Summit Public School: Tamalpais
3020 Hilltop Mall Road, Richmond, CA 94806View on map
- Public
- Richmond
- 96 seniors
- 619 students
Summit Public School: Tamalpais is a public high school in Richmond (West Contra Costa Unified) with 96 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 46 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 74%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 100% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
78%
36 of 46 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
38%
36 of 96 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
48%
46 of 96 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 20 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
13%
5 of 38 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: Tamalpais applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 6 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
13%
5 of 38 admitted
This school13%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.82)
- San DiegoAbout the same
28%
5 of 18 admitted
This school28%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.73)
- Davis9 pts lower
28%
10 of 36 admitted
This school28%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.76)
- Santa Cruz23 pts lower
48%
15 of 31 admitted
This school48%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.70)
- Riverside9 pts lower
78%
14 of 18 admitted
This school78%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.69)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
27 of 28 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.76)
too few applicants to report20 applied
too few applicants to report10 applied
~31% · 3 yrs pooled7 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: Tamalpais applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 2 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Jose5 pts higher
86%
18 of 21 admitted
This school86%Overall80%
- San Francisco12 pts lower
84%
54 of 64 admitted
This school84%Overall96%
~93% · 3 yrs pooled3 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 (73 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
77%
56 of 73 graduates
UC or CSU
30%
22 graduates
Community college
34%
25 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 10 | 14% |
| CSU | 12 | 16% |
| CA private college | 6 | 8% |
| Out of state | 3 | 4% |
| Community college | 25 | 34% |
| Not enrolled | 17 | 23% |
| Enrolled in college | 56 | 77% |
| Total | 73 | 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
5
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
22
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
49% 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
91 of 99 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)
3%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
3 of 103 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 8 classes
- Mathematics: 2 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 28%County median 50%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 6%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 9%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 1%County median 8%
- Low-income students 73%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 100%County median 61%