Santa Teresa High School
6150 Snell Road, San Jose, CA 95123View on map
- Public
- San Jose
- 539 seniors
- 2,205 students
Santa Teresa High School is a public high school in San Jose (East Side Union High) with 539 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 159 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Davis (UCD). 58% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
79%
125 of 159 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
23%
125 of 539 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
30%
159 of 539 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
9.0%
9 of 100 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
13%
14 of 104 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 Teresa High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 8.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
9 of 100 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.00)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
13%
14 of 104 admitted
This school13%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.96)
- IrvineAbout the same
20%
24 of 118 admitted
This school20%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.96)
- San DiegoAbout the same
24%
29 of 120 admitted
This school24%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
32%
33 of 103 admitted
This school32%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.95)
- DavisAbout the same
34%
39 of 116 admitted
This school34%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
70%
62 of 89 admitted
This school70%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.81)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
73 of 79 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.90)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
48 of 51 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.79)
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 Teresa High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo16 pts lower
14%
15 of 107 admitted
This school14%Overall30%
- San Diego6 pts lower
28%
33 of 116 admitted
This school28%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
49%
47 of 96 admitted
This school49%Overall47%
- San Jose8 pts higher
88%
174 of 198 admitted
This school88%Overall80%
- Fullerton11 pts higher
98%
39 of 40 admitted
This school98%Overall87%
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 (521 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
81%
422 of 521 graduates
UC or CSU
30%
154 graduates
Community college
42%
218 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 71 | 14% |
| CSU | 83 | 16% |
| CA private college | 20 | 4% |
| Out of state | 30 | 6% |
| Community college | 218 | 42% |
| Not enrolled | 99 | 19% |
| Enrolled in college | 422 | 81% |
| Total | 521 | 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, Filipino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
26
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
65
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
45% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
47%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
268 of 568 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
169 of 520 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 15 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
- Foreign language: 6 classes
- Mathematics: 6 classes
- Science: 15 classes
- Social science: 20 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 67%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 46%County median 42%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 38%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 27%County median 24%
- Low-income students 47%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 58%County median 64%