Pinole Valley High School
2900 Pinole Valley Road, Pinole, CA 94564View on map
- Public
- Pinole
- 311 seniors
- 1,224 students
Pinole Valley High School is a public high school in Pinole (West Contra Costa Unified) with 311 seniors. In fall 2025, 84% of its 75 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 74%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 51% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
84%
63 of 75 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
20%
63 of 311 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
75 of 311 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 41 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
10%
6 of 59 applicants, fall 2025
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
Pinole Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 7 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
10%
6 of 59 admitted
This school10%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.92)
- San Diego13 pts lower
12%
4 of 34 admitted
This school12%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.92)
- Santa Barbara8 pts higher
40%
10 of 25 admitted
This school40%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.94)
- DavisAbout the same
36%
21 of 59 admitted
This school36%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.89)
- Santa Cruz7 pts higher
78%
25 of 32 admitted
This school78%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.81)
- Riverside6 pts higher
93%
28 of 30 admitted
This school93%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.84)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
37 of 37 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.83)
too few applicants to report41 applied
too few applicants to report40 applied
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
Pinole Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- San JoseAbout the same
80%
41 of 51 admitted
This school80%Overall80%
- SacramentoAbout the same
96%
48 of 50 admitted
This school96%Overall94%
- Chico11 pts lower
82%
14 of 17 admitted
This school82%Overall94%
- San Francisco8 pts lower
88%
51 of 58 admitted
This school88%Overall96%
- East Bay13 pts lower
83%
35 of 42 admitted
This school83%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 (261 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
74%
194 of 261 graduates
UC or CSU
20%
52 graduates
Community college
48%
125 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 25 | 10% |
| CSU | 27 | 10% |
| CA private college | 6 | 2% |
| Out of state | 11 | 4% |
| Community college | 125 | 48% |
| Not enrolled | 67 | 26% |
| Enrolled in college | 194 | 74% |
| Total | 261 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Asian, White, Filipino, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
1%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
3 of 306 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)
0%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
0 of 304 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
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 48%County median 50%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 33%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 8%
- Low-income students 58%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 51%County median 61%