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Alameda High School

2200 Central Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501View on map

  • Public
  • Alameda
  • 490 seniors
  • 1,843 students

Alameda High School is a public high school in Alameda (Alameda Unified) with 490 seniors. In fall 2025, 86% of its 244 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 75% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

86%

209 of 244 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

43%

209 of 490 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

50%

244 of 490 seniors

County median 41%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.9%

14 of 158 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

25 of 170 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

Alameda High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    14 of 158 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.10)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    25 of 170 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.07)

  • Irvine10 pts higher

    32%

    57 of 179 admitted

    This school32%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.05)

  • San Diego9 pts lower

    16%

    30 of 184 admitted

    This school16%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    35%

    58 of 166 admitted

    This school35%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.05)

  • DavisAbout the same

    34%

    67 of 198 admitted

    This school34%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Santa Cruz6 pts higher

    77%

    120 of 155 admitted

    This school77%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    117 of 127 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.95)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    95 of 97 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.94)

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

Alameda High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo7 pts lower

    23%

    36 of 158 admitted

    This school23%Overall30%

  • San Diego14 pts higher

    48%

    78 of 162 admitted

    This school48%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    81%

    74 of 91 admitted

    This school81%Overall80%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    92%

    45 of 49 admitted

    This school92%Overall94%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    94%

    77 of 82 admitted

    This school94%Overall96%

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 (400 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

83%

331 of 400 graduates

UC or CSU

40%

158 graduates

Community college

26%

104 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC9123%
CSU6717%
CA private college103%
Out of state5915%
Community college10426%
Not enrolled6917%
Enrolled in college33183%
Total400100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Filipino, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

17

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

54

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

48% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

70%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

319 of 456 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)

45%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

208 of 459 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 10 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 7 classes
  • Science: 12 classes
  • Social science: 20 classes

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 79%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 62%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 50%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 40%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 33%County median 68%
  • Graduates completing courses 75%County median 75%

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