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Contra Costa County · 2025 · ≥50 seniors
What is UC Reach? UC Reach = unique top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size — the share of a school's
entire graduating class that reaches the six most selective UCs (
Berkeley,
UCLA, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis). It's a better gauge of school-wide success than admit rate, which only reflects the handful of students who applied.
Why it beats admit rate: if 6 students apply to the top UCs and all get in, that's a 100% admit rate — but at a 1,000-senior school it's a UC Reach of just 0.6% (6 ÷ 1,000). By contrast, a school where 250 of 1,000 seniors land a top-UC admit has a 25% UC Reach — far stronger, even though its admit rate is lower.
Why some schools are over 100%? Out of every 100 seniors at these schools, the class is generating
more than 100 admissions to the six most selective UCs — meaning the typical strong student is getting in at multiple top campuses (
UCLA +
UCSD, or
Berkeley +
UCSB + Irvine, for example). It's a rare achievement: fewer than 1% of California high schools clear 100% UC Reach.
Top and bottom schools by UC Reach, split public/charter vs private (≥50 seniors).
Scoped to Contra Costa County — change the County filter above to rescope.
▲ Top 10 Public + Charter
Contra Costa County
| 1 |
Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon · Public
|
63.1% |
| 2 |
Miramonte High School
Orinda · Public
|
57.3% |
| 3 |
Campolindo High School
Moraga · Public
|
57.1% |
| 4 |
Monte Vista High School
Danville · Public
|
47.1% |
| 5 |
California High School
San Ramon · Public
|
46.5% |
| 6 |
Acalanes High School
Lafayette · Public
|
46.4% |
| 7 |
Las Lomas High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
44.1% |
| 8 |
Northgate High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
41.4% |
| 9 |
El Cerrito High School
El Cerrito · Public
|
39.3% |
| 10 |
Making Waves Academy
Richmond · Public
|
38.2% |
▲ Top 10 Private
Contra Costa County
| 1 |
Carondelet High School
Concord · Private
|
55.1% |
| 2 |
De LA Salle High School
Concord · Private
|
23.0% |
▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter
Contra Costa County
| 1 |
Antioch High School
Antioch · Public
|
4.8% |
| 2 |
Deer Valley High School
Antioch · Public
|
5.3% |
| 3 |
Ygnacio Valley High School
Concord · Public
|
7.3% |
| 4 |
John F. Kennedy High
· Public
|
7.4% |
| 5 |
Liberty High
· Public
|
9.8% |
| 6 |
Freedom High School
Oakley · Public
|
11.1% |
| 7 |
Concord High School
Concord · Public
|
11.3% |
| 8 |
De Anza High School
Richmond · Public
|
12.5% |
| 9 |
Alhambra Senior High
· Public
|
12.8% |
| 10 |
Pinole Valley High School
Pinole · Public
|
13.2% |
▼ Bottom 10 Private
Contra Costa County
| 1 |
De LA Salle High School
Concord · Private
|
23.0% |
| 2 |
Carondelet High School
Concord · Private
|
55.1% |
Top UC Reach for schools with senior classes of 25–99. These are typically magnet programs, specialized charters, and small Catholic preps — too small to compare cleanly against comprehensive public high schools, but the most UC-effective small schools in California are here.
▲ Top 10 Small Public + Charter
Contra Costa County
| 1 |
Middle College High
· Public
|
70.8% |
| 2 |
John Swett High School
Crockett · Public
|
18.7% |
| 3 |
John Henry High School
Richmond · Public
|
14.5% |
| 4 |
Summit Public School K2
El Cerrito · Public
|
5.1% |
▲ Top 10 Small Private
Contra Costa County
| 1 |
Bentley School
Lafayette · Private
|
75.6% |
| 2 |
Athenian School
Danville · Private
|
52.7% |
| 3 |
Berean Christian High School
Walnut Creek · Private
|
47.9% |
Where each UC campus lands its admits, as a share of each high school's senior class. Same 50-senior floor.
