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Leigh High School

5210 Leigh Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124View on map

  • Public
  • San Jose
  • 459 seniors
  • 1,894 students

Leigh High School is a public high school in San Jose (Campbell Union High) with 459 seniors. In fall 2025, 84% of its 242 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 81% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

84%

204 of 242 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

44%

204 of 459 seniors

County median 39%

Seniors who applied to UC

53%

242 of 459 seniors

County median 53%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

20 of 192 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

6.0%

11 of 182 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

Leigh High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    20 of 192 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Berkeley7 pts lower

    6%

    11 of 182 admitted

    This school6%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.98)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    21%

    43 of 201 admitted

    This school21%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.94)

  • San Diego10 pts lower

    15%

    31 of 203 admitted

    This school15%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    31%

    63 of 201 admitted

    This school31%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Davis14 pts lower

    24%

    48 of 204 admitted

    This school24%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts higher

    77%

    124 of 162 admitted

    This school77%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Riverside7 pts higher

    94%

    107 of 114 admitted

    This school94%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.89)

  • MercedAbout the same

    99%

    94 of 95 admitted

    This school99%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.86)

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

Leigh High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo13 pts lower

    17%

    33 of 197 admitted

    This school17%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    35%

    56 of 162 admitted

    This school35%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    79%

    120 of 152 admitted

    This school79%Overall80%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    94%

    48 of 51 admitted

    This school94%Overall94%

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

Any college

90%

382 of 423 graduates

UC or CSU

28%

119 graduates

Community college

33%

140 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC6014%
CSU5914%
CA private college287%
Out of state9522%
Community college14033%
Not enrolled4110%
Enrolled in college38290%
Total423100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

19

AP courses offered

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

68

AP class sections

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

43% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

65%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

326 of 498 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)

49%

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

210 of 428 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 3 classes
  • English: 10 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 15 classes
  • Science: 15 classes
  • Social science: 21 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 78%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 66%County median 42%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 51%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 44%County median 24%
  • Low-income students 17%County median 47%
  • Graduates completing courses 81%County median 64%

Across California

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