Impact Academy of Arts & Technology
2560 Darwin Street, Hayward, CA 94545View on map
- Public
- Hayward
- 90 seniors
- 688 students
Impact Academy of Arts & Technology is a public high school in Hayward (Hayward Unified) with 90 seniors. In fall 2025, 63% of its 40 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Davis (UCD). 99% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
63%
25 of 40 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
28%
25 of 90 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
44%
40 of 90 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
8.8%
3 of 34 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
15%
5 of 33 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
Impact Academy of Arts & Technology applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
3 of 34 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.88)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
15%
5 of 33 admitted
This school15%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.89)
- San Diego11 pts higher
36%
5 of 14 admitted
This school36%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.81)
- Santa Barbara5 pts lower
27%
6 of 22 admitted
This school27%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.95)
- Davis10 pts higher
47%
15 of 32 admitted
This school47%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.96)
- Santa Cruz6 pts higher
77%
10 of 13 admitted
This school77%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 4.06)
- Riverside27 pts lower
60%
6 of 10 admitted
This school60%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.84)
too few applicants to report20 applied
~94% · 3 yrs pooled8 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
Impact Academy of Arts & Technology applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Jose4 pts higher
84%
43 of 51 admitted
This school84%Overall80%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
96%
44 of 46 admitted
This school96%Overall96%
- East BayAbout the same
97%
65 of 67 admitted
This school97%Overall97%
~85% · 2 yrs pooled6 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 (98 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
79%
77 of 98 graduates
UC or CSU
46%
45 graduates
Community college
28%
27 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 8 | 8% |
| CSU | 37 | 38% |
| CA private college | 3 | 3% |
| Out of state | 2 | 2% |
| Community college | 27 | 28% |
| Not enrolled | 21 | 21% |
| Enrolled in college | 77 | 79% |
| Total | 98 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
13
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
49% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
90%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
62 of 69 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)
22%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
22 of 98 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Science: 5 classes
- Social science: 5 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 58%County median 54%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 8%
- Low-income students 54%County median 68%
- Graduates completing courses 99%County median 75%