Seaside High School
- Public
- Seaside
- 278 seniors
- 981 students
UC admit rate
83%
19 of 23 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
7%
19 of 278 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
8%
23 of 278 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
—
— of 10 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
—
— of 14 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
Seaside High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 3 campuses, worse at 1.
- Davis16 pts higher
53%
8 of 15 admitted
This school53%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.90)
- Santa Cruz13 pts lower
58%
7 of 12 admitted
This school58%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.68)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
11 of 11 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.80)
too few applicants to report14 applied
too few applicants to report10 applied
too few applicants to report10 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
~70% · 3 yrs pooled5 applied
~44% · 3 yrs pooled5 applied
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
Seaside High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
29%
7 of 24 admitted
This school29%Overall30%
- San JoseAbout the same
83%
45 of 54 admitted
This school83%Overall80%
- SacramentoAbout the same
97%
32 of 33 admitted
This school97%Overall94%
- Monterey Bay5 pts higher
100%
35 of 35 admitted
This school100%Overall95%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
95%
21 of 22 admitted
This school95%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 (223 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
67%
150 of 223 graduates
UC or CSU
16%
36 graduates
Community college
48%
108 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 15 | 7% |
| CSU | 21 | 9% |
| CA private college | 2 | 1% |
| Out of state | 4 | 2% |
| Community college | 108 | 48% |
| Not enrolled | 73 | 33% |
| Enrolled in college | 150 | 67% |
| Total | 223 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, White, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Homeless, English learners, 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 40%County median 49%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 8%County median 16%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 11%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 5%
- Low-income students 79%County median 82%
- Graduates completing courses 69%County median 53%
Across California
Other schools in Monterey Peninsula Unified and nearby
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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