Aspire Richmond California College Preparatory Academy

3040 Hilltop Mall Road, Richmond, CA 94806View on map

  • Public
  • Richmond
  • 72 seniors
  • 606 students

Aspire Richmond California College Preparatory Academy is a public high school in Richmond (West Contra Costa Unified) with 72 seniors. In fall 2025, 74% of its 31 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 74%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 76% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

74%

23 of 31 applicants, fall 2025

County median 74%

Seniors admitted to a UC

32%

23 of 72 seniors

County median 26%

Seniors who applied to UC

43%

31 of 72 seniors

County median 35%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

27%

4 of 15 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

23%

6 of 26 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

Aspire Richmond California College Preparatory Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 6 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • Los Angeles17 pts higher

    27%

    4 of 15 admitted

    This school27%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.88)

  • Berkeley10 pts higher

    23%

    6 of 26 admitted

    This school23%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.90)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    23%

    3 of 13 admitted

    This school23%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.84)

  • San Diego15 pts higher

    40%

    6 of 15 admitted

    This school40%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Davis13 pts higher

    50%

    12 of 24 admitted

    This school50%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    12 of 12 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.71 (all applicants 3.71)

  • too few applicants to report8 applied

  • ~55% · 3 yrs pooled8 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

Aspire Richmond California College Preparatory Academy applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San JoseAbout the same

    80%

    28 of 35 admitted

    This school80%Overall80%

  • Northridge7 pts higher

    100%

    21 of 21 admitted

    This school100%Overall93%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    95%

    41 of 43 admitted

    This school95%Overall96%

  • East Bay7 pts lower

    90%

    18 of 20 admitted

    This school90%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 (80 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

71%

57 of 80 graduates

UC or CSU

41%

33 graduates

Community college

26%

21 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1013%
CSU2329%
CA private college11%
Out of state23%
Community college2126%
Not enrolled2329%
Enrolled in college5771%
Total80100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

4

AP class sections

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

19% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

33%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

23 of 70 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)

3%

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

2 of 76 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 1 class
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 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 68%County median 50%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 11%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 21%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 81%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 76%County median 61%

Across California

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