Mt. Pleasant High School
- Public
- San Jose
- 282 seniors
- 931 students
UC admit rate
90%
35 of 39 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
12%
35 of 282 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
14%
39 of 282 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
β
β of 22 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
15%
4 of 26 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
Mt. Pleasant High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
15%
4 of 26 admitted
This school15%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 4.00)
- Irvine13 pts higher
35%
7 of 20 admitted
This school35%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.97)
- San DiegoAbout the same
28%
7 of 25 admitted
This school28%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.91)
- Santa Barbara18 pts higher
50%
8 of 16 admitted
This school50%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.92)
- Davis4 pts higher
41%
11 of 27 admitted
This school41%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
73%
11 of 15 admitted
This school73%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.76)
- Riverside8 pts higher
95%
20 of 21 admitted
This school95%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.93)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
26 of 26 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.86)
too few applicants to report22 applied
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
Mt. Pleasant High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, worse at 2.
- San Jose7 pts higher
87%
55 of 63 admitted
This school87%Overall80%
- San Francisco5 pts lower
91%
20 of 22 admitted
This school91%Overall96%
- East Bay7 pts lower
90%
18 of 20 admitted
This school90%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 (259 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
67%
173 of 259 graduates
UC or CSU
15%
39 graduates
Community college
49%
128 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 11 | 4% |
| CSU | 28 | 11% |
| CA private college | 4 | 2% |
| Out of state | 2 | 1% |
| Community college | 128 | 49% |
| Not enrolled | 86 | 33% |
| Enrolled in college | 173 | 67% |
| Total | 259 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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 51%County median 66%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 45%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 22%
- Low-income students 80%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 36%County median 64%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 12 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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