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Castro Valley High School

19400 Santa Maria Avenue, Castro Valley, CA 94546View on map

  • Public
  • Castro Valley
  • 677 seniors
  • 2,919 students

Castro Valley High School is a public high school in Castro Valley (Castro Valley Unified) with 677 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 306 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 75% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

234 of 306 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

35%

234 of 677 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

45%

306 of 677 seniors

County median 41%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

5.9%

12 of 203 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

7.1%

16 of 225 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

Castro Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 4.

  • Los Angeles4 pts lower

    6%

    12 of 203 admitted

    This school6%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Berkeley6 pts lower

    7%

    16 of 225 admitted

    This school7%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Irvine4 pts higher

    27%

    62 of 234 admitted

    This school27%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.92)

  • San Diego12 pts lower

    13%

    29 of 225 admitted

    This school13%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    30%

    60 of 201 admitted

    This school30%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Davis8 pts lower

    29%

    73 of 248 admitted

    This school29%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    71%

    127 of 180 admitted

    This school71%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.86)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    85%

    123 of 145 admitted

    This school85%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.86)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    114 of 120 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.87)

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

Castro Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • San Luis Obispo8 pts lower

    22%

    47 of 212 admitted

    This school22%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    33%

    74 of 224 admitted

    This school33%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    79%

    186 of 236 admitted

    This school79%Overall80%

  • San Francisco6 pts lower

    90%

    88 of 98 admitted

    This school90%Overall96%

  • East Bay6 pts lower

    91%

    110 of 121 admitted

    This school91%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 (641 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

85%

542 of 641 graduates

UC or CSU

39%

250 graduates

Community college

33%

213 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC9415%
CSU15624%
CA private college254%
Out of state548%
Community college21333%
Not enrolled9915%
Enrolled in college54285%
Total641100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

16

AP courses offered

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

52

AP class sections

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

28% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

55%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

390 of 707 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)

33%

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

221 of 677 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 7 classes
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 16 classes
  • Science: 11 classes
  • Social science: 6 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 60%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 43%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 31%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 23%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 40%County median 68%
  • Graduates completing courses 75%County median 75%

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