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Los Altos High School

201 Almond Avenue, Los Altos, CA 94022View on map

  • Public
  • Los Altos
  • 547 seniors
  • 2,203 students

Los Altos High School is a public high school in Los Altos (Mountain View-Los Altos Union High) with 547 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 333 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Davis (UCD). 80% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

82%

274 of 333 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

50%

274 of 547 seniors

County median 39%

Seniors who applied to UC

61%

333 of 547 seniors

County median 53%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.2%

21 of 256 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

32 of 241 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

Los Altos High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    21 of 256 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.05)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    32 of 241 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.06)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    21%

    53 of 249 admitted

    This school21%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.01)

  • San Diego11 pts lower

    14%

    38 of 277 admitted

    This school14%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    33%

    94 of 282 admitted

    This school33%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Davis15 pts lower

    22%

    59 of 271 admitted

    This school22%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    71%

    170 of 241 admitted

    This school71%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    134 of 146 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.88)

  • MercedAbout the same

    99%

    119 of 120 admitted

    This school99%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.87)

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

Los Altos High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo4 pts lower

    26%

    60 of 232 admitted

    This school26%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    32%

    59 of 184 admitted

    This school32%Overall34%

  • San Jose5 pts lower

    75%

    149 of 198 admitted

    This school75%Overall80%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    95%

    82 of 86 admitted

    This school95%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 (531 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

88%

468 of 531 graduates

UC or CSU

30%

159 graduates

Community college

21%

111 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC10420%
CSU5510%
CA private college336%
Out of state16531%
Community college11121%
Not enrolled6312%
Enrolled in college46888%
Total531100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

24

AP courses offered

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

106

AP class sections

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

56% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

75%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

414 of 553 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)

57%

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

299 of 521 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 9 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 8 classes
  • Mathematics: 16 classes
  • Science: 31 classes
  • Social science: 40 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 77%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 66%County median 42%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 55%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 48%County median 24%
  • Low-income students 17%County median 47%
  • Graduates completing courses 80%County median 64%

Across California

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