Skyline High School
- Public
- Oakland
- 303 seniors
- 1,216 students
UC admit rate
80%
97 of 121 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
32%
97 of 303 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
40%
121 of 303 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
13%
10 of 75 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
19%
16 of 85 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
Skyline High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2.
- Los Angeles4 pts higher
13%
10 of 75 admitted
This school13%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.01)
- Berkeley5 pts higher
19%
16 of 85 admitted
This school19%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.90)
- Irvine6 pts higher
28%
17 of 61 admitted
This school28%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.92)
- San Diego13 pts higher
38%
28 of 73 admitted
This school38%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.91)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
33%
23 of 70 admitted
This school33%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.91)
- Davis16 pts higher
53%
44 of 83 admitted
This school53%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.89)
- Santa Cruz4 pts higher
76%
53 of 70 admitted
This school76%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.85)
- Riverside4 pts higher
91%
30 of 33 admitted
This school91%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.85)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
24 of 25 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.73)
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
Skyline High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo13 pts higher
43%
23 of 54 admitted
This school43%Overall30%
- San JoseAbout the same
81%
62 of 77 admitted
This school81%Overall80%
- SacramentoAbout the same
92%
45 of 49 admitted
This school92%Overall94%
- San Francisco11 pts lower
85%
58 of 68 admitted
This school85%Overall96%
- East Bay15 pts lower
82%
40 of 49 admitted
This school82%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 (280 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
74%
206 of 280 graduates
UC or CSU
30%
84 graduates
Community college
28%
79 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 46 | 16% |
| CSU | 38 | 14% |
| CA private college | 8 | 3% |
| Out of state | 35 | 13% |
| Community college | 79 | 28% |
| Not enrolled | 74 | 26% |
| Enrolled in college | 206 | 74% |
| Total | 280 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, White, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 28%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 10%
- Low-income students 75%County median 68%
- Graduates completing courses 64%County median 75%
Across California
Other schools in Oakland 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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