High Tech High Chula Vista
Chula Vista · San Diego County · Public
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- The UC pipeline here is real. 55 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 151 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 19% of California high schools.
- Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 6 of this class's 241 UC applications. The strong middle campuses — San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis — are where most real UC outcomes happen.
- Who actually gets in: the top half of applicants. UC admits from this school average about a 4.3 weighted GPA — noticeably above the average applicant. Being near the top of THIS school's class is what converts to admits; UC reads applications in each school's own context.
- One question for any counselor: who should still test? Plenty of strong students skip the SAT/ACT now — but merit scholarships at dozens of colleges still key off scores. Ask how the school decides who should still sit for one.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
🎓 Where grads go — and what it costs & pays
UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
Getting in is step one. The cost above is the average family's net price — yours depends on your income — and your child's odds depend on their GPA + scores. See your family's real numbers at these campuses:
🎯 Get my child's odds + our real net price →Sources: UC Office of the President (admits); IPEDS net price + College Scorecard 10-yr earnings (cost & payoff). Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.
How High Tech High Chula Vista compares for families
Above-average college outcomes statewide.
- ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 36 — 18 points above the California median of 18. Ahead of 81% of California high schools.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 36 vs a 16 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2025-26. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+1.2%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~635 | +7 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~651 | +23 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~666 | +38 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
How does High Tech High Chula Vista really compare on getting kids to college?
We've ranked it #2 of 5 most similar nearby schools on UC Reach. Unlock the full snapshot to see the head-to-head — who's ahead, by how much, and where it's heading.
Your similar-school group includes
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista · The Learning Choice Academy - East County · Health Sciences High And Middle College · Castle Park High School · Diego Valley East Public Charter · Gompers Preparatory Academy · +4 more
High Tech High Chula Vista sent 241 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 22.8% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 36 — 18 points above the California median of 18, higher than 81% of California high schools. The school produces 4.0 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
+21 pts above peer median (16) · Ranked #2 of 5 similar schools
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Higher than 81% of California high schools (980 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
High Tech High Chula Vista's UC Reach Score of 36 is in the top quartile statewide (median 18; top 25% bar 31) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 51.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97 — a gap of 61 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, High Tech High Chula Vista's UC Reach is higher than 81% of California high schools (980 ranked).
UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA
Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.
| Campus | 4.00+ GPA | 3.70–3.99 GPA | 3.30–3.69 GPA | < 3.30 GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UCLA | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UC San Diego | Strong shot | Moderate | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Santa Barbara | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Irvine | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Davis | Strong shot | Strong shot | Real shot | Filtered out |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley (2024) | 4.13 | 4.33 | +0.19 | 25.5% | Peers +0.16 · matches |
| UCLA (2024) | 4.12 | 4.37 | +0.25 | 13.2% | Peers +0.19 · steeper |
| UC San Diego | 4.09 | 4.32 | +0.23 | 11.5% | Peers +0.21 · matches |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4.12 | 4.31 | +0.18 | 45.0% | Peers +0.20 · matches |
| UC Irvine | 4.06 | 4.26 | +0.20 | 30.6% | Peers +0.19 · matches |
| UC Davis | 3.97 | 4.28 | +0.31 | 47.4% | Peers +0.22 · steeper |
📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2025 (for reference)
| GPA band | UCB | UCLA | UCSD | UCSB | UCI | UCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.00+ | 17.0% | 15.1% | 45.2% | 62.3% | 46.3% | 65.9% |
| 3.70–3.99 | 3.1% | 1.6% | 9.3% | 17.6% | 17.0% | 31.1% |
| 3.30–3.69 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 10.3% |
| 3.00–3.29 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.9% |
| < 3.00 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Where High Tech High Chula Vista sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (22.8% actual vs. 23.6% expected).
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.
Campus Breakdown — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach Score | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 30 | 3 | —† | 10.0% | 2 | — | 4.13 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 42 | 3 | —† | 7.1% | 2 | — | 4.12 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 61 | 7 | 3 | 11.5% | 5 | 42.9% | 4.09 | 4.32 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 40 | 18 | 3 | 45.0% | 12 | 16.7% | 4.12 | 4.31 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 49 | 15 | —† | 30.6% | 10 | — | 4.06 | 4.26 |
| UC Davis → | 19 | 9 | —† | 47.4% | 6 | — | 3.97 | 4.28 |
What This Means
For School Admins
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