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 (357 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
69%
245 of 357 graduates
UC or CSU
21%
74 graduates
Community college
38%
137 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 15 | 4% |
| CSU | 59 | 17% |
| CA private college | 15 | 4% |
| Out of state | 19 | 5% |
| Community college | 137 | 38% |
| Not enrolled | 112 | 31% |
| Enrolled in college | 245 | 69% |
| Total | 357 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races, 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. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 62%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 39%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 30%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 11%
- Low-income students 68%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 48%County median 65%
Across California
Other schools in Vista Unified and nearby
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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