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Milpitas High School

1285 Escuela Parkway, Milpitas, CA 95035View on map

  • Public
  • Milpitas
  • 694 seniors
  • 2,895 students

Milpitas High School is a public high school in Milpitas (Milpitas Unified) with 694 seniors. In fall 2025, 84% of its 284 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 60% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

84%

238 of 284 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

34%

238 of 694 seniors

County median 39%

Seniors who applied to UC

41%

284 of 694 seniors

County median 53%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.2%

17 of 208 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.8%

19 of 215 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

Milpitas High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 5.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    17 of 208 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    9%

    19 of 215 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Irvine9 pts lower

    13%

    31 of 239 admitted

    This school13%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.88)

  • San Diego10 pts lower

    15%

    33 of 225 admitted

    This school15%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Santa Barbara10 pts lower

    22%

    43 of 196 admitted

    This school22%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Davis14 pts lower

    24%

    60 of 255 admitted

    This school24%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    74%

    139 of 187 admitted

    This school74%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    92%

    173 of 189 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.85)

  • MercedAbout the same

    99%

    168 of 169 admitted

    This school99%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.84)

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

Milpitas High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • San Diego14 pts lower

    20%

    35 of 175 admitted

    This school20%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    81%

    223 of 275 admitted

    This school81%Overall80%

  • Sacramento4 pts higher

    98%

    44 of 45 admitted

    This school98%Overall94%

  • San Francisco10 pts lower

    86%

    81 of 94 admitted

    This school86%Overall96%

  • East Bay8 pts lower

    88%

    46 of 52 admitted

    This school88%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 (711 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

83%

590 of 711 graduates

UC or CSU

28%

201 graduates

Community college

46%

328 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC9513%
CSU10615%
CA private college243%
Out of state375%
Community college32846%
Not enrolled12117%
Enrolled in college59083%
Total711100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, Filipino, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, White
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Homeless, 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

57

AP class sections

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

35% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

53%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

385 of 727 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)

40%

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

316 of 792 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 4 classes
  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 14 classes
  • Science: 7 classes
  • Social science: 24 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 70%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 58%County median 42%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 44%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 34%County median 24%
  • Low-income students 44%County median 47%
  • Graduates completing courses 60%County median 64%

Across California

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