Half Moon Bay High School
- Public
- Half Moon Bay
- 233 seniors
- 834 students
UC admit rate
81%
61 of 75 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
26%
61 of 233 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
32%
75 of 233 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
12%
5 of 41 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
15%
7 of 46 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
Half Moon Bay High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
12%
5 of 41 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.14)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
15%
7 of 46 admitted
This school15%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.15)
- Irvine5 pts lower
17%
6 of 35 admitted
This school17%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.03)
- San Diego4 pts lower
21%
9 of 42 admitted
This school21%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.07)
- Santa Barbara7 pts higher
40%
23 of 58 admitted
This school40%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.06)
- Davis12 pts higher
49%
19 of 39 admitted
This school49%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.09)
- Santa Cruz11 pts higher
82%
42 of 51 admitted
This school82%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 4.00)
- Riverside7 pts higher
94%
16 of 17 admitted
This school94%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.96)
- Merced5 pts lower
92%
11 of 12 admitted
This school92%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.80)
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
Half Moon Bay High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, worse at 3.
- San Luis Obispo7 pts lower
23%
14 of 62 admitted
This school23%Overall30%
- San Diego11 pts higher
45%
23 of 51 admitted
This school45%Overall34%
- San Jose8 pts lower
72%
13 of 18 admitted
This school72%Overall80%
- Sonoma5 pts higher
100%
11 of 11 admitted
This school100%Overall95%
- San Francisco8 pts lower
88%
15 of 17 admitted
This school88%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 (222 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
79%
175 of 222 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
53 graduates
Community college
37%
83 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 27 | 12% |
| CSU | 26 | 12% |
| CA private college | 5 | 2% |
| Out of state | 34 | 15% |
| Community college | 83 | 37% |
| Not enrolled | 47 | 21% |
| Enrolled in college | 175 | 79% |
| Total | 222 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races
- 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. A–G is the class of 2022. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 36%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 11%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 18%
- Low-income students 30%County median 35%
- Graduates completing courses 57%County median 66%
Across California
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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