East Palo Alto Academy
1050 Myrtle Street, East Palo Alto, CA 94303View on map
- Public
- East Palo Alto
- 68 seniors
- 245 students
East Palo Alto Academy is a public high school in East Palo Alto (Sequoia Union High) with 68 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 18 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 47% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
83%
15 of 18 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
22%
15 of 68 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
26%
18 of 68 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 11 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
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
East Palo Alto Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 1 campus, about the same at 1.
- MercedAbout the same
93%
13 of 14 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.60 (all applicants 3.54)
too few applicants to report11 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report6 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).
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (55 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
67%
37 of 55 graduates
UC or CSU
33%
18 graduates
Community college
35%
19 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 5 | 9% |
| CSU | 13 | 24% |
| CA private college | 0 | 0% |
| Out of state | 0 | 0% |
| Community college | 19 | 35% |
| Not enrolled | 18 | 33% |
| Enrolled in college | 37 | 67% |
| Total | 55 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners
Advanced Placement
4
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
33% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
19%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
13 of 68 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)
2%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
1 of 63 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 3 classes
- Foreign language: 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 41%County median 62%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 8%County median 37%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 9%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 2%County median 19%
- Low-income students 76%County median 35%
- Graduates completing courses 47%County median 66%