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Petaluma High School

201 Fair Street, Petaluma, CA 94952View on map

  • Public
  • Petaluma
  • 296 seniors
  • 1,173 students

Petaluma High School is a public high school in Petaluma (Petaluma Joint Union High) with 296 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 77 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 74%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 57% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

60 of 77 applicants, fall 2025

County median 74%

Seniors admitted to a UC

20%

60 of 296 seniors

County median 14%

Seniors who applied to UC

26%

77 of 296 seniors

County median 19%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

4 of 40 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

5.5%

3 of 55 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    4 of 40 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.11)

  • Berkeley8 pts lower

    5%

    3 of 55 admitted

    This school5%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.02)

  • Irvine25 pts higher

    48%

    20 of 42 admitted

    This school48%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.03)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    22%

    11 of 50 admitted

    This school22%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Santa Barbara13 pts lower

    20%

    11 of 56 admitted

    This school20%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Davis12 pts lower

    25%

    15 of 60 admitted

    This school25%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Santa Cruz7 pts higher

    79%

    37 of 47 admitted

    This school79%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    11 of 12 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.76)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    21 of 22 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (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

Petaluma High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    28%

    21 of 74 admitted

    This school28%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    35%

    24 of 69 admitted

    This school35%Overall34%

  • Chico6 pts higher

    100%

    43 of 43 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • SonomaAbout the same

    93%

    37 of 40 admitted

    This school93%Overall95%

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

Any college

79%

211 of 266 graduates

UC or CSU

20%

53 graduates

Community college

41%

110 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC228%
CSU3112%
CA private college21%
Out of state4617%
Community college11041%
Not enrolled5521%
Enrolled in college21179%
Total266100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

14

AP courses offered

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

37

AP class sections

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

28% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 8 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 10 classes
  • Science: 5 classes
  • Social science: 8 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 60%County median 56%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 33%County median 24%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 15%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 39%County median 55%
  • Graduates completing courses 57%County median 47%

Across California

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