Sequoia High School
- Public
- Redwood City
- 475 seniors
- 1,839 students
UC admit rate
76%
119 of 157 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
25%
119 of 475 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
33%
157 of 475 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.1%
8 of 99 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
18%
16 of 87 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
Sequoia High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
8 of 99 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.99)
- Berkeley5 pts higher
18%
16 of 87 admitted
This school18%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.98)
- Irvine8 pts lower
14%
11 of 77 admitted
This school14%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.00)
- San Diego8 pts lower
17%
16 of 93 admitted
This school17%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.97)
- Santa Barbara13 pts lower
19%
20 of 103 admitted
This school19%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.99)
- Davis7 pts lower
30%
30 of 101 admitted
This school30%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
71%
62 of 87 admitted
This school71%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.82)
- Riverside11 pts higher
98%
44 of 45 admitted
This school98%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.87)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
37 of 39 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.70 (all applicants 3.63)
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
Sequoia High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3.
- San Luis Obispo23 pts higher
53%
69 of 131 admitted
This school53%Overall30%
- San Diego7 pts higher
41%
46 of 111 admitted
This school41%Overall34%
- San JoseAbout the same
83%
68 of 82 admitted
This school83%Overall80%
- ChicoAbout the same
95%
61 of 64 admitted
This school95%Overall94%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
93%
68 of 73 admitted
This school93%Overall96%
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 (427 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
81%
345 of 427 graduates
UC or CSU
28%
120 graduates
Community college
34%
146 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 54 | 13% |
| CSU | 66 | 15% |
| CA private college | 23 | 5% |
| Out of state | 56 | 13% |
| Community college | 146 | 34% |
| Not enrolled | 82 | 19% |
| Enrolled in college | 345 | 81% |
| Total | 427 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, 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 54%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 32%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 26%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 18%
- Low-income students 40%County median 35%
- Graduates completing courses 62%County median 66%
Across California
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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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