Top 10 — UCB Reach
UC Berkeley
| 1 |
Campolindo High School
Moraga · Public
|
7.7% |
| 2 |
Carondelet High School
Concord · Private
|
7.7% |
| 3 |
Hercules High School
Hercules · Public
|
7.4% |
| 4 |
El Cerrito High School
El Cerrito · Public
|
6.9% |
| 5 |
Making Waves Academy
Richmond · Public
|
6.6% |
| 6 |
Monte Vista High School
Danville · Public
|
5.4% |
| 7 |
Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon · Public
|
5.3% |
| 8 |
Acalanes High School
Lafayette · Public
|
5.2% |
| 9 |
Miramonte High School
Orinda · Public
|
5.2% |
| 10 |
Dozier-Libbey Medical High Sch
Antioch · Public
|
5.1% |
| 1 |
Miramonte High School
Orinda · Public
|
5.8% |
| 2 |
Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon · Public
|
5.0% |
| 3 |
Carondelet High School
Concord · Private
|
4.8% |
| 4 |
Monte Vista High School
Danville · Public
|
4.3% |
| 5 |
Acalanes High School
Lafayette · Public
|
4.1% |
| 6 |
Campolindo High School
Moraga · Public
|
3.7% |
| 7 |
De LA Salle High School
Concord · Private
|
3.2% |
| 8 |
Northgate High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
2.9% |
| 9 |
California High School
San Ramon · Public
|
2.8% |
| 10 |
Las Lomas High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
2.8% |
Top 10 — UCSD Reach
UC San Diego
| 1 |
El Cerrito High School
El Cerrito · Public
|
9.6% |
| 2 |
California High School
San Ramon · Public
|
9.4% |
| 3 |
Carondelet High School
Concord · Private
|
9.2% |
| 4 |
Miramonte High School
Orinda · Public
|
9.1% |
| 5 |
Campolindo High School
Moraga · Public
|
9.0% |
| 6 |
Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon · Public
|
8.8% |
| 7 |
Northgate High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
8.2% |
| 8 |
Monte Vista High School
Danville · Public
|
7.4% |
| 9 |
Las Lomas High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
6.9% |
| 10 |
Acalanes High School
Lafayette · Public
|
6.4% |
Top 10 — UCSB Reach
UC Santa Barbara
| 1 |
Carondelet High School
Concord · Private
|
16.9% |
| 2 |
Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon · Public
|
15.9% |
| 3 |
Miramonte High School
Orinda · Public
|
14.9% |
| 4 |
Campolindo High School
Moraga · Public
|
14.2% |
| 5 |
Las Lomas High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
13.2% |
| 6 |
Monte Vista High School
Danville · Public
|
12.6% |
| 7 |
California High School
San Ramon · Public
|
11.7% |
| 8 |
Acalanes High School
Lafayette · Public
|
11.6% |
| 9 |
Northgate High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
10.6% |
| 10 |
El Cerrito High School
El Cerrito · Public
|
7.4% |
Top 10 — UCI Reach
UC Irvine
| 1 |
Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon · Public
|
12.4% |
| 2 |
Campolindo High School
Moraga · Public
|
7.7% |
| 3 |
California High School
San Ramon · Public
|
7.1% |
| 4 |
Miramonte High School
Orinda · Public
|
7.1% |
| 5 |
Clayton Valley Charter High
· Public
|
6.5% |
| 6 |
Making Waves Academy
Richmond · Public
|
5.9% |
| 7 |
Monte Vista High School
Danville · Public
|
5.8% |
| 8 |
Acalanes High School
Lafayette · Public
|
4.9% |
| 9 |
Northgate High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
4.5% |
| 10 |
Las Lomas High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
4.4% |
Top 10 — UCD Reach
UC Davis
| 1 |
Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon · Public
|
15.7% |
| 2 |
Miramonte High School
Orinda · Public
|
15.2% |
| 3 |
Campolindo High School
Moraga · Public
|
14.8% |
| 4 |
Making Waves Academy
Richmond · Public
|
14.7% |
| 5 |
Carondelet High School
Concord · Private
|
14.5% |
| 6 |
Acalanes High School
Lafayette · Public
|
14.2% |
| 7 |
Las Lomas High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
12.5% |
| 8 |
El Cerrito High School
El Cerrito · Public
|
11.7% |
| 9 |
Northgate High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
11.7% |
| 10 |
Monte Vista High School
Danville · Public
|
11.6% |
UC Reach measures who gets in. These lenses measure the upstream pipeline (A-G), the downstream outcome (UC graduation), the capacity that drives the pipeline (counselors), reliability over time (consistency), grade-11 academic preparation (CAASPP SBAC ELA & Math), and private-school financial strength. Click any school for its full profile.
