Heritage High School

101 American Avenue, Brentwood, CA 94513View on map

  • Public
  • Brentwood
  • 598 seniors
  • 2,629 students

Heritage High School is a public high school in Brentwood (Liberty Union High) with 598 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 158 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). 62% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

71%

112 of 158 applicants, fall 2025

County median 74%

Seniors admitted to a UC

19%

112 of 598 seniors

County median 26%

Seniors who applied to UC

26%

158 of 598 seniors

County median 35%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

6.9%

7 of 101 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

6.1%

7 of 114 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

Heritage High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 5.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    7%

    7 of 101 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Berkeley7 pts lower

    6%

    7 of 114 admitted

    This school6%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Irvine10 pts lower

    12%

    13 of 106 admitted

    This school12%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.83)

  • San Diego15 pts lower

    10%

    10 of 105 admitted

    This school10%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts lower

    26%

    21 of 82 admitted

    This school26%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Davis15 pts lower

    23%

    27 of 120 admitted

    This school23%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    70%

    57 of 82 admitted

    This school70%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.70)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    84%

    65 of 77 admitted

    This school84%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.75)

  • MercedAbout the same

    99%

    68 of 69 admitted

    This school99%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.78)

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

Heritage High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • San Diego18 pts lower

    16%

    23 of 143 admitted

    This school16%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    82%

    103 of 125 admitted

    This school82%Overall80%

  • Sacramento5 pts lower

    89%

    77 of 87 admitted

    This school89%Overall94%

  • Chico4 pts lower

    90%

    63 of 70 admitted

    This school90%Overall94%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    94%

    73 of 78 admitted

    This school94%Overall96%

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 (544 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

78%

424 of 544 graduates

UC or CSU

23%

123 graduates

Community college

40%

220 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC6011%
CSU6312%
CA private college183%
Out of state6312%
Community college22040%
Not enrolled12022%
Enrolled in college42478%
Total544100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

21

AP courses offered

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

54

AP class sections

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

31% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

41%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

257 of 622 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)

26%

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

174 of 670 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 10 classes
  • Science: 17 classes
  • Social science: 17 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 67%County median 50%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 40%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 32%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 32%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 62%County median 61%

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