Encinal Junior/Senior High School
210 Central Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501View on map
- Public
- Alameda
- 230 seniors
- 1,342 students
Encinal Junior/Senior High School is a public high school in Alameda (Alameda Unified) with 230 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 91 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). 67% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
77%
70 of 91 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
30%
70 of 230 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
40%
91 of 230 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
8.3%
5 of 60 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
8.1%
5 of 62 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
Encinal Junior/Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
5 of 60 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.33 (all applicants 4.05)
- Berkeley5 pts lower
8%
5 of 62 admitted
This school8%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.03)
- Irvine10 pts lower
13%
7 of 56 admitted
This school13%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.99)
- San Diego7 pts lower
18%
11 of 62 admitted
This school18%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.96)
- Santa Barbara10 pts lower
22%
12 of 54 admitted
This school22%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.94)
- DavisAbout the same
37%
23 of 62 admitted
This school37%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.91)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
73%
47 of 64 admitted
This school73%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.97)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
33 of 36 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.90)
- MercedAbout the same
93%
28 of 30 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.93)
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 (210 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
79%
166 of 210 graduates
UC or CSU
37%
78 graduates
Community college
30%
64 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 44 | 21% |
| CSU | 34 | 16% |
| CA private college | 4 | 2% |
| Out of state | 20 | 10% |
| Community college | 64 | 30% |
| Not enrolled | 44 | 21% |
| Enrolled in college | 166 | 79% |
| Total | 210 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, White, Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, Black or African American, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
32
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
38% 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
125 of 228 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)
29%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
62 of 214 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 3 classes
- English: 5 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 4 classes
- Social science: 13 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 79%County median 54%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 46%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 42%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 22%County median 8%
- Low-income students 47%County median 68%
- Graduates completing courses 67%County median 75%