Top high schools for Sonoma State

Fall 2025: every California high school with applicants to Sonoma State, from the California State University.

Applicants admitted

95%

Enrolled freshmen scores, middle 50% (2020)

SAT950–1150

ACT17–23

UC and CSU no longer consider SAT/ACT scores; last reported 2020.

Year

Minimum applicants

Most admitted to Sonoma State

1.Windsor High SchoolSonoma84 admitted
2.Sonoma Valley High SchoolSonoma75 admitted
3.Terra Linda High SchoolMarin54 admitted
4.Roseland CharterSonoma52 admitted
5.San Marin High SchoolMarin52 admitted
6.Vintage High SchoolNapa46 admitted
7.Novato High SchoolMarin45 admitted
8.Rancho Cotate High SchoolSonoma43 admitted
9.Vacaville High SchoolSolano42 admitted
10.Montgomery High SchoolSonoma41 admitted

Highest Sonoma State admit rate

1.Novato High SchoolMarin100% of 45
2.Calistoga Junior/Senior High SchoolNapa100% of 35
3.Napa High SchoolNapa100% of 34
4.Archbishop Riordan High SchoolSan Francisco100% of 32
5.Leadership Public Schools: RichmondContra Costa100% of 29
6.Roseland CharterSonoma98% of 53
7.San Marin High SchoolMarin98% of 53
8.Sonoma Valley High SchoolSonoma97% of 77
9.Piner High SchoolSonoma97% of 31
10.Terra Linda High SchoolMarin96% of 56

The admit rate list only includes schools with at least 25 applicants, so a school where a handful applied and all got in does not top it. Admitted counts each student once for this campus.

All schools with Sonoma State applicants
School
Windsor High School Windsor · Sonoma County · Public	89	84	94%	426
Sonoma Valley High School Sonoma · Sonoma County · Public	77	75	97%	256
Terra Linda High School San Rafael · Marin County · Public	56	54	96%	330
Roseland Charter Santa Rosa · Sonoma County · Public	53	52	98%	166
San Marin High School Novato · Marin County · Public	53	52	98%	305
Vintage High School Napa · Napa County · Public	51	46	90%	393
Novato High School Novato · Marin County · Public	45	45	100%	350
Rancho Cotate High School Rohnert Park · Sonoma County · Public	45	43	96%	425
Vacaville High School Vacaville · Solano County · Public	44	42	95%	515
Montgomery High School Santa Rosa · Sonoma County · Public	43	41	95%	318
San Rafael High School San Rafael · Marin County · Public	42	39	93%	367
Casa Grande High School Petaluma · Sonoma County · Public	41	38	93%	401
Petaluma High School Petaluma · Sonoma County · Public	40	37	93%	296
Redwood High School Larkspur · Marin County · Public	39	36	92%	409
Calistoga Junior/Senior High School Calistoga · Napa County · Public	35	35	100%	59
Napa High School Napa · Napa County · Public	34	34	100%	434
Ukiah High School Ukiah · Mendocino County · Public	36	34	94%	378
Maria Carrillo High School Santa Rosa · Sonoma County · Public	36	33	92%	372
Analy High School Sebastopol · Sonoma County · Public	35	32	91%	347
Archbishop Riordan High School San Francisco County · Private	32	32	100%	280
Piner High School Santa Rosa · Sonoma County · Public	31	30	97%	334
American Canyon High School American Canyon · Napa County · Public	33	29	88%	404
Healdsburg High School Healdsburg · Sonoma County · Public	32	29	91%	134
Leadership Public Schools: Richmond Richmond · Contra Costa County · Public	29	29	100%	130
Fort Bragg High School Fort Bragg · Mendocino County · Public	28	27	96%	132
Santa Rosa High School Santa Rosa · Sonoma County · Public	29	27	93%	346

Showing 1–26 of 26 schools

The tick marks Sonoma State's overall admit rate.

Most admitted to Sonoma State

Highest Sonoma State admit rate

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