Summit Public School: Tahoma
285 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose, CA 95123View on map
- Public
- San Jose
- 97 seniors
- 376 students
Summit Public School: Tahoma is a public high school in San Jose (Santa Clara County Office of Education) with 97 seniors. In fall 2025, 96% of its 55 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 93% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
96%
53 of 55 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
55%
53 of 97 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
57%
55 of 97 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 31 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 39 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: Tahoma applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 7 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- Irvine13 pts lower
9%
3 of 32 admitted
This school9%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.05)
- San Diego4 pts lower
21%
7 of 34 admitted
This school21%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.09)
- Santa Barbara7 pts lower
25%
8 of 32 admitted
This school25%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.08)
- DavisAbout the same
37%
16 of 43 admitted
This school37%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.06)
- Santa Cruz6 pts higher
78%
31 of 40 admitted
This school78%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.01)
- RiversideAbout the same
86%
25 of 29 admitted
This school86%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.96)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
37 of 37 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 4.02)
too few applicants to report39 applied
too few applicants to report31 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: Tahoma applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 2 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Jose9 pts higher
89%
50 of 56 admitted
This school89%Overall80%
- San Francisco6 pts lower
90%
27 of 30 admitted
This school90%Overall96%
~97% · 2 yrs pooled8 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 (82 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
82%
67 of 82 graduates
UC or CSU
39%
32 graduates
Community college
34%
28 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 14 | 17% |
| CSU | 18 | 22% |
| CA private college | 2 | 2% |
| Out of state | 5 | 6% |
| Community college | 28 | 34% |
| Not enrolled | 15 | 18% |
| Enrolled in college | 67 | 82% |
| Total | 82 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
8
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
26
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
94%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
85 of 90 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)
32%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
37 of 115 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 8 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 5 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 75%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 54%County median 42%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 49%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 32%County median 24%
- Low-income students 24%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 93%County median 64%