Castro Valley High School
- Public
- Castro Valley
- 677 seniors
- 2,919 students
UC admit rate
76%
234 of 306 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
35%
234 of 677 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
45%
306 of 677 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
5.9%
12 of 203 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
7.1%
16 of 225 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
Castro Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 4.
- Los Angeles4 pts lower
6%
12 of 203 admitted
This school6%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.00)
- Berkeley6 pts lower
7%
16 of 225 admitted
This school7%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.95)
- Irvine4 pts higher
27%
62 of 234 admitted
This school27%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.92)
- San Diego12 pts lower
13%
29 of 225 admitted
This school13%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.97)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
30%
60 of 201 admitted
This school30%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.97)
- Davis8 pts lower
29%
73 of 248 admitted
This school29%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.92)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
71%
127 of 180 admitted
This school71%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.86)
- RiversideAbout the same
85%
123 of 145 admitted
This school85%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.86)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
114 of 120 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.87)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs 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
Castro Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- San Luis Obispo8 pts lower
22%
47 of 212 admitted
This school22%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
33%
74 of 224 admitted
This school33%Overall34%
- San JoseAbout the same
79%
186 of 236 admitted
This school79%Overall80%
- San Francisco6 pts lower
90%
88 of 98 admitted
This school90%Overall96%
- East Bay6 pts lower
91%
110 of 121 admitted
This school91%Overall97%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs 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 (641 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
85%
542 of 641 graduates
UC or CSU
39%
250 graduates
Community college
33%
213 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 94 | 15% |
| CSU | 156 | 24% |
| CA private college | 25 | 4% |
| Out of state | 54 | 8% |
| Community college | 213 | 33% |
| Not enrolled | 99 | 15% |
| Enrolled in college | 542 | 85% |
| Total | 641 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Filipino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 68%County median 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 49%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 33%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 27%County median 10%
- Low-income students 40%County median 68%
- Graduates completing courses 75%County median 75%
Across California
Other schools in Castro Valley Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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