High Tech High - North County

San Marcos · San Diego County · Public

Public San Diego County ~90 seniors CDS 3710371…

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🎓29% 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

28.9% 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

UCSD

10 admitted

UCSB

10 admitted

UCD

6 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 - North County compares for families

Above-average college outcomes statewide.

▸ Statewide28.9% UC Reach — 10.8 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 72% of California high schools.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (28.9% UC Reach vs 11.6% 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 50%

White 31%

Asian 8%

Two or more 3%

Black / African Am. 3%

Filipino 2%

Pacific Islander 1%

American Indian 1%

Program subgroups

Students w/ disabilities 45%

Socioeconomically disadv. 18%

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)

430 (2018) → 414 (2026)

-3.7%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

114 (2018) → 94 (2026)

-17.5%

If this trend holds (-0.1%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027)	~413	-1	$0
3 yr (2029)	~412	-2	$0
5 yr (2031)	~411	-3	$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 - North County — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · San Marcos · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, High Tech High - North County sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 3): 29% vs. a peer median of 12%.
▸High Tech High - North County's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 52% in 2018 to 29% in 2025 — a 23-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.
▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, High Tech High - North County is admitting at roughly +5 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.06) alone would predict (34% actual vs. 29% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
▸Senior-class enrollment is down 18% (114→94 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +0%.
▸At its recent rate (-0.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~408 by 2029 — about 6 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

414 students (2026)

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~408 projected (2029)

at -0.5%/yr

That's about 6 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.

Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
High Tech High - North County	Public	414	28.9%	-18%
Peer-group median			11.6%	+0%
Pacific View Charter School	Public	379	—	-16%
Vista Springs Charter	Public	235	—	-57%
Bonsall High School	Public	294	7.5%	+51%
Del Lago Academy - Campus Of Applied Science	Public	762	—	+4%
Audeo Charter Ii	Public	221	—	+3000%
Valley High (continuation)	Public	267	—	+6%
Twin Oaks High	Public	198	—	+76%
Siatech	Public	765	—	-81%
Escondido Charter High School	Public	900	15.7%	-5%
North County Trade Tech High	Public	164	—	-4%

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 - North County sent 139 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 18.7% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 28.9% — 10.8 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 72% of California high schools..

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

UC Reach ⓘ

29%

26 admits / 90 seniors
+17.3 pp above peer median (11.6%) · Ranked #1 of 3 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 38.5% 2025 · 28.9%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.1%

Peer median
11.6%

Top 10%
51.2%

This school
28.9%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.1% Top 10% ≥ 51.2% This school 28.9%

Higher than 72% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

High Tech High - North County's UC Reach of 28.9% is above the California median (18.1%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51.2% or higher.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97.3% — a gap of 68 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, High Tech High - North County's UC Reach is higher than 72% of California high schools (978 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

154.4%

139 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 79% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

18.7%

26 / 139 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 11% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

N/A

None enrolled of 26 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 ⓘ

N/A

None enrollees / 90 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 ⓘ

85%

62% finished in 4 yrs · N=26 entered 2018

In context: CA median 88.4% · -3.8 pp vs. median.

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

22.2

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 69% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

N/A

Senior Class Size ⓘ

CDE grade 12 (exact)

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

409

All grades · CDE Census Day

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.12

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.28

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 - North County

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 (2021)	4.10	4.24	+0.14	25.0%	Peers +0.18 · wider
UCLA (2018)	4.02	4.35	+0.34	13.9%	Peers +0.27 · steeper
UC San Diego	4.04	4.31	+0.28	29.4%	Peers +0.24 · steeper
UC Santa Barbara	4.10	4.31	+0.21	41.7%	Peers +0.22 · matches
UC Irvine (2024)	4.05	4.29	+0.24	27.6%	Peers +0.18 · steeper
UC Davis	4.05	4.18	+0.12	33.3%	Peers +0.19 · wider

📊 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 - North County sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 5.4 points above what their GPAs predict (34.2% actual vs. 28.8% 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	19	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.22	—^†
UCLA → Elite	21	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.25	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	34	10	—^†	29.4%	11.1%	—	4.04	4.31
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	24	10	—^†	41.7%	11.1%	—	4.10	4.31
UC Irvine → Selective	23	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.12	—^†
UC Davis →	18	6	—^†	33.3%	6.7%	—	4.05	4.18

† = 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.

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.

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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