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Leadership Public Schools: Richmond

880 Bissell Avenue, Richmond, CA 94801View on map

  • Public
  • Richmond
  • 130 seniors
  • 572 students

Leadership Public Schools: Richmond is a public high school in Richmond (West Contra Costa Unified) with 130 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 45 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 74%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 88% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

34 of 45 applicants, fall 2025

County median 74%

Seniors admitted to a UC

26%

34 of 130 seniors

County median 26%

Seniors who applied to UC

35%

45 of 130 seniors

County median 35%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

16%

3 of 19 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

23%

7 of 31 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: Richmond applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.

  • Los Angeles6 pts higher

    16%

    3 of 19 admitted

    This school16%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.83)

  • Berkeley9 pts higher

    23%

    7 of 31 admitted

    This school23%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.81)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    22%

    4 of 18 admitted

    This school22%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.69)

  • San Diego8 pts lower

    17%

    3 of 18 admitted

    This school17%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.59)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    33%

    4 of 12 admitted

    This school33%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.71)

  • Davis4 pts lower

    33%

    12 of 36 admitted

    This school33%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Santa Cruz26 pts lower

    45%

    9 of 20 admitted

    This school45%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.69)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    85%

    11 of 13 admitted

    This school85%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    19 of 19 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.71 (all applicants 3.71)

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: Richmond applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, worse at 2.

  • San Jose8 pts lower

    73%

    16 of 22 admitted

    This school73%Overall80%

  • Sacramento4 pts higher

    97%

    36 of 37 admitted

    This school97%Overall94%

  • Sonoma5 pts higher

    100%

    29 of 29 admitted

    This school100%Overall95%

  • San Francisco6 pts lower

    90%

    52 of 58 admitted

    This school90%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 (131 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

63%

82 of 131 graduates

UC or CSU

27%

36 graduates

Community college

27%

36 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1612%
CSU2015%
CA private college86%
Out of state22%
Community college3627%
Not enrolled4937%
Enrolled in college8263%
Total131100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

11

AP courses offered

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

14

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

59%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

75 of 127 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)

13%

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

16 of 126 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 1 class
  • Social science: 4 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 38%County median 50%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 12%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 70%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 88%County median 61%

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