Top 10 — A-G Completion
% of graduates meeting UC/CSU course requirements · 2024-25 cohort
| 1 |
Making Waves Academy
Richmond · Public
|
100.0% |
| 2 |
Middle College High
· Public
|
100.0% |
| 3 |
Invictus Academy Of Richmond
El Cerrito · Public
|
100.0% |
| 4 |
Summit Public School K2
El Cerrito · Public
|
98.7% |
| 5 |
Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy
· Public
|
98.6% |
| 6 |
Clayton Valley Charter High
· Public
|
97.8% |
| 7 |
Miramonte High School
Orinda · Public
|
89.9% |
| 8 |
John Henry High School
Richmond · Public
|
82.5% |
| 9 |
Acalanes High School
Lafayette · Public
|
82.3% |
| 10 |
Campolindo High School
Moraga · Public
|
81.6% |
Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate
% of UC entrants who finished in 6 years · cohort N ≥ 20
| 1 |
Acalanes High School
Lafayette · Public
|
100.0% |
| 2 |
Carondelet High School
Concord · Private
|
100.0% |
| 3 |
Las Lomas High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
97.4% |
| 4 |
Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg · Public
|
97.2% |
| 5 |
College Park High School
Pleasant Hill · Public
|
96.9% |
| 6 |
Heritage High School
Brentwood · Public
|
96.9% |
| 7 |
Northgate High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
96.7% |
| 8 |
Deer Valley High School
Antioch · Public
|
96.3% |
| 9 |
Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon · Public
|
95.6% |
| 10 |
Antioch High School
Antioch · Public
|
95.0% |
Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity
Lowest students-per-counselor (ASCA target 250:1) · public/charter, ≥500 students
| 1 |
Ygnacio Valley High School
Concord · Public
|
255:1 |
| 2 |
Monte Vista High School
Danville · Public
|
286:1 |
| 3 |
Concord High School
Concord · Public
|
288:1 |
| 4 |
Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon · Public
|
299:1 |
| 5 |
Miramonte High School
Orinda · Public
|
307:1 |
| 6 |
Acalanes High School
Lafayette · Public
|
312:1 |
| 7 |
John F. Kennedy High
· Public
|
313:1 |
| 8 |
Las Lomas High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
314:1 |
| 9 |
California High School
San Ramon · Public
|
333:1 |
| 10 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High
· Public
|
334:1 |
Top 10 — Most Consistent
Lowest UC Reach std-dev across 5 years (above-CA-median mean)
| 1 |
Monte Vista High School
avg 44.8% · σ 2.34
|
σ 2.34 |
| 2 |
Northgate High School
avg 43.6% · σ 2.61
|
σ 2.61 |
| 3 |
Clayton Valley Charter High
avg 23.3% · σ 3.0
|
σ 3.0 |
| 4 |
San Ramon Valley High School
avg 23.8% · σ 3.11
|
σ 3.11 |
| 5 |
Las Lomas High School
avg 39.8% · σ 3.99
|
σ 3.99 |
| 6 |
El Cerrito High School
avg 42.0% · σ 4.44
|
σ 4.44 |
| 7 |
Miramonte High School
avg 54.9% · σ 5.25
|
σ 5.25 |
| 8 |
California High School
avg 43.0% · σ 8.15
|
σ 8.15 |
| 9 |
Acalanes High School
avg 40.5% · σ 8.33
|
σ 8.33 |
| 10 |
Campolindo High School
avg 56.7% · σ 9.57
|
σ 9.57 |
Top 10 — SBAC ELA met/exceeded
% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30
| 1 |
Middle College High
· n=69 · 2025
|
94% |
| 2 |
Miramonte High School
Orinda · n=295 · 2025
|
90% |
| 3 |
Monte Vista High School
Danville · n=494 · 2025
|
86% |
| 4 |
Campolindo High School
Moraga · n=330 · 2025
|
85% |
| 5 |
Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon · n=673 · 2025
|
84% |
| 6 |
Acalanes High School
Lafayette · n=285 · 2025
|
82% |
| 7 |
San Ramon Valley High School
Danville · n=480 · 2025
|
82% |
| 8 |
Heritage High School
Brentwood · n=619 · 2025
|
75% |
| 9 |
California High School
San Ramon · n=697 · 2025
|
75% |
| 10 |
Northgate High School
Walnut Creek · n=356 · 2025
|
74% |
Top 10 — SBAC Math met/exceeded
% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30
| 1 |
Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon · n=676 · 2025
|
79% |
| 2 |
Miramonte High School
Orinda · n=296 · 2025
|
79% |
| 3 |
Campolindo High School
Moraga · n=328 · 2025
|
70% |
| 4 |
Monte Vista High School
Danville · n=497 · 2025
|
65% |
| 5 |
Acalanes High School
Lafayette · n=287 · 2025
|
63% |
| 6 |
California High School
San Ramon · n=693 · 2025
|
62% |
| 7 |
Middle College High
· n=69 · 2025
|
59% |
| 8 |
Las Lomas High School
Walnut Creek · n=380 · 2025
|
56% |
| 9 |
San Ramon Valley High School
Danville · n=472 · 2025
|
51% |
| 10 |
Northgate High School
Walnut Creek · n=355 · 2025
|
51% |
Top 10 — Private Net Assets
Wealthiest CA private high schools · IRS Form 990 · latest fiscal year
| 1 |
Athenian School
Danville · Nonsectarian · FY 2024
|
$37.0M |
| 2 |
Bentley School
Lafayette · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
|
$6.7M |
| 3 |
Orinda Academy
Orinda · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
|
$346,150 |
≥50 seniors · earliest→latest year
Which schools are moving a growing — or shrinking — share of their graduating class into the six most selective UCs. Reflects the current county/type filter.
