Prospect High School
18900 Prospect Road, Saratoga, CA 95070View on map
- Public
- Saratoga
- 358 seniors
- 1,436 students
Prospect High School is a public high school in Saratoga (Campbell Union High) with 358 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 129 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 65% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
81%
104 of 129 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
29%
104 of 358 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
36%
129 of 358 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
13%
12 of 95 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
14%
13 of 94 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
Prospect High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
13%
12 of 95 admitted
This school13%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.00)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
13 of 94 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.99)
- IrvineAbout the same
23%
23 of 99 admitted
This school23%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.98)
- San DiegoAbout the same
23%
24 of 106 admitted
This school23%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
34%
34 of 101 admitted
This school34%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.94)
- Davis14 pts lower
23%
24 of 103 admitted
This school23%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.92)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
74%
64 of 87 admitted
This school74%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.88)
- Riverside7 pts higher
94%
67 of 71 admitted
This school94%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.93)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
52 of 52 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.90)
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
Prospect High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo18 pts lower
11%
12 of 105 admitted
This school11%Overall30%
- San Diego5 pts higher
39%
33 of 84 admitted
This school39%Overall34%
- Long Beach6 pts higher
53%
34 of 64 admitted
This school53%Overall47%
- San JoseAbout the same
78%
81 of 104 admitted
This school78%Overall80%
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 (325 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
83%
269 of 325 graduates
UC or CSU
25%
82 graduates
Community college
43%
139 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 36 | 11% |
| CSU | 46 | 14% |
| CA private college | 14 | 4% |
| Out of state | 34 | 10% |
| Community college | 139 | 43% |
| Not enrolled | 56 | 17% |
| Enrolled in college | 269 | 83% |
| Total | 325 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, White, Two or more races, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
16
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.
31% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
46%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
158 of 341 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)
33%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
123 of 377 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- English: 3 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 9 classes
- Science: 7 classes
- Social science: 11 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 59%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 43%County median 42%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 37%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 28%County median 24%
- Low-income students 51%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 65%County median 64%