Castlemont High School
8601 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94605View on map
- Public
- Oakland
- 191 seniors
- 694 students
Castlemont High School is a public high school in Oakland (Oakland Unified) with 191 seniors. In fall 2025, 85% of its 26 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Davis (UCD). 32% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
85%
22 of 26 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
12%
22 of 191 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
14%
26 of 191 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 19 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
Castlemont High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 4 campuses, worse at 3.
- San Diego18 pts higher
43%
6 of 14 admitted
This school43%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.50)
- Davis11 pts lower
26%
5 of 19 admitted
This school26%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.56)
- Santa Cruz36 pts lower
35%
7 of 20 admitted
This school35%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.57)
- Merced7 pts lower
89%
16 of 18 admitted
This school89%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.46 (all applicants 3.47)
too few applicants to report19 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— 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
Castlemont High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, worse at 5.
- San Jose6 pts lower
74%
23 of 31 admitted
This school74%Overall80%
- Los Angeles17 pts lower
75%
9 of 12 admitted
This school75%Overall92%
- Sacramento6 pts lower
88%
29 of 33 admitted
This school88%Overall94%
- San Francisco23 pts lower
73%
32 of 44 admitted
This school73%Overall96%
- East Bay11 pts lower
85%
41 of 48 admitted
This school85%Overall97%
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 (126 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
55%
69 of 126 graduates
UC or CSU
18%
23 graduates
Community college
35%
44 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 13 | 10% |
| CSU | 10 | 8% |
| CA private college | 0 | 0% |
| Out of state | 2 | 2% |
| Community college | 44 | 35% |
| Not enrolled | 57 | 45% |
| Enrolled in college | 69 | 55% |
| Total | 126 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Homeless, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
0%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
0 of 202 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 141 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
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 9%County median 54%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 3%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 0%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 1%County median 8%
- Low-income students 99%County median 68%
- Graduates completing courses 32%County median 75%