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Berkeley High School

1980 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704View on map

  • Public
  • Berkeley
  • 799 seniors
  • 3,279 students

Berkeley High School is a public high school in Berkeley (Berkeley Unified) with 799 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 474 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 89% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

83%

395 of 474 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

49%

395 of 799 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

59%

474 of 799 seniors

County median 41%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.3%

33 of 354 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

23%

73 of 319 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

Berkeley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    33 of 354 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.04)

  • Berkeley9 pts higher

    23%

    73 of 319 admitted

    This school23%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Irvine27 pts higher

    49%

    130 of 263 admitted

    This school49%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.98)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    24%

    91 of 380 admitted

    This school24%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts lower

    27%

    90 of 337 admitted

    This school27%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.00)

  • DavisAbout the same

    36%

    122 of 340 admitted

    This school36%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts higher

    79%

    285 of 361 admitted

    This school79%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.94)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    87%

    105 of 121 admitted

    This school87%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.84)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    113 of 118 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.78)

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

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

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    32%

    95 of 300 admitted

    This school32%Overall30%

  • San Diego5 pts higher

    40%

    125 of 316 admitted

    This school40%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    80%

    106 of 133 admitted

    This school80%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    94%

    75 of 80 admitted

    This school94%Overall94%

  • San Francisco4 pts lower

    92%

    180 of 196 admitted

    This school92%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 (767 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

79%

609 of 767 graduates

UC or CSU

37%

285 graduates

Community college

19%

144 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC18524%
CSU10013%
CA private college304%
Out of state15020%
Community college14419%
Not enrolled15821%
Enrolled in college60979%
Total767100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

37

AP courses offered

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

113

AP class sections

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

45% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

71%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

588 of 827 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)

36%

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

289 of 811 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 24 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 15 classes
  • Science: 49 classes
  • Social science: 18 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 71%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 59%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 39%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 34%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 26%County median 68%
  • Graduates completing courses 89%County median 75%

Across California

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