Redwood High School

395 Doherty Drive, Larkspur, CA 94939View on map

  • Public
  • Larkspur
  • 409 seniors
  • 1,745 students

Redwood High School is a public high school in Larkspur (Tamalpais Union High) with 409 seniors. In fall 2025, 64% of its 258 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 70%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 74% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

64%

164 of 258 applicants, fall 2025

County median 70%

Seniors admitted to a UC

40%

164 of 409 seniors

County median 33%

Seniors who applied to UC

63%

258 of 409 seniors

County median 47%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

23 of 203 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

26 of 193 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

Redwood High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    23 of 203 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.02)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    26 of 193 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Irvine7 pts lower

    16%

    17 of 109 admitted

    This school16%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.95)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    25%

    47 of 191 admitted

    This school25%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts lower

    26%

    60 of 230 admitted

    This school26%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Davis4 pts lower

    33%

    50 of 152 admitted

    This school33%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    70%

    91 of 130 admitted

    This school70%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    34 of 37 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    30 of 30 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.89)

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

Redwood High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo13 pts higher

    43%

    96 of 225 admitted

    This school43%Overall30%

  • San Diego8 pts higher

    42%

    82 of 195 admitted

    This school42%Overall34%

  • Pomona11 pts higher

    85%

    34 of 40 admitted

    This school85%Overall74%

  • Chico4 pts higher

    97%

    38 of 39 admitted

    This school97%Overall94%

  • SonomaAbout the same

    92%

    36 of 39 admitted

    This school92%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 (466 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

87%

407 of 466 graduates

UC or CSU

23%

107 graduates

Community college

14%

63 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5712%
CSU5011%
CA private college378%
Out of state20043%
Community college6314%
Not enrolled5913%
Enrolled in college40787%
Total466100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

19

AP courses offered

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

77

AP class sections

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

57% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

81%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

363 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)

64%

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

302 of 469 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 14 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 12 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 9 classes
  • Science: 9 classes
  • Social science: 21 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 82%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 68%County median 38%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 56%County median 31%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 42%County median 19%
  • Low-income students 9%County median 49%
  • Graduates completing courses 74%County median 60%

Across California

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