Soquel High School
- Public
- Soquel
- 264 seniors
- 1,055 students
UC admit rate
72%
61 of 85 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
23%
61 of 264 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
32%
85 of 264 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.3%
5 of 54 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
13%
7 of 54 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
Soquel High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 8 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
5 of 54 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.93)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
13%
7 of 54 admitted
This school13%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.96)
- Irvine24 pts higher
46%
17 of 37 admitted
This school46%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.92)
- San Diego10 pts lower
15%
9 of 59 admitted
This school15%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.84)
- Santa Barbara11 pts lower
21%
14 of 66 admitted
This school21%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.88)
- DavisAbout the same
38%
21 of 55 admitted
This school38%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.90)
- Santa Cruz21 pts higher
92%
35 of 38 admitted
This school92%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.94)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
15 of 16 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.65 (all applicants 3.59)
~73% · 3 yrs pooled8 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
Soquel High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.
- San Luis Obispo14 pts lower
16%
13 of 81 admitted
This school16%Overall30%
- San Diego9 pts lower
25%
17 of 68 admitted
This school25%Overall34%
- Long Beach6 pts higher
53%
33 of 62 admitted
This school53%Overall47%
- San Jose20 pts lower
60%
26 of 43 admitted
This school60%Overall80%
- ChicoAbout the same
97%
30 of 31 admitted
This school97%Overall94%
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 (185 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
85%
158 of 185 graduates
UC or CSU
26%
49 graduates
Community college
50%
92 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 20 | 11% |
| CSU | 29 | 16% |
| CA private college | 4 | 2% |
| Out of state | 13 | 7% |
| Community college | 92 | 50% |
| Not enrolled | 27 | 15% |
| Enrolled in college | 158 | 85% |
| Total | 185 | 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. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 72%County median 67%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 34%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 31%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 14%
- Low-income students 27%County median 36%
- Graduates completing courses 64%County median 64%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
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