High Tech High Chula Vista

Chula Vista · San Diego County · Public

Public San Diego County ~151 seniors CDS 3710371…

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🎓36% UC Reach

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

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Academic signals

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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

🎓 Where grads go

36.4% UC Reach — top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2025. Counts each campus admit, so multi-admits count more than once.

UC admits by campus · Class of 2025

UCB

3 admitted

UCLA

3 admitted

UCSD

7 admitted

3 enrolled

UCSB

18 admitted

3 enrolled

UCI

15 admitted

UCD

9 admitted

Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How High Tech High Chula Vista compares for families

Above-average college outcomes statewide.

▸ Statewide36.4% UC Reach — 18.3 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 81% of California high schools.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (36.4% UC Reach vs 15.8% 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

Hispanic / Latino 76%

Filipino 11%

White 6%

Two or more 2%

Black / African Am. 2%

Asian 2%

Pacific Islander 1%

Program subgroups

Students w/ disabilities 47%

Socioeconomically disadv. 18%

English learners 7%

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

Total enrollment (9–12)

610 (2018) → 628 (2026)

+3.0%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

159 (2018) → 140 (2026)

-11.9%

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.

High Tech High Chula Vista — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · Chula Vista · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, High Tech High Chula Vista sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 5): 36% vs. a peer median of 16%.
▸High Tech High Chula Vista's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 71% in 2021 to 36% in 2025 — a 35-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
▸Senior-class enrollment is down 12% (159→140 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -7%.
▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.4%/yr); projects to ~635 by 2029.

Enrollment projection

628 students (2026)

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~635 projected (2029)

at +0.4%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
High Tech High Chula Vista	Public	628	36.4%	-12%
Peer-group median			15.8%	-7%
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista	Public	466	—	-7%
The Learning Choice Academy - East County	Public	529	—	+12%
Health Sciences High And Middle College	Public	552	—	-13%
Castle Park High School	Public	1318	17.1%	-2%
Diego Valley East Public Charter	Public	408	—	-70%
Gompers Preparatory Academy	Public	1154	47.4%	+26%
Mar Vista High School	Public	1190	14.5%	-21%
America's Finest Charter	Public	334	—	-6%
Chula Vista Learning Community Charter	Public	1357	—	+40%
E3 Civic High	Public	344	10.5%	-7%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

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 of 36.4% — 18.3 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 81% of California high schools. The school produces 4.0 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

UC Reach ⓘ

36%

55 admits / 151 seniors
+20.6 pp above peer median (15.8%) · Ranked #2 of 5 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 71.2% 2025 · 36.4%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.1%

Top 10%
51.2%

This school
36.4%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.1% Top 10% ≥ 51.2% This school 36.4%

Higher than 81% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

High Tech High Chula Vista's UC Reach of 36.4% is in the top quartile statewide (median 18.1%; top 25% bar 30.5%) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 51.2%.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97.3% — 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 (978 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

159.6%

241 applications

Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).

In context: CA median 74.9% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241.0% · higher than 80% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

22.8%

55 / 241 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 32% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

10.9%

6 enrolled of 55 admitted

Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.

UC Enrollment Reach ⓘ

4.0%

6 enrollees / 151 seniors

Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.

UC 6-Yr Grad Rate ⓘ

72%

56% finished in 4 yrs · N=36 entered 2019

In context: CA median 88.6% · -16.4 pp vs. median.

Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

30.5

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 81% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

4.0

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 57% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

151

CDE grade 12 (exact)

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

626

All grades · CDE Census Day

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.09

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.29

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.

🎯 Who's actually getting into UC from High Tech High Chula Vista

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

Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2025.

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%

How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

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

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach % (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

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	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite	30	3	—^†	10.0%	2.0%	—	4.13	—^†
UCLA → Elite	42	3	—^†	7.1%	2.0%	—	4.12	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	61	7	3	11.5%	4.6%	42.9%	4.09	4.32
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	40	18	3	45.0%	11.9%	16.7%	4.12	4.31
UC Irvine → Selective	49	15	—^†	30.6%	9.9%	—	4.06	4.26
UC Davis →	19	9	—^†	47.4%	6.0%	—	3.97	4.28

† = UCOP-suppressed (count below 3 students, hidden for privacy — actual value is 0, 1, or 2, not necessarily zero). Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once; Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.

A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.

UC Reach is solid. A meaningful share of the senior class is achieving UC admission, and there is likely room to grow both application volume and admission outcomes.

Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.

The school generates broad UC access, but fewer students are reaching the most selective UC campuses (UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCI). Targeted academic enrichment and campus-fit advising may help.

Berkeley/UCLA admit volume is modest relative to overall UC reach. This is common and reflects the highly selective nature of those campuses, but may be a target area for the school's highest-performing students.

UC Reach has declined meaningfully year-over-year. This should be reviewed in context of applicant volume, GPA trends, course rigor changes, and peer-school performance before drawing conclusions.

Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.

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