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Terra Linda High School

320 Nova Albion Way, San Rafael, CA 94903View on map

  • Public
  • San Rafael
  • 330 seniors
  • 1,205 students

Terra Linda High School is a public high school in San Rafael (San Rafael City High) with 330 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 135 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 70%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 62% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

77%

104 of 135 applicants, fall 2025

County median 70%

Seniors admitted to a UC

32%

104 of 330 seniors

County median 33%

Seniors who applied to UC

41%

135 of 330 seniors

County median 47%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.2%

7 of 85 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

12%

11 of 89 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

Terra Linda High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 7 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    7 of 85 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.04)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    12%

    11 of 89 admitted

    This school12%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.04)

  • Irvine11 pts lower

    11%

    7 of 63 admitted

    This school11%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.00)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    22%

    19 of 87 admitted

    This school22%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    31 of 96 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.02)

  • DavisAbout the same

    34%

    32 of 93 admitted

    This school34%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Santa Cruz13 pts higher

    85%

    67 of 79 admitted

    This school85%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.97)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    85%

    23 of 27 admitted

    This school85%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.73)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    20 of 21 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.75)

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

Terra Linda High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    29%

    30 of 104 admitted

    This school29%Overall30%

  • San Diego5 pts higher

    39%

    44 of 112 admitted

    This school39%Overall34%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    97%

    35 of 36 admitted

    This school97%Overall94%

  • SonomaAbout the same

    96%

    54 of 56 admitted

    This school96%Overall95%

  • San Francisco5 pts lower

    91%

    53 of 58 admitted

    This school91%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 (284 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

83%

236 of 284 graduates

UC or CSU

30%

85 graduates

Community college

33%

94 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC4014%
CSU4516%
CA private college186%
Out of state3914%
Community college9433%
Not enrolled4817%
Enrolled in college23683%
Total284100%

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
See the full report

Advanced Placement

14

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

37

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

71%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

197 of 278 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)

34%

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

103 of 305 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 11 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 7 classes
  • Social science: 12 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 64%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 43%County median 38%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 30%County median 31%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 24%County median 19%
  • Low-income students 52%County median 49%
  • Graduates completing courses 62%County median 60%

Across California

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