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William C. Overfelt High School

1835 Cunningham Avenue, San Jose, CA 95122View on map

  • Public
  • San Jose
  • 340 seniors
  • 1,357 students

William C. Overfelt High School is a public high school in San Jose (East Side Union High) with 340 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 52 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 41% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

81%

42 of 52 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

12%

42 of 340 seniors

County median 39%

Seniors who applied to UC

15%

52 of 340 seniors

County median 53%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

3 of 26 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

6 of 39 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

William C. Overfelt 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 3.80)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    6 of 39 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.79)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    21%

    5 of 24 admitted

    This school21%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.83)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    23%

    3 of 13 admitted

    This school23%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.73)

  • Santa Barbara11 pts higher

    44%

    7 of 16 admitted

    This school44%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    48%

    16 of 33 admitted

    This school48%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts lower

    63%

    19 of 30 admitted

    This school63%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Riverside9 pts lower

    78%

    14 of 18 admitted

    This school78%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    26 of 26 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.67 (all applicants 3.67)

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

William C. Overfelt High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4.

  • San JoseAbout the same

    78%

    93 of 120 admitted

    This school78%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    97%

    28 of 29 admitted

    This school97%Overall94%

  • Monterey Bay5 pts higher

    100%

    16 of 16 admitted

    This school100%Overall95%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    96%

    47 of 49 admitted

    This school96%Overall96%

  • East BayAbout the same

    94%

    50 of 53 admitted

    This school94%Overall97%

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 (244 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

73%

177 of 244 graduates

UC or CSU

23%

55 graduates

Community college

47%

115 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC52%
CSU5020%
CA private college21%
Out of state52%
Community college11547%
Not enrolled6727%
Enrolled in college17773%
Total244100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Homeless, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

16

AP courses offered

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

21

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

22% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

28%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

94 of 331 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)

5%

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

16 of 330 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 5 classes
  • Social science: 6 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 41%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 12%County median 42%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 12%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 2%County median 24%
  • Low-income students 88%County median 47%
  • Graduates completing courses 41%County median 64%

Across California

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