Woodside High School
199 Churchill Avenue, Woodside, CA 94062View on map
- Public
- Woodside
- 435 seniors
- 1,694 students
Woodside High School is a public high school in Woodside (Sequoia Union High) with 435 seniors. In fall 2025, 74% of its 166 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Davis (UCD). 67% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
74%
123 of 166 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
28%
123 of 435 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
38%
166 of 435 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
11%
12 of 113 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
17%
16 of 94 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
Woodside High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
12 of 113 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.05)
- Berkeley4 pts higher
17%
16 of 94 admitted
This school17%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.07)
- Irvine5 pts lower
17%
15 of 89 admitted
This school17%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.01)
- San Diego6 pts lower
19%
23 of 121 admitted
This school19%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
34%
42 of 122 admitted
This school34%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.99)
- Davis11 pts lower
26%
30 of 117 admitted
This school26%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.98)
- Santa Cruz4 pts higher
76%
72 of 95 admitted
This school76%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.93)
- RiversideAbout the same
86%
38 of 44 admitted
This school86%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.90)
- MercedAbout the same
97%
33 of 34 admitted
This school97%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.84)
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
Woodside High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo7 pts lower
23%
25 of 109 admitted
This school23%Overall30%
- San Diego9 pts higher
43%
49 of 113 admitted
This school43%Overall34%
- San JoseAbout the same
78%
62 of 80 admitted
This school78%Overall80%
- Chico4 pts higher
98%
47 of 48 admitted
This school98%Overall94%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
94%
59 of 63 admitted
This school94%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 (402 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
80%
321 of 402 graduates
UC or CSU
19%
76 graduates
Community college
38%
152 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 35 | 9% |
| CSU | 41 | 10% |
| CA private college | 18 | 4% |
| Out of state | 75 | 19% |
| Community college | 152 | 38% |
| Not enrolled | 81 | 20% |
| Enrolled in college | 321 | 80% |
| Total | 402 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
19
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
44
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
37% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
48%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
187 of 391 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)
33%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
149 of 448 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 3 classes
- English: 12 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 5 classes
- Mathematics: 12 classes
- Science: 4 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 57%County median 62%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 43%County median 37%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 32%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 27%County median 19%
- Low-income students 33%County median 35%
- Graduates completing courses 67%County median 66%