Carmel High School is a public high school in Carmel (Carmel Unified) with 200 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 73 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 77%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 73% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
71%
52 of 73 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
26%
52 of 200 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
37%
73 of 200 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
8.0%
4 of 50 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
19%
9 of 47 applicants, fall 2025
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
Carmel High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
4 of 50 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.13)
- Berkeley6 pts higher
19%
9 of 47 admitted
This school19%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.06)
- Irvine23 pts higher
45%
15 of 33 admitted
This school45%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.07)
- San Diego7 pts lower
18%
9 of 49 admitted
This school18%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.11)
- Santa Barbara19 pts higher
51%
28 of 55 admitted
This school51%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.05)
- Davis14 pts higher
51%
23 of 45 admitted
This school51%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.11)
- Santa Cruz19 pts higher
90%
19 of 21 admitted
This school90%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.12)
- Riverside13 pts higher
100%
11 of 11 admitted
This school100%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 4.05)
too few applicants to report8 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
Carmel High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Luis Obispo15 pts higher
45%
33 of 73 admitted
This school45%Overall30%
- San Diego13 pts higher
47%
28 of 59 admitted
This school47%Overall34%
- San Jose9 pts higher
90%
26 of 29 admitted
This school90%Overall80%
- Monterey BayAbout the same
93%
13 of 14 admitted
This school93%Overall95%
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 (216 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
82%
177 of 216 graduates
UC or CSU
20%
43 graduates
Community college
26%
57 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 22 | 10% |
| CSU | 21 | 10% |
| CA private college | 24 | 11% |
| Out of state | 53 | 25% |
| Community college | 57 | 26% |
| Not enrolled | 39 | 18% |
| Enrolled in college | 177 | 82% |
| Total | 216 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
18
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
38
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
54% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
70%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
132 of 188 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)
50%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
95 of 191 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 3 classes
- English: 6 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 6 classes
- Science: 8 classes
- Social science: 11 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 87%County median 51%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 61%County median 15%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 57%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 33%County median 4%
- Low-income students 16%County median 82%
- Graduates completing courses 73%County median 53%