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Mills High School

400 Murchison Drive, Millbrae, CA 94030View on map

  • Public
  • Millbrae
  • 275 seniors
  • 1,120 students

Mills High School is a public high school in Millbrae (San Mateo Union High) with 275 seniors. In fall 2025, 87% of its 157 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 68% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

87%

136 of 157 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

49%

136 of 275 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

57%

157 of 275 seniors

County median 42%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.7%

11 of 127 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

17 of 127 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

Mills High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    11 of 127 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.04)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    17 of 127 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.00)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    20%

    27 of 133 admitted

    This school20%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.97)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    23%

    32 of 137 admitted

    This school23%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts lower

    29%

    33 of 115 admitted

    This school29%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Davis6 pts lower

    31%

    43 of 140 admitted

    This school31%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Santa Cruz7 pts higher

    79%

    82 of 104 admitted

    This school79%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Riverside9 pts higher

    96%

    100 of 104 admitted

    This school96%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.95)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    51 of 52 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.93)

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

Mills High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo10 pts lower

    20%

    20 of 102 admitted

    This school20%Overall30%

  • San Diego8 pts lower

    26%

    27 of 104 admitted

    This school26%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    82%

    69 of 84 admitted

    This school82%Overall80%

  • Fullerton7 pts higher

    94%

    44 of 47 admitted

    This school94%Overall87%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    95%

    56 of 59 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 (279 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

92%

258 of 279 graduates

UC or CSU

42%

117 graduates

Community college

37%

104 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC7025%
CSU4717%
CA private college207%
Out of state176%
Community college10437%
Not enrolled218%
Enrolled in college25892%
Total279100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

20

AP courses offered

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

38

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

76%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

213 of 281 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)

39%

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

113 of 293 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: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 13 classes
  • Social science: 5 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 80%County median 62%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 63%County median 37%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 50%County median 29%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 43%County median 19%
  • Low-income students 20%County median 35%
  • Graduates completing courses 68%County median 66%

Across California

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