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American High School

36300 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94536View on map

  • Public
  • Fremont
  • 619 seniors
  • 2,694 students

American High School is a public high school in Fremont (Fremont Unified) with 619 seniors. In fall 2025, 91% of its 409 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 78% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

91%

373 of 409 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

60%

373 of 619 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

66%

409 of 619 seniors

County median 41%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10.0%

35 of 351 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

7.2%

25 of 348 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    35 of 351 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Berkeley6 pts lower

    7%

    25 of 348 admitted

    This school7%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.01)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    24%

    90 of 377 admitted

    This school24%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.97)

  • San Diego8 pts lower

    17%

    62 of 370 admitted

    This school17%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts higher

    37%

    126 of 339 admitted

    This school37%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Davis15 pts lower

    22%

    85 of 378 admitted

    This school22%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Santa Cruz9 pts higher

    80%

    262 of 326 admitted

    This school80%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    292 of 318 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.95)

  • MercedAbout the same

    100%

    275 of 276 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.97)

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

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

  • San Luis Obispo11 pts lower

    19%

    56 of 292 admitted

    This school19%Overall30%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    82%

    300 of 366 admitted

    This school82%Overall80%

  • Fullerton7 pts higher

    94%

    109 of 116 admitted

    This school94%Overall87%

  • San Francisco4 pts lower

    92%

    103 of 112 admitted

    This school92%Overall96%

  • East Bay6 pts lower

    91%

    105 of 116 admitted

    This school91%Overall97%

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

Any college

85%

512 of 601 graduates

UC or CSU

45%

272 graduates

Community college

22%

135 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC18431%
CSU8815%
CA private college183%
Out of state8714%
Community college13522%
Not enrolled8915%
Enrolled in college51285%
Total601100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

18

AP courses offered

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

76

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

68%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

401 of 587 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)

57%

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

324 of 570 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 14 classes
  • Science: 23 classes
  • Social science: 25 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 89%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 77%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 68%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 60%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 27%County median 68%
  • Graduates completing courses 78%County median 75%

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