Emery Secondary
1100 Steve Dain Drive, Emeryville, CA 94608View on map
- Public
- Emeryville
- 45 seniors
- 148 students
Emery Secondary is a public high school in Emeryville (Emery Unified) with 45 seniors. In fall 2025, 86% of its 21 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 42% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
86%
18 of 21 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
40%
18 of 45 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
47%
21 of 45 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
25%
3 of 12 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
29%
4 of 14 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
Emery Secondary applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 4 campuses, worse at 1.
- Los Angeles15 pts higher
25%
3 of 12 admitted
This school25%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.85)
- Berkeley15 pts higher
29%
4 of 14 admitted
This school29%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.86)
- Davis4 pts higher
41%
7 of 17 admitted
This school41%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.72)
- Santa Cruz30 pts lower
42%
5 of 12 admitted
This school42%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.67)
too few applicants to report11 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report7 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
Emery Secondary applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 1 campus, about the same at 1.
- San JoseAbout the same
81%
13 of 16 admitted
This school81%Overall80%
~93% · 2 yrs pooled7 applied
~91% · 2 yrs pooled6 applied
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 (50 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
60%
30 of 50 graduates
UC or CSU
26%
13 graduates
Community college
20%
10 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 5 | 10% |
| CSU | 8 | 16% |
| CA private college | 3 | 6% |
| Out of state | 4 | 8% |
| Community college | 10 | 20% |
| Not enrolled | 20 | 40% |
| Enrolled in college | 30 | 60% |
| Total | 50 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
3
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
6
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
29% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
10%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
4 of 39 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)
17%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
6 of 36 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 1 class
- Social science: 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 50%County median 54%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 8%
- Low-income students 49%County median 68%
- Graduates completing courses 42%County median 75%