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Benicia High School

1101 Military West, Benicia, CA 94510View on map

  • Public
  • Benicia
  • 317 seniors
  • 1,367 students

Benicia High School is a public high school in Benicia (Benicia Unified) with 317 seniors. In fall 2025, 73% of its 93 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 71%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 59% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

73%

68 of 93 applicants, fall 2025

County median 71%

Seniors admitted to a UC

21%

68 of 317 seniors

County median 12%

Seniors who applied to UC

29%

93 of 317 seniors

County median 19%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.8%

6 of 61 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

12%

7 of 60 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

Benicia High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    6 of 61 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.01)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    12%

    7 of 60 admitted

    This school12%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.06)

  • Irvine7 pts lower

    15%

    9 of 59 admitted

    This school15%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.02)

  • San Diego4 pts lower

    21%

    13 of 62 admitted

    This school21%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    36%

    21 of 59 admitted

    This school36%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Davis4 pts higher

    41%

    29 of 70 admitted

    This school41%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    74%

    37 of 50 admitted

    This school74%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.88)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    87%

    26 of 30 admitted

    This school87%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.94)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    33 of 34 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.92)

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

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

  • San Diego4 pts lower

    30%

    24 of 79 admitted

    This school30%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    78%

    38 of 49 admitted

    This school78%Overall80%

  • Sacramento4 pts higher

    98%

    43 of 44 admitted

    This school98%Overall94%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    91%

    42 of 46 admitted

    This school91%Overall94%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    97%

    34 of 35 admitted

    This school97%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 (350 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

75%

261 of 350 graduates

UC or CSU

25%

87 graduates

Community college

34%

118 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC4413%
CSU4312%
CA private college72%
Out of state4914%
Community college11834%
Not enrolled8925%
Enrolled in college26175%
Total350100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

19

AP courses offered

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

30

AP class sections

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

38% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

52%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

179 of 345 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)

31%

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

112 of 365 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 8 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 8 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 65%County median 44%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 45%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 31%County median 16%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 19%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 37%County median 67%
  • Graduates completing courses 59%County median 51%

Across California

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