Alpha Cindy Avitia High School
1881 Cunningham Avenue, San Jose, CA 95122View on map
- Public
- San Jose
- 94 seniors
- 341 students
Alpha Cindy Avitia High School is a public high school in San Jose (East Side Union High) with 94 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 23 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), and UC Merced. 31% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
83%
19 of 23 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
20%
19 of 94 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
23 of 94 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 12 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 15 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
Alpha Cindy Avitia High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 3 campuses, worse at 3.
- Davis5 pts lower
32%
6 of 19 admitted
This school32%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.61)
- Santa Cruz33 pts lower
39%
7 of 18 admitted
This school39%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.50)
- Merced8 pts lower
88%
15 of 17 admitted
This school88%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.51 (all applicants 3.44)
too few applicants to report15 applied
too few applicants to report12 applied
too few applicants to report12 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
~39% · 3 yrs pooled5 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
Alpha Cindy Avitia High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo10 pts higher
40%
4 of 10 admitted
This school40%Overall30%
- San Jose5 pts higher
85%
29 of 34 admitted
This school85%Overall80%
- Chico5 pts lower
89%
16 of 18 admitted
This school89%Overall94%
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 (94 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
69%
65 of 94 graduates
UC or CSU
26%
24 graduates
Community college
41%
39 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 6 | 6% |
| CSU | 18 | 19% |
| CA private college | 0 | 0% |
| Out of state | 2 | 2% |
| Community college | 39 | 41% |
| Not enrolled | 29 | 31% |
| Enrolled in college | 65 | 69% |
| Total | 94 | 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
9
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
9
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
27% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
39%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
33 of 84 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)
13%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
14 of 106 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 1 class
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Science: 1 class
- Social science: 4 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 39%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 9%County median 42%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 1%County median 24%
- Low-income students 75%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 31%County median 64%