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Cupertino High School

10100 Finch Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014View on map

  • Public
  • Cupertino
  • 506 seniors
  • 1,814 students

Cupertino High School is a public high school in Cupertino (Fremont Union High) with 506 seniors. In fall 2025, 92% of its 331 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 83% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

92%

306 of 331 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

60%

306 of 506 seniors

County median 39%

Seniors who applied to UC

65%

331 of 506 seniors

County median 53%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.1%

27 of 298 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

12%

36 of 294 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

Cupertino High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    27 of 298 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.07)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    12%

    36 of 294 admitted

    This school12%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.06)

  • Irvine7 pts higher

    29%

    89 of 303 admitted

    This school29%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.04)

  • San Diego8 pts lower

    17%

    51 of 301 admitted

    This school17%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.04)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts higher

    41%

    119 of 291 admitted

    This school41%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Davis14 pts lower

    23%

    71 of 309 admitted

    This school23%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Santa Cruz15 pts higher

    87%

    232 of 267 admitted

    This school87%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Riverside7 pts higher

    94%

    218 of 231 admitted

    This school94%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.99)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    179 of 182 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.98)

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

Cupertino High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo4 pts lower

    26%

    61 of 239 admitted

    This school26%Overall30%

  • Pomona10 pts higher

    84%

    114 of 136 admitted

    This school84%Overall74%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    84%

    214 of 256 admitted

    This school84%Overall80%

  • San Francisco4 pts lower

    92%

    60 of 65 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 (562 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

86%

485 of 562 graduates

UC or CSU

35%

199 graduates

Community college

23%

132 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC12823%
CSU7113%
CA private college224%
Out of state13223%
Community college13223%
Not enrolled7714%
Enrolled in college48586%
Total562100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races, Race not reported
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

19

AP courses offered

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

70

AP class sections

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

49% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

80%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

375 of 471 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)

70%

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

339 of 486 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 3 classes
  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 17 classes
  • Science: 22 classes
  • Social science: 15 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 85%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 82%County median 42%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 62%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 67%County median 24%
  • Low-income students 10%County median 47%
  • Graduates completing courses 83%County median 64%

Across California

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