KIPP San Jose Collegiate
1790 Educational Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95133View on map
- Public
- San Jose
- 111 seniors
- 530 students
KIPP San Jose Collegiate is a public high school in San Jose (East Side Union High) with 111 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 87 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Merced. 100% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
80%
70 of 87 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
63%
70 of 111 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
78%
87 of 111 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 50 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
9.1%
5 of 55 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
KIPP San Jose Collegiate applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.
- Berkeley4 pts lower
9%
5 of 55 admitted
This school9%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.87)
- IrvineAbout the same
20%
10 of 49 admitted
This school20%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.87)
- San Diego12 pts higher
37%
13 of 35 admitted
This school37%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
32%
8 of 25 admitted
This school32%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.81)
- Davis13 pts lower
24%
11 of 46 admitted
This school24%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.80)
- Santa Cruz43 pts lower
29%
16 of 56 admitted
This school29%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.49)
- Riverside13 pts lower
74%
31 of 42 admitted
This school74%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.63)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
50 of 51 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.62 (all applicants 3.60)
too few applicants to report50 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
KIPP San Jose Collegiate applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo27 pts higher
56%
9 of 16 admitted
This school56%Overall30%
- San Jose4 pts lower
76%
79 of 104 admitted
This school76%Overall80%
- FullertonAbout the same
90%
9 of 10 admitted
This school90%Overall87%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
98%
50 of 51 admitted
This school98%Overall96%
- East BayAbout the same
97%
37 of 38 admitted
This school97%Overall97%
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 (129 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
92%
119 of 129 graduates
UC or CSU
47%
60 graduates
Community college
40%
51 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 25 | 19% |
| CSU | 35 | 27% |
| CA private college | 5 | 4% |
| Out of state | 3 | 2% |
| Community college | 51 | 40% |
| Not enrolled | 10 | 8% |
| Enrolled in college | 119 | 92% |
| Total | 129 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, English learners
Advanced Placement
12
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
21
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
62% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
81%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
122 of 150 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)
51%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
64 of 125 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 4 classes
- English: 4 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 1 class
- 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 73%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 65%County median 42%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 42%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 44%County median 24%
- Low-income students 73%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 100%County median 64%