Santa Clara High School
3000 Benton Street, Santa Clara, CA 95051View on map
- Public
- Santa Clara
- 483 seniors
- 1,527 students
Santa Clara High School is a public high school in Santa Clara (Santa Clara Unified) with 483 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 157 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 55% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
82%
129 of 157 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
27%
129 of 483 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
33%
157 of 483 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
10%
11 of 106 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
11%
12 of 106 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
Santa Clara High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
11 of 106 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.05)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
11%
12 of 106 admitted
This school11%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.04)
- Irvine6 pts higher
28%
32 of 113 admitted
This school28%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.03)
- San Diego5 pts lower
20%
24 of 121 admitted
This school20%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa Barbara6 pts higher
38%
39 of 102 admitted
This school38%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.03)
- Davis5 pts lower
33%
40 of 123 admitted
This school33%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Cruz10 pts higher
81%
77 of 95 admitted
This school81%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.94)
- Riverside6 pts higher
93%
71 of 76 admitted
This school93%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 4.03)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
48 of 50 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (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
Santa Clara High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo10 pts lower
20%
21 of 107 admitted
This school20%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
34%
36 of 105 admitted
This school34%Overall34%
- San Jose6 pts higher
86%
130 of 151 admitted
This school86%Overall80%
- Chico5 pts lower
88%
23 of 26 admitted
This school88%Overall94%
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 (415 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
85%
354 of 415 graduates
UC or CSU
28%
117 graduates
Community college
47%
196 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 47 | 11% |
| CSU | 70 | 17% |
| CA private college | 12 | 3% |
| Out of state | 29 | 7% |
| Community college | 196 | 47% |
| Not enrolled | 61 | 15% |
| Enrolled in college | 354 | 85% |
| Total | 415 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Filipino, Two or more races, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
6
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
49
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
35% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
51%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
222 of 432 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
141 of 460 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 3 classes
- English: 9 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 8 classes
- Science: 10 classes
- Social science: 10 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 70%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 44%County median 42%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 44%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 29%County median 24%
- Low-income students 23%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 55%County median 64%