Hercules High School
1900 Refugio Valley Road, Hercules, CA 94547View on map
- Public
- Hercules
- 163 seniors
- 817 students
Hercules High School is a public high school in Hercules (West Contra Costa Unified) with 163 seniors. In fall 2025, 64% of its 76 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 74%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Irvine (UCI). 70% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
64%
49 of 76 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
30%
49 of 163 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
47%
76 of 163 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 40 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
22%
12 of 54 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
Hercules High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 6.
- Berkeley9 pts higher
22%
12 of 54 admitted
This school22%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.87)
- Irvine13 pts lower
9%
5 of 54 admitted
This school9%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.91)
- San Diego17 pts lower
8%
4 of 48 admitted
This school8%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.83)
- Santa Barbara16 pts lower
17%
5 of 30 admitted
This school17%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.91)
- Davis16 pts lower
22%
14 of 65 admitted
This school22%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.81)
- Santa Cruz21 pts lower
50%
10 of 20 admitted
This school50%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.71)
- Riverside6 pts lower
81%
25 of 31 admitted
This school81%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.93)
- MercedAbout the same
97%
31 of 32 admitted
This school97%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.89)
too few applicants to report40 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
Hercules High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 3.
- San Jose6 pts higher
86%
44 of 51 admitted
This school86%Overall80%
- SacramentoAbout the same
97%
31 of 32 admitted
This school97%Overall94%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
98%
41 of 42 admitted
This school98%Overall96%
- East BayAbout the same
95%
18 of 19 admitted
This school95%Overall97%
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 (164 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
79%
129 of 164 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
40 graduates
Community college
46%
75 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 28 | 17% |
| CSU | 12 | 7% |
| CA private college | 7 | 4% |
| Out of state | 7 | 4% |
| Community college | 75 | 46% |
| Not enrolled | 35 | 21% |
| Enrolled in college | 129 | 79% |
| Total | 164 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Filipino, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
11
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
14
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
35% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
58%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
107 of 185 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)
20%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
33 of 165 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Science: 1 class
- 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 71%County median 50%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 36%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 36%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 17%County median 8%
- Low-income students 47%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 70%County median 61%