Summit Preparatory Charter High School
890 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063View on map
- Public
- Redwood City
- 99 seniors
- 380 students
Summit Preparatory Charter High School is a public high school in Redwood City (Sequoia Union High) with 99 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 42 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 100% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
81%
34 of 42 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
34%
34 of 99 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
42%
42 of 99 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
12%
3 of 26 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
12%
3 of 25 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
Summit Preparatory Charter High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
12%
3 of 26 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.11)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
12%
3 of 25 admitted
This school12%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.08)
- Irvine6 pts lower
17%
4 of 24 admitted
This school17%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.02)
- San Diego8 pts higher
33%
8 of 24 admitted
This school33%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.06)
- Santa Barbara21 pts higher
53%
9 of 17 admitted
This school53%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.06)
- DavisAbout the same
38%
11 of 29 admitted
This school38%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.98)
- Santa Cruz11 pts lower
60%
12 of 20 admitted
This school60%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.82)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
16 of 18 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.82)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
17 of 17 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.85)
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
Summit Preparatory Charter High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Jose11 pts higher
92%
44 of 48 admitted
This school92%Overall80%
- Northridge4 pts higher
97%
29 of 30 admitted
This school97%Overall93%
- San Francisco10 pts lower
86%
37 of 43 admitted
This school86%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 (97 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
70%
68 of 97 graduates
UC or CSU
32%
31 graduates
Community college
31%
30 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 10 | 10% |
| CSU | 21 | 22% |
| CA private college | 4 | 4% |
| Out of state | 3 | 3% |
| Community college | 30 | 31% |
| Not enrolled | 29 | 30% |
| Enrolled in college | 68 | 70% |
| Total | 97 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
8
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
25
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
65% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
92%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
134 of 145 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)
9%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
10 of 110 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 8 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 4 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 34%County median 62%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 24%County median 37%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 12%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 19%
- Low-income students 69%County median 35%
- Graduates completing courses 100%County median 66%