Summit Public School K2
1800 Elm Street, El Cerrito, CA 94530View on map
- Public
- El Cerrito
- 78 seniors
- 539 students
Summit Public School K2 is a public high school in El Cerrito (Contra Costa County Office of Education) with 78 seniors. In fall 2025, 51% of its 45 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 74%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), and UC Davis (UCD). 100% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
51%
23 of 45 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
29%
23 of 78 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
58%
45 of 78 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 21 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 29 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 Public School K2 applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 3 campuses, worse at 3.
- Davis19 pts lower
18%
4 of 22 admitted
This school18%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants —)
- Santa Cruz46 pts lower
25%
6 of 24 admitted
This school25%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants —)
- Merced10 pts lower
86%
19 of 22 admitted
This school86%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants —)
too few applicants to report29 applied
too few applicants to report21 applied
too few applicants to report12 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
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 Public School K2 applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San Jose7 pts lower
74%
14 of 19 admitted
This school74%Overall80%
- San Francisco4 pts lower
93%
50 of 54 admitted
This school93%Overall96%
- East BayAbout the same
94%
34 of 36 admitted
This school94%Overall97%
too few applicants to report6 applied
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 (81 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
70%
57 of 81 graduates
UC or CSU
40%
32 graduates
Community college
26%
21 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 18 | 22% |
| CSU | 14 | 17% |
| CA private college | 1 | 1% |
| Out of state | 3 | 4% |
| Community college | 21 | 26% |
| Not enrolled | 24 | 30% |
| Enrolled in college | 57 | 70% |
| Total | 81 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
7
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.
45% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
94%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
76 of 81 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)
10%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
7 of 72 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 36%County median 50%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 18%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 19%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 8%
- Low-income students 81%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 100%County median 61%