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Hayward High School

1633 East Avenue, Hayward, CA 94541View on map

  • Public
  • Hayward
  • 346 seniors
  • 1,544 students

Hayward High School is a public high school in Hayward (Hayward Unified) with 346 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 55 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 40% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

43 of 55 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

12%

43 of 346 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

16%

55 of 346 seniors

County median 41%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 23 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 40 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

Hayward High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    22%

    5 of 23 admitted

    This school22%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.64)

  • Santa Barbara28 pts higher

    60%

    9 of 15 admitted

    This school60%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Davis7 pts lower

    30%

    12 of 40 admitted

    This school30%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.64)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts lower

    67%

    22 of 33 admitted

    This school67%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.57)

  • Riverside12 pts lower

    75%

    12 of 16 admitted

    This school75%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.71)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    24 of 25 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.60 (all applicants 3.53)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report40 applied

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report23 applied

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report19 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

Hayward High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, worse at 4.

  • San Jose9 pts lower

    72%

    38 of 53 admitted

    This school72%Overall80%

  • Sacramento11 pts lower

    83%

    24 of 29 admitted

    This school83%Overall94%

  • San Francisco9 pts lower

    88%

    35 of 40 admitted

    This school88%Overall96%

  • East Bay4 pts lower

    93%

    88 of 95 admitted

    This school93%Overall97%

  • Northridge

    ~90% · 2 yrs pooled5 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 (315 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

61%

193 of 315 graduates

UC or CSU

19%

61 graduates

Community college

40%

127 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC279%
CSU3411%
CA private college21%
Out of state31%
Community college12740%
Not enrolled12239%
Enrolled in college19361%
Total315100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

16

AP courses offered

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

24

AP class sections

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

20% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

32%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

119 of 373 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)

19%

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

80 of 412 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 7 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 51%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 20%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 84%County median 68%
  • Graduates completing courses 40%County median 75%

Across California

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