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Branham High School

1570 Branham Lane, San Jose, CA 95118View on map

  • Public
  • San Jose
  • 481 seniors
  • 1,819 students

Branham High School is a public high school in San Jose (Campbell Union High) with 481 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 189 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 69% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

150 of 189 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

31%

150 of 481 seniors

County median 39%

Seniors who applied to UC

39%

189 of 481 seniors

County median 53%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.5%

13 of 137 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

10%

13 of 128 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

Branham High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    13 of 137 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.03)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    10%

    13 of 128 admitted

    This school10%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.04)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    19%

    29 of 150 admitted

    This school19%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.00)

  • San Diego8 pts lower

    17%

    25 of 147 admitted

    This school17%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    29%

    44 of 150 admitted

    This school29%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Davis12 pts lower

    25%

    35 of 142 admitted

    This school25%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts higher

    83%

    95 of 115 admitted

    This school83%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    82 of 89 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.91)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    50 of 51 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.88)

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

Branham High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo10 pts lower

    20%

    28 of 142 admitted

    This school20%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    31%

    47 of 151 admitted

    This school31%Overall34%

  • San Jose4 pts higher

    84%

    109 of 130 admitted

    This school84%Overall80%

  • Fullerton5 pts lower

    82%

    37 of 45 admitted

    This school82%Overall87%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    97%

    29 of 30 admitted

    This school97%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 (432 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

83%

357 of 432 graduates

UC or CSU

23%

101 graduates

Community college

39%

168 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5212%
CSU4911%
CA private college246%
Out of state6415%
Community college16839%
Not enrolled7517%
Enrolled in college35783%
Total432100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

20

AP courses offered

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

56

AP class sections

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

41% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

60%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

300 of 497 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)

46%

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

235 of 508 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 12 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 12 classes
  • Science: 10 classes
  • Social science: 16 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 73%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 52%County median 42%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 42%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 29%County median 24%
  • Low-income students 32%County median 47%
  • Graduates completing courses 69%County median 64%

Across California

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