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Capuchino High School

1501 Magnolia Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066View on map

  • Public
  • San Bruno
  • 281 seniors
  • 1,086 students

Capuchino High School is a public high school in San Bruno (San Mateo Union High) with 281 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 54 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Irvine (UCI). 64% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

41 of 54 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

41 of 281 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

19%

54 of 281 seniors

County median 42%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.1%

3 of 42 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

6 of 39 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

Capuchino High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    7%

    3 of 42 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.08)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    6 of 39 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.07)

  • San Diego13 pts lower

    12%

    4 of 34 admitted

    This school12%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.04)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts higher

    41%

    13 of 32 admitted

    This school41%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.06)

  • Davis7 pts higher

    44%

    14 of 32 admitted

    This school44%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.04)

  • Santa Cruz13 pts higher

    85%

    22 of 26 admitted

    This school85%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Riverside8 pts higher

    95%

    21 of 22 admitted

    This school95%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.98)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    16 of 17 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 4.05)

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report35 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

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

  • San Diego5 pts lower

    30%

    14 of 47 admitted

    This school30%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    81%

    38 of 47 admitted

    This school81%Overall80%

  • Fullerton10 pts higher

    96%

    27 of 28 admitted

    This school96%Overall87%

  • Chico5 pts lower

    88%

    23 of 26 admitted

    This school88%Overall94%

  • San Francisco4 pts lower

    92%

    49 of 53 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 (251 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

79%

199 of 251 graduates

UC or CSU

30%

75 graduates

Community college

43%

107 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC239%
CSU5221%
CA private college73%
Out of state104%
Community college10743%
Not enrolled5221%
Enrolled in college19979%
Total251100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

1

AP course offered

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

1

AP class sections

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

3% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

0%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

0 of 255 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)

0%

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

0 of 280 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • 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 51%County median 62%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 24%County median 37%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 29%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 19%
  • Low-income students 35%County median 35%
  • Graduates completing courses 64%County median 66%

Across California

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