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Jesse M. Bethel High School

1800 Ascot Parkway, Vallejo, CA 94591View on map

  • Public
  • Vallejo
  • 337 seniors
  • 1,360 students

Jesse M. Bethel High School is a public high school in Vallejo (Vallejo City Unified) with 337 seniors. In fall 2025, 66% of its 47 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 71%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 36% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

66%

31 of 47 applicants, fall 2025

County median 71%

Seniors admitted to a UC

9%

31 of 337 seniors

County median 12%

Seniors who applied to UC

14%

47 of 337 seniors

County median 19%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

3 of 28 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

4 of 29 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

Jesse M. Bethel High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    3 of 28 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.93)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    4 of 29 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.82)

  • San Diego5 pts higher

    30%

    8 of 27 admitted

    This school30%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Santa Barbara21 pts higher

    53%

    9 of 17 admitted

    This school53%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Davis8 pts higher

    45%

    13 of 29 admitted

    This school45%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Santa Cruz12 pts lower

    59%

    13 of 22 admitted

    This school59%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    11 of 12 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Merced5 pts lower

    92%

    11 of 12 admitted

    This school92%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report20 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

Jesse M. Bethel High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 3 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Jose4 pts lower

    77%

    36 of 47 admitted

    This school77%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    91%

    51 of 56 admitted

    This school91%Overall94%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    93%

    40 of 43 admitted

    This school93%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 (304 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

60%

183 of 304 graduates

UC or CSU

13%

38 graduates

Community college

40%

122 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC124%
CSU269%
CA private college93%
Out of state145%
Community college12240%
Not enrolled12140%
Enrolled in college18360%
Total304100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

13

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.

23% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

28%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

106 of 375 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)

4%

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

16 of 364 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 8 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 32%County median 44%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 9%County median 16%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 89%County median 67%
  • Graduates completing courses 36%County median 51%

Across California

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