Design Tech High School
- Public
- Redwood City
- 138 seniors
- 563 students
UC admit rate
81%
76 of 94 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
55%
76 of 138 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
68%
94 of 138 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.3%
6 of 72 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
17%
12 of 72 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
Design Tech High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
6 of 72 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.09)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
17%
12 of 72 admitted
This school17%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.08)
- Irvine6 pts lower
16%
10 of 63 admitted
This school16%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.08)
- San Diego6 pts higher
31%
25 of 81 admitted
This school31%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.06)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
30%
21 of 69 admitted
This school30%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.07)
- Davis5 pts lower
32%
22 of 68 admitted
This school32%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.05)
- Santa Cruz7 pts lower
65%
35 of 54 admitted
This school65%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.95)
- Riverside4 pts lower
83%
30 of 36 admitted
This school83%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 4.01)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
27 of 27 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 4.04)
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
Design Tech High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo16 pts lower
14%
10 of 73 admitted
This school14%Overall30%
- San Diego12 pts higher
47%
27 of 58 admitted
This school47%Overall34%
- Long Beach20 pts higher
67%
16 of 24 admitted
This school67%Overall47%
- San JoseAbout the same
80%
33 of 41 admitted
This school80%Overall80%
- San Francisco4 pts higher
100%
17 of 17 admitted
This school100%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 (122 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
86%
105 of 122 graduates
UC or CSU
34%
41 graduates
Community college
18%
22 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 22 | 18% |
| CSU | 19 | 16% |
| CA private college | 9 | 7% |
| Out of state | 33 | 27% |
| Community college | 22 | 18% |
| Not enrolled | 17 | 14% |
| Enrolled in college | 105 | 86% |
| Total | 122 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
- Student need: Students with disabilities
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, 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 90%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 63%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 61%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 37%County median 18%
- Low-income students 8%County median 35%
- Graduates completing courses 96%County median 66%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
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