San Mateo High School
506 North Delaware Street, San Mateo, CA 94401View on map
- Public
- San Mateo
- 394 seniors
- 1,532 students
San Mateo High School is a public high school in San Mateo (San Mateo Union High) with 394 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 164 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 55% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
80%
131 of 164 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
33%
131 of 394 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
42%
164 of 394 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
8.7%
11 of 126 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
14%
18 of 132 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
San Mateo High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
11 of 126 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.99)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
18 of 132 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.96)
- Irvine6 pts lower
16%
19 of 119 admitted
This school16%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.97)
- San Diego12 pts lower
13%
17 of 132 admitted
This school13%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa Barbara9 pts lower
24%
32 of 134 admitted
This school24%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.93)
- Davis12 pts lower
25%
33 of 134 admitted
This school25%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
74%
79 of 107 admitted
This school74%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.90)
- RiversideAbout the same
87%
68 of 78 admitted
This school87%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.85)
- MercedAbout the same
97%
56 of 58 admitted
This school97%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.80)
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
San Mateo High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.
- San Luis Obispo12 pts lower
18%
17 of 97 admitted
This school18%Overall30%
- San Diego11 pts lower
23%
27 of 115 admitted
This school23%Overall34%
- San Jose4 pts lower
77%
82 of 107 admitted
This school77%Overall80%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
97%
63 of 65 admitted
This school97%Overall96%
- East Bay10 pts lower
87%
27 of 31 admitted
This school87%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 (372 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
80%
296 of 372 graduates
UC or CSU
26%
96 graduates
Community college
33%
122 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 58 | 16% |
| CSU | 38 | 10% |
| CA private college | 22 | 6% |
| Out of state | 56 | 15% |
| Community college | 122 | 33% |
| Not enrolled | 76 | 20% |
| Enrolled in college | 296 | 80% |
| Total | 372 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, White, Two or more races, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Where graduates went, as reported by the school
Schools publish these themselves and count different things; each list says what it counts.
Class of 2026: graduates enrolled at 1 Ivy League and 6 other top universities, 57 colleges in all.
Including Cornell University, Stanford University and Northeastern University.
From the school's profile; last checked Oct 2026.
The full list with counts, and earlier classes, is in the full report.
See the full reportAdvanced Placement
20
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
38
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
32% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
45%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
156 of 350 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)
31%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
139 of 448 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 6 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 7 classes
- Science: 7 classes
- Social science: 14 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 62%County median 62%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 48%County median 37%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 36%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 28%County median 19%
- Low-income students 37%County median 35%
- Graduates completing courses 55%County median 66%