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Mission San Jose High School

41717 Palm Avenue, Fremont, CA 94539View on map

  • Public
  • Fremont
  • 435 seniors
  • 1,740 students

Mission San Jose High School is a public high school in Fremont (Fremont Unified) with 435 seniors. In fall 2025, 89% of its 357 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 88% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

89%

317 of 357 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

73%

317 of 435 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

82%

357 of 435 seniors

County median 41%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.9%

25 of 316 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

43 of 316 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

Mission San Jose High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    25 of 316 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.91)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    43 of 316 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Irvine4 pts lower

    18%

    60 of 334 admitted

    This school18%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.88)

  • San Diego12 pts lower

    13%

    43 of 337 admitted

    This school13%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts lower

    24%

    76 of 316 admitted

    This school24%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Davis20 pts lower

    17%

    58 of 339 admitted

    This school17%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts higher

    76%

    222 of 293 admitted

    This school76%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.86)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    256 of 296 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.87)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    239 of 243 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (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

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

  • San Luis Obispo19 pts lower

    10%

    24 of 234 admitted

    This school10%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    31%

    60 of 193 admitted

    This school31%Overall34%

  • Pomona7 pts higher

    80%

    99 of 123 admitted

    This school80%Overall74%

  • San Jose9 pts lower

    71%

    180 of 253 admitted

    This school71%Overall80%

  • San Francisco4 pts higher

    100%

    49 of 49 admitted

    This school100%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 (478 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

88%

421 of 478 graduates

UC or CSU

38%

181 graduates

Community college

11%

52 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC15733%
CSU245%
CA private college378%
Out of state15132%
Community college5211%
Not enrolled5712%
Enrolled in college42188%
Total478100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

18

AP courses offered

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

66

AP class sections

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

61% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

84%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

375 of 446 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)

79%

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

380 of 483 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 7 classes
  • Mathematics: 13 classes
  • Science: 16 classes
  • Social science: 22 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 85%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 83%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 58%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 63%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 19%County median 68%
  • Graduates completing courses 88%County median 75%

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