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Newark Memorial High School

39375 Cedar Boulevard, Newark, CA 94560View on map

  • Public
  • Newark
  • 345 seniors
  • 1,306 students

Newark Memorial High School is a public high school in Newark (Newark Unified) with 345 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 88 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 55% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

77%

68 of 88 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

20%

68 of 345 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

26%

88 of 345 seniors

County median 41%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

6 of 58 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

17%

11 of 64 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    6 of 58 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.14)

  • Berkeley4 pts higher

    17%

    11 of 64 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.10)

  • Irvine11 pts lower

    11%

    6 of 55 admitted

    This school11%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.11)

  • San Diego5 pts lower

    20%

    11 of 56 admitted

    This school20%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.08)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts higher

    36%

    21 of 58 admitted

    This school36%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    48%

    30 of 63 admitted

    This school48%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Santa Cruz15 pts higher

    86%

    31 of 36 admitted

    This school86%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Riverside10 pts higher

    97%

    32 of 33 admitted

    This school97%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    35 of 35 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 4.04)

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

Newark Memorial High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Diego4 pts higher

    38%

    31 of 81 admitted

    This school38%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    83%

    99 of 120 admitted

    This school83%Overall80%

  • San Francisco4 pts lower

    92%

    48 of 52 admitted

    This school92%Overall96%

  • East BayAbout the same

    94%

    72 of 77 admitted

    This school94%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 (327 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

75%

244 of 327 graduates

UC or CSU

27%

87 graduates

Community college

41%

133 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC3410%
CSU5316%
CA private college134%
Out of state113%
Community college13341%
Not enrolled8325%
Enrolled in college24475%
Total327100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

18

AP courses offered

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

41

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

52%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

160 of 308 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)

19%

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

70 of 363 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 4 classes
  • English: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 8 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 18 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 61%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 36%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 30%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 21%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 42%County median 68%
  • Graduates completing courses 55%County median 75%

Across California

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