ACE Charter High School
1776 Educational Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95133View on map
- Public
- San Jose
- 92 seniors
- 283 students
ACE Charter High School is a public high school in San Jose (East Side Union High) with 92 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 21 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Davis (UCD). 100% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
71%
15 of 21 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
16%
15 of 92 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
23%
21 of 92 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 13 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
ACE Charter High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 2 campuses, about the same at 2.
- RiversideAbout the same
90%
9 of 10 admitted
This school90%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.71)
- MercedAbout the same
93%
14 of 15 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.67)
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s 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
ACE Charter High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 2 campuses.
- San Jose16 pts higher
96%
23 of 24 admitted
This school96%Overall80%
- San Francisco4 pts higher
100%
17 of 17 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
too few applicants to report1 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s 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 (93 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
75%
70 of 93 graduates
UC or CSU
35%
33 graduates
Community college
37%
34 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 4 | 4% |
| CSU | 29 | 31% |
| CA private college | 2 | 2% |
| Out of state | 1 | 1% |
| Community college | 34 | 37% |
| Not enrolled | 23 | 25% |
| Enrolled in college | 70 | 75% |
| Total | 93 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
7
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
3
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
17% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
10%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
7 of 72 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
1%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
1 of 84 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Science: 1 class
- Social science: 1 class
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 36%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 42%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 10%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 24%
- Low-income students 88%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 100%County median 64%