Watsonville High School
- Public
- Watsonville
- 515 seniors
- 2,232 students
UC admit rate
80%
67 of 84 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
13%
67 of 515 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
16%
84 of 515 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
β
β of 49 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
10%
6 of 59 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
Watsonville High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
10%
6 of 59 admitted
This school10%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.82)
- Irvine7 pts higher
29%
11 of 38 admitted
This school29%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.89)
- San Diego5 pts higher
30%
11 of 37 admitted
This school30%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.73)
- Santa Barbara19 pts higher
52%
15 of 29 admitted
This school52%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.82)
- Davis16 pts higher
53%
30 of 57 admitted
This school53%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.75)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
69%
35 of 51 admitted
This school69%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.72)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
17 of 19 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.76)
- Merced8 pts lower
88%
23 of 26 admitted
This school88%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.64 (all applicants 3.57)
too few applicants to report49 applied
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
Watsonville 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 Obispo22 pts higher
51%
18 of 35 admitted
This school51%Overall30%
- San Jose7 pts lower
73%
59 of 81 admitted
This school73%Overall80%
- SacramentoAbout the same
91%
43 of 47 admitted
This school91%Overall94%
- Monterey BayAbout the same
97%
67 of 69 admitted
This school97%Overall95%
- Fresno5 pts lower
92%
45 of 49 admitted
This school92%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 (460 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
68%
312 of 460 graduates
UC or CSU
13%
61 graduates
Community college
52%
239 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 28 | 6% |
| CSU | 33 | 7% |
| CA private college | 6 | 1% |
| Out of state | 6 | 1% |
| Community college | 239 | 52% |
| Not enrolled | 148 | 32% |
| Enrolled in college | 312 | 68% |
| Total | 460 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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 39%County median 67%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 20%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 10%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 14%
- Low-income students 89%County median 36%
- Graduates completing courses 40%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Pajaro Valley 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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