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Saratoga High School

20300 Herriman Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070View on map

  • Public
  • Saratoga
  • 332 seniors
  • 1,143 students

Saratoga High School is a public high school in Saratoga (Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High) with 332 seniors. In fall 2025, 84% of its 245 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 90% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

84%

205 of 245 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

62%

205 of 332 seniors

County median 39%

Seniors who applied to UC

74%

245 of 332 seniors

County median 53%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.9%

20 of 226 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

9.8%

21 of 215 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

Saratoga High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    20 of 226 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Berkeley4 pts lower

    10%

    21 of 215 admitted

    This school10%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Irvine4 pts lower

    19%

    40 of 215 admitted

    This school19%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.00)

  • San Diego9 pts lower

    16%

    37 of 232 admitted

    This school16%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    36%

    78 of 218 admitted

    This school36%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Davis15 pts lower

    22%

    46 of 212 admitted

    This school22%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts higher

    76%

    132 of 174 admitted

    This school76%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.97)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    91%

    115 of 127 admitted

    This school91%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.92)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    95 of 98 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.91)

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

Saratoga High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 3 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    32%

    49 of 152 admitted

    This school32%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    36%

    40 of 110 admitted

    This school36%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    78%

    87 of 112 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 (301 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

92%

278 of 301 graduates

UC or CSU

25%

76 graduates

Community college

19%

56 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC6120%
CSU155%
CA private college176%
Out of state12943%
Community college5619%
Not enrolled238%
Enrolled in college27892%
Total301100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, White, Two or more races, Race not reported, Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Students with disabilities, Low-income
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Advanced Placement

24

AP courses offered

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

63

AP class sections

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

56% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

82%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

236 of 287 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)

70%

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

205 of 294 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 6 classes
  • English: 9 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 6 classes
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 13 classes
  • Science: 15 classes
  • Social science: 8 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 90%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 85%County median 42%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 73%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 70%County median 24%
  • Low-income students 4%County median 47%
  • Graduates completing courses 90%County median 64%

Across California

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