▲ Biggest gains
| School | Then → Now | Δ |
|---|
|
Carondelet High School
Concord · Private
|
30% '20
→ 55% '25
|
+25.6pp |
|
California High School
San Ramon · Public
|
29% '18
→ 46% '25
|
+17.1pp |
|
Acalanes High School
Lafayette · Public
|
31% '18
→ 46% '25
|
+15.1pp |
|
Dozier-Libbey Medical High Sch
Antioch · Public
|
16% '18
→ 30% '25
|
+13.9pp |
|
College Park High School
Pleasant Hill · Public
|
17% '18
→ 30% '25
|
+13.1pp |
|
Las Lomas High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
31% '18
→ 44% '25
|
+12.9pp |
|
Northgate High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
32% '18
→ 41% '25
|
+9.7pp |
|
Campolindo High School
Moraga · Public
|
50% '18
→ 57% '25
|
+7.6pp |
|
El Cerrito High School
El Cerrito · Public
|
32% '18
→ 39% '25
|
+7.2pp |
|
Clayton Valley Charter High
· Public
|
20% '18
→ 26% '25
|
+6.1pp |
▼ Biggest declines
| School | Then → Now | Δ |
|---|
|
Making Waves Academy
Richmond · Public
|
63% '21
→ 38% '25
|
-25.1pp |
|
Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon · Public
|
78% '18
→ 63% '25
|
-15.3pp |
|
De Anza High School
Richmond · Public
|
21% '18
→ 12% '25
|
-8.9pp |
|
Pinole Valley High School
Pinole · Public
|
22% '18
→ 13% '25
|
-8.8pp |
|
Hercules High School
Hercules · Public
|
33% '18
→ 24% '25
|
-8.4pp |
|
Deer Valley High School
Antioch · Public
|
11% '18
→ 5% '25
|
-5.7pp |
|
Concord High School
Concord · Public
|
16% '18
→ 11% '25
|
-4.7pp |
|
Antioch High School
Antioch · Public
|
8% '18
→ 5% '25
|
-2.9pp |
|
Ygnacio Valley High School
Concord · Public
|
9% '18
→ 7% '25
|
-2.0pp |
|
De LA Salle High School
Concord · Private
|
25% '20
→ 23% '25
|
-1.9pp |
grade-12 enrollment Δ vs. county · ≥80 students
The demographic tide is shrinking CA enrollment ~10% over 7 years statewide, so absolute decline alone is noise. The gap vs the county baseline is the actionable signal — schools losing share faster than their demographic floor are the ones to watch. Reflects the current county/type filter.
