Leigh High School
- Public
- San Jose
- 459 seniors
- 1,894 students
UC admit rate
84%
204 of 242 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
44%
204 of 459 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
53%
242 of 459 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
10%
20 of 192 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
6.0%
11 of 182 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
Leigh 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
10%
20 of 192 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.99)
- Berkeley7 pts lower
6%
11 of 182 admitted
This school6%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.98)
- IrvineAbout the same
21%
43 of 201 admitted
This school21%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.94)
- San Diego10 pts lower
15%
31 of 203 admitted
This school15%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.96)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
31%
63 of 201 admitted
This school31%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.93)
- Davis14 pts lower
24%
48 of 204 admitted
This school24%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa Cruz5 pts higher
77%
124 of 162 admitted
This school77%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.89)
- Riverside7 pts higher
94%
107 of 114 admitted
This school94%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.89)
- MercedAbout the same
99%
94 of 95 admitted
This school99%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.86)
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
Leigh High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo13 pts lower
17%
33 of 197 admitted
This school17%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
35%
56 of 162 admitted
This school35%Overall34%
- San JoseAbout the same
79%
120 of 152 admitted
This school79%Overall80%
- ChicoAbout the same
94%
48 of 51 admitted
This school94%Overall94%
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 (423 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
90%
382 of 423 graduates
UC or CSU
28%
119 graduates
Community college
33%
140 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 60 | 14% |
| CSU | 59 | 14% |
| CA private college | 28 | 7% |
| Out of state | 95 | 22% |
| Community college | 140 | 33% |
| Not enrolled | 41 | 10% |
| Enrolled in college | 382 | 90% |
| Total | 423 | 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: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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 74%County median 66%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 66%County median 45%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 47%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 42%County median 22%
- Low-income students 17%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 81%County median 64%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
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