James Lick High School
57 North White Road, San Jose, CA 95127View on map
- Public
- San Jose
- 225 seniors
- 788 students
James Lick High School is a public high school in San Jose (East Side Union High) with 225 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 18 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal) and UC Davis (UCD). 47% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
83%
15 of 18 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
7%
15 of 225 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
8%
18 of 225 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
27%
4 of 15 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
James Lick High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 2 campuses.
- Berkeley13 pts higher
27%
4 of 15 admitted
This school27%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.11)
- Davis30 pts higher
67%
8 of 12 admitted
This school67%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.10)
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
~92% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
~62% · 3 yrs pooled7 applied
too few applicants to report— 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
James Lick High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Luis Obispo16 pts higher
45%
5 of 11 admitted
This school45%Overall30%
- San Jose7 pts higher
87%
41 of 47 admitted
This school87%Overall80%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
94%
15 of 16 admitted
This school94%Overall96%
~92% · 2 yrs pooled8 applied
~100% · 2 yrs pooled8 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 (150 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
73%
110 of 150 graduates
UC or CSU
21%
31 graduates
Community college
47%
70 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 5 | 3% |
| CSU | 26 | 17% |
| CA private college | 6 | 4% |
| Out of state | 3 | 2% |
| Community college | 70 | 47% |
| Not enrolled | 40 | 27% |
| Enrolled in college | 110 | 73% |
| Total | 150 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
15
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
22
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
32% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
36%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
76 of 212 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)
11%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
19 of 176 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 1 class
- English: 3 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
- Foreign language: 6 classes
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Science: 3 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 41%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 16%County median 42%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 10%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 24%
- Low-income students 85%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 47%County median 64%