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Sequoia High School

1201 Brewster Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94062View on map

  • Public
  • Redwood City
  • 475 seniors
  • 1,839 students

Sequoia High School is a public high school in Redwood City (Sequoia Union High) with 475 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 157 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 62% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

119 of 157 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

25%

119 of 475 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

33%

157 of 475 seniors

County median 42%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.1%

8 of 99 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

18%

16 of 87 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    8 of 99 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Berkeley5 pts higher

    18%

    16 of 87 admitted

    This school18%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Irvine8 pts lower

    14%

    11 of 77 admitted

    This school14%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.00)

  • San Diego8 pts lower

    17%

    16 of 93 admitted

    This school17%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Santa Barbara13 pts lower

    19%

    20 of 103 admitted

    This school19%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Davis7 pts lower

    30%

    30 of 101 admitted

    This school30%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    71%

    62 of 87 admitted

    This school71%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Riverside11 pts higher

    98%

    44 of 45 admitted

    This school98%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.87)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    37 of 39 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.70 (all applicants 3.63)

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

Sequoia High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • San Luis Obispo23 pts higher

    53%

    69 of 131 admitted

    This school53%Overall30%

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    41%

    46 of 111 admitted

    This school41%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    83%

    68 of 82 admitted

    This school83%Overall80%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    95%

    61 of 64 admitted

    This school95%Overall94%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    93%

    68 of 73 admitted

    This school93%Overall96%

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

Any college

81%

345 of 427 graduates

UC or CSU

28%

120 graduates

Community college

34%

146 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5413%
CSU6615%
CA private college235%
Out of state5613%
Community college14634%
Not enrolled8219%
Enrolled in college34581%
Total427100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

1

AP class sections

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

<1% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

1%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

3 of 435 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)

0%

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

0 of 508 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Mathematics: 1 class

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 63%County median 62%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 37%County median 37%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 30%County median 29%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 22%County median 19%
  • Low-income students 40%County median 35%
  • Graduates completing courses 62%County median 66%

Across California

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