Private school

Mater Dei Catholic High School

Chula Vista · 9–12 · 1,037 students, not counting pre-K (2021-22) · 18 students per teacher (2021-22)

A 9–12 private school in Chula Vista. The College Board's 2025–26 course audit lists 24 AP subjects here.

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School fit

What would my child’s experience be like?

Survey classification
Catholic (Diocesan)
NCES survey 2021-22
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
NCES survey 2021-22
Reported school day
6.7 hours
NCES survey 2021-22 · confirm current hours

Use the dated record as a starting point, then ask the school about the grades your child would attend.

  1. Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
  2. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 5
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 4
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 7
  • Human Geography
  • Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 1
  • Art History
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar
Ask before choosing courses

Which courses will run when my child attends, what prerequisites apply, and how do students get support entering advanced or career pathways?

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

A closer look · UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
155
Admitted
107
Enrolled
35

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC San DiegoApplied 127 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 6
  • UC IrvineApplied 98 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 6
  • UCLAApplied 95 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 8
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 88 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 75 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 4
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 66 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 56 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 6
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 41 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 33 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016
  • Fall 2025Applied 155 · Admitted 107 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 2024Applied 125 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 2023Applied 131 · Admitted 77 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2022Applied 126 · Admitted 75 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2021Applied 120 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2020Applied 71 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2019Applied 74 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2018Applied 52 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2017Applied 55 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2016Applied 51 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 17

A closer look · CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
199
Admitted
194
Enrolled
65

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • San Diego StateApplied 728 · Admitted 415 · Enrolled 142
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 299 · Admitted 133 · Enrolled 11
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 288 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 14
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 269 · Admitted 256 · Enrolled 38
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 200 · Admitted 146 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 171 · Admitted 137 · Enrolled 13
  • San Francisco StateApplied 114 · Admitted 100 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 111 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 80 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 69 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled 8
13 more campuses
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 52 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 46 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 43 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 42 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 42 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 40 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 33 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 31 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 30 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 26 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 24 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021
  • Fall 2025Applied 199 · Admitted 194 · Enrolled 65
  • Fall 2024Applied 173 · Admitted 165 · Enrolled 46
  • Fall 2023Applied 164 · Admitted 155 · Enrolled 58
  • Fall 2022Applied 142 · Admitted 132 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2021Applied 158 · Admitted 141 · Enrolled 43

Admissions and cost

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Tuition and financial aid
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Admissions and availability
Which grades have openings, and what are the application steps and dates?
More questions for admissions
  1. Which tests do students take, and how do they do?Private schools don’t take California’s state tests. Ask which tests they give and for the school’s overall results.
  2. How do you teach students at different levels?Ask how they challenge students who are ahead and help students who need more support.
  3. How many students leave each year, and why?If many families leave, ask what they told the school.
  4. Where do students go after they finish here?Ask for the list of schools or colleges recent graduates went on to.
  5. What is the full cost, and what financial aid is there?Ask about every fee on top of tuition, and how aid is decided.
  6. Who accredits the school?Accreditation means an outside group reviewed the school. Ask which group, and when it last visited.

Location and visiting

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1615 Mater Dei Dr, Chula Vista 91913

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The record

From the federal private-school survey

We have no state test results, attendance, discipline, tuition or admissions figures for this school.

Common questions

Why doesn't Mater Dei Catholic High School have a Scope Score?

Private schools don't take California's state tests (CAASPP), so there is no state testing data for Mater Dei Catholic High School to score. SchoolScope gives private schools no Scope Score, performance band, or rank.

Where do Mater Dei Catholic High School's directory facts come from?

The enrollment, grade-span, and student–teacher figures shown here, when present, come from the NCES Private School Universe Survey 2021-22. That survey-period record is not a current enrollment or inspection report.

What AP courses are offered at Mater Dei Catholic High School?

Mater Dei Catholic High School had own-school AP authorizations for 24 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science Principles, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, French Language and Culture, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Physics 1, Precalculus, Psychology, Research, Seminar, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. The audit does not establish that a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams.

Data source: NCES Private School Universe Survey · Explore all schools