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Albany High School

603 Key Route Boulevard, Albany, CA 94706View on map

  • Public
  • Albany
  • 294 seniors
  • 1,123 students

Albany High School is a public high school in Albany (Albany City Unified) with 294 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 198 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 77% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

81%

161 of 198 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

55%

161 of 294 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

67%

198 of 294 seniors

County median 41%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.8%

12 of 154 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.5%

13 of 153 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

Albany High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    12 of 154 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    9%

    13 of 153 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Irvine13 pts lower

    9%

    14 of 152 admitted

    This school9%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.96)

  • San Diego13 pts lower

    12%

    19 of 154 admitted

    This school12%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Santa Barbara13 pts lower

    19%

    29 of 152 admitted

    This school19%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.96)

  • DavisAbout the same

    34%

    55 of 163 admitted

    This school34%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts higher

    76%

    108 of 142 admitted

    This school76%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    91%

    87 of 96 admitted

    This school91%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.91)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    74 of 77 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.90)

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

Albany High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo8 pts lower

    22%

    26 of 117 admitted

    This school22%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    36%

    41 of 115 admitted

    This school36%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    82%

    61 of 74 admitted

    This school82%Overall80%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    95%

    53 of 56 admitted

    This school95%Overall96%

  • HumboldtAbout the same

    100%

    25 of 25 admitted

    This school100%Overall99%

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

Any college

82%

221 of 271 graduates

UC or CSU

36%

97 graduates

Community college

27%

72 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC7728%
CSU207%
CA private college124%
Out of state4015%
Community college7227%
Not enrolled5018%
Enrolled in college22182%
Total271100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, 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

37

AP class sections

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

42% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

69%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

209 of 305 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)

48%

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

129 of 268 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 4 classes
  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 7 classes
  • Science: 12 classes
  • Social science: 3 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 84%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 69%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 54%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 50%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 33%County median 68%
  • Graduates completing courses 77%County median 75%

Across California

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