Leadership Public Schools - Hayward

28000 Calaroga Avenue, Hayward, CA 94545View on map

  • Public
  • Hayward
  • 138 seniors
  • 580 students

Leadership Public Schools - Hayward is a public high school in Hayward (Hayward Unified) with 138 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 58 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Irvine (UCI). 90% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

45 of 58 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

33%

45 of 138 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

42%

58 of 138 seniors

County median 41%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.3%

3 of 36 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

6 of 45 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

Leadership Public Schools - Hayward applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    3 of 36 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.85)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    6 of 45 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Irvine6 pts lower

    17%

    7 of 42 admitted

    This school17%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.84)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    22%

    6 of 27 admitted

    This school22%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts lower

    25%

    6 of 24 admitted

    This school25%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Davis5 pts higher

    43%

    20 of 47 admitted

    This school43%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts higher

    75%

    12 of 16 admitted

    This school75%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.70)

  • Riverside9 pts higher

    96%

    24 of 25 admitted

    This school96%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.86)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    25 of 26 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.84)

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

Leadership Public Schools - Hayward applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • San JoseAbout the same

    79%

    54 of 68 admitted

    This school79%Overall80%

  • Sacramento4 pts higher

    97%

    36 of 37 admitted

    This school97%Overall94%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    96%

    46 of 48 admitted

    This school96%Overall96%

  • East BayAbout the same

    97%

    75 of 77 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 (142 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

81%

115 of 142 graduates

UC or CSU

50%

71 graduates

Community college

26%

37 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1813%
CSU5337%
CA private college43%
Out of state32%
Community college3726%
Not enrolled2719%
Enrolled in college11581%
Total142100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

8

AP courses offered

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

18

AP class sections

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

44% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

72%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

113 of 158 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)

24%

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

35 of 144 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 7 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 61%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 19%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 60%County median 68%
  • Graduates completing courses 90%County median 75%

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