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Making Waves Academy

4123 Lakeside Drive, Richmond, CA 94806View on map

  • Public
  • Richmond
  • 136 seniors
  • 1,006 students

Making Waves Academy is a public high school in Richmond (Contra Costa County Office of Education) with 136 seniors. In fall 2025, 93% of its 68 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 Merced. 100% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

93%

63 of 68 applicants, fall 2025

County median 74%

Seniors admitted to a UC

46%

63 of 136 seniors

County median 26%

Seniors who applied to UC

50%

68 of 136 seniors

County median 35%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.4%

3 of 32 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

18%

9 of 49 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

Making Waves Academy 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

    9%

    3 of 32 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.95)

  • Berkeley5 pts higher

    18%

    9 of 49 admitted

    This school18%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Irvine10 pts higher

    32%

    8 of 25 admitted

    This school32%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.91)

  • San Diego4 pts lower

    21%

    4 of 19 admitted

    This school21%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.79)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    33%

    8 of 24 admitted

    This school33%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.94)

  • DavisAbout the same

    38%

    20 of 52 admitted

    This school38%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Santa Cruz25 pts lower

    46%

    17 of 37 admitted

    This school46%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.79)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    21 of 24 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    49 of 49 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (all applicants 3.73)

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

Making Waves Academy applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 4.

  • San JoseAbout the same

    77%

    44 of 57 admitted

    This school77%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    94%

    46 of 49 admitted

    This school94%Overall94%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    95%

    79 of 83 admitted

    This school95%Overall96%

  • East BayAbout the same

    96%

    68 of 71 admitted

    This school96%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 (90 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

83%

75 of 90 graduates

UC or CSU

58%

52 graduates

Community college

17%

15 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC3033%
CSU2224%
CA private college44%
Out of state44%
Community college1517%
Not enrolled1517%
Enrolled in college7583%
Total90100%

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
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Advanced Placement

8

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.

40% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

57%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

70 of 122 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)

9%

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

8 of 93 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 3 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 68%County median 50%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 24%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 85%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 100%County median 61%

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