Petaluma High School
- Public
- Petaluma
- 296 seniors
- 1,173 students
UC admit rate
78%
60 of 77 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
20%
60 of 296 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
26%
77 of 296 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
10%
4 of 40 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
5.5%
3 of 55 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
Petaluma High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
4 of 40 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 4.11)
- Berkeley8 pts lower
5%
3 of 55 admitted
This school5%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 4.02)
- Irvine25 pts higher
48%
20 of 42 admitted
This school48%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.03)
- San DiegoAbout the same
22%
11 of 50 admitted
This school22%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.97)
- Santa Barbara13 pts lower
20%
11 of 56 admitted
This school20%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.99)
- Davis12 pts lower
25%
15 of 60 admitted
This school25%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa Cruz7 pts higher
79%
37 of 47 admitted
This school79%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.96)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
11 of 12 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.76)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
21 of 22 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.84)
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
Petaluma High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 3.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
28%
21 of 74 admitted
This school28%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
35%
24 of 69 admitted
This school35%Overall34%
- Chico6 pts higher
100%
43 of 43 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- SonomaAbout the same
93%
37 of 40 admitted
This school93%Overall95%
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 (266 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
79%
211 of 266 graduates
UC or CSU
20%
53 graduates
Community college
41%
110 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 22 | 8% |
| CSU | 31 | 12% |
| CA private college | 2 | 1% |
| Out of state | 46 | 17% |
| Community college | 110 | 41% |
| Not enrolled | 55 | 21% |
| Enrolled in college | 211 | 79% |
| Total | 266 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
- 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 53%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 37%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 24%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 7%
- Low-income students 39%County median 55%
- Graduates completing courses 57%County median 47%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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