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Homestead High School

21370 Homestead Road, Cupertino, CA 95014View on map

  • Public
  • Cupertino
  • 603 seniors
  • 2,190 students

Homestead High School is a public high school in Cupertino (Fremont Union High) with 603 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 369 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 82% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

80%

297 of 369 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

49%

297 of 603 seniors

County median 39%

Seniors who applied to UC

61%

369 of 603 seniors

County median 53%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.1%

24 of 297 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.9%

26 of 293 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

Homestead High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    24 of 297 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.07)

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    9%

    26 of 293 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.07)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    22%

    64 of 294 admitted

    This school22%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.04)

  • San Diego8 pts lower

    17%

    53 of 315 admitted

    This school17%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    99 of 305 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Davis17 pts lower

    20%

    63 of 318 admitted

    This school20%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts higher

    80%

    195 of 245 admitted

    This school80%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    183 of 199 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.95)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    127 of 130 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.94)

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

Homestead High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo7 pts lower

    23%

    65 of 283 admitted

    This school23%Overall30%

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    42%

    90 of 216 admitted

    This school42%Overall34%

  • Pomona11 pts higher

    85%

    94 of 111 admitted

    This school85%Overall74%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    81%

    180 of 223 admitted

    This school81%Overall80%

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

Any college

84%

491 of 583 graduates

UC or CSU

32%

184 graduates

Community college

21%

125 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC11219%
CSU7212%
CA private college285%
Out of state15426%
Community college12521%
Not enrolled9216%
Enrolled in college49184%
Total583100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Race not reported, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

20

AP courses offered

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

59

AP class sections

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

42% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

61%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

360 of 589 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)

53%

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

319 of 598 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 4 classes
  • English: 3 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 17 classes
  • Science: 21 classes
  • Social science: 6 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 81%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 70%County median 42%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 53%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 54%County median 24%
  • Low-income students 13%County median 47%
  • Graduates completing courses 82%County median 64%

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