▲ Outperforming the county the most
| School | School · County | Gap |
|---|
|
Making Waves Academy
Richmond · Contra Costa · Public Best in class
|
+63.4% vs -3.2%
|
+66.5pp |
|
Clayton Valley Charter High
· Contra Costa · Public Best in class
|
+23.5% vs -3.2%
|
+26.7pp |
|
Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg · Contra Costa · Public Demand hides churn
|
+20.0% vs -3.2%
|
+23.2pp |
|
California High School
San Ramon · Contra Costa · Public Best in class
|
+13.5% vs -3.2%
|
+16.7pp |
|
Campolindo High School
Moraga · Contra Costa · Public Best in class
|
+10.7% vs -3.2%
|
+13.9pp |
|
Pinole Valley High School
Pinole · Contra Costa · Public Demand hides churn
|
+10.5% vs -3.2%
|
+13.6pp |
|
San Ramon Valley High School
Danville · Contra Costa · Public Best in class
|
+10.5% vs -3.2%
|
+13.6pp |
|
Liberty High
· Contra Costa · Public Best in class
|
+5.8% vs -3.2%
|
+8.9pp |
|
Heritage High School
Brentwood · Contra Costa · Public Best in class
|
+3.1% vs -3.2%
|
+6.2pp |
|
Las Lomas High School
Walnut Creek · Contra Costa · Public Best in class
|
+2.4% vs -3.2%
|
+5.5pp |
▼ Underperforming the county the most
| School | School · County | Gap |
|---|
|
John F. Kennedy High
· Contra Costa · Public Compounding decline
|
-34.5% vs -3.2%
|
-31.3pp |
|
Concord High School
Concord · Contra Costa · Public Compounding decline
|
-32.6% vs -3.2%
|
-29.5pp |
|
John Swett High School
Crockett · Contra Costa · Public Material decline
|
-24.0% vs -3.2%
|
-20.9pp |
|
Hercules High School
Hercules · Contra Costa · Public Material decline
|
-23.3% vs -3.2%
|
-20.2pp |
|
Deer Valley High School
Antioch · Contra Costa · Public Compounding decline
|
-22.7% vs -3.2%
|
-19.5pp |
|
De Anza High School
Richmond · Contra Costa · Public Material decline
|
-20.2% vs -3.2%
|
-17.1pp |
|
Northgate High School
Walnut Creek · Contra Costa · Public Sharp downturn
|
-13.6% vs -3.2%
|
-10.4pp |
|
Richmond High School
Richmond · Contra Costa · Public Both ends slipping
|
-12.4% vs -3.2%
|
-9.2pp |
|
Acalanes High School
Lafayette · Contra Costa · Public Weak at the gate
|
-11.6% vs -3.2%
|
-8.4pp |
|
Alhambra Senior High
· Contra Costa · Public Demand problem
|
-11.0% vs -3.2%
|
-7.8pp |
28 schools eligible · 2025
Each dot is one school. The diagonal is the per-campus GPA expectation — points above it admit students at higher rates than their GPA mix predicts; points below admit at lower rates. Schools need ≥30 top-6 UC applications and data across ≥3 campuses to appear.
▲ Top 10 outperformers
| School |
GPA |
Actual |
Δ vs exp. |
|
Alhambra Senior High
· Public
|
4.03 |
44.3% |
+15.7pp |
|
John F. Kennedy High
· Public
|
3.71 |
34.9% |
+12.4pp |
|
Concord High School
Concord · Public
|
3.84 |
30.7% |
+9.6pp |
|
Dozier-Libbey Medical High Sch
Antioch · Public
|
3.84 |
30.7% |
+8.5pp |
|
Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg · Public
|
3.86 |
27.0% |
+6.5pp |
|
Freedom High School
Oakley · Public
|
3.88 |
25.5% |
+4.4pp |
|
Making Waves Academy
Richmond · Public
|
3.85 |
25.9% |
+4.4pp |
|
De Anza High School
Richmond · Public
|
3.67 |
28.3% |
+3.7pp |
|
El Cerrito High School
El Cerrito · Public
|
3.94 |
23.0% |
+1.2pp |
|
Richmond High School
Richmond · Public
|
3.52 |
27.1% |
+1.1pp |
▼ Top 10 underperformers
| School |
GPA |
Actual |
Δ vs exp. |
|
Hercules High School
Hercules · Public
|
3.86 |
15.9% |
-7.9pp |
|
Heritage High School
Brentwood · Public
|
3.82 |
13.5% |
-7.3pp |
|
Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon · Public
|
3.89 |
15.3% |
-5.8pp |
|
Deer Valley High School
Antioch · Public
|
3.54 |
23.9% |
-5.6pp |
|
California High School
San Ramon · Public
|
3.95 |
17.9% |
-3.6pp |
|
Monte Vista High School
Danville · Public
|
3.91 |
17.5% |
-3.4pp |
|
Miramonte High School
Orinda · Public
|
4.04 |
19.5% |
-3.1pp |
|
Ygnacio Valley High School
Concord · Public
|
3.60 |
22.2% |
-2.6pp |
|
Liberty High
· Public
|
3.86 |
19.0% |
-2.5pp |
|
Northgate High School
Walnut Creek · Public
|
4.03 |
20.3% |
-2.4pp |
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30 schools · 2025 data
· 14 hidden (under 100 seniors)
| # |
School |
County |
Seniors
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Total Enroll
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|
UC Reach
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App Reach
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|
Admit Rate
ⓘ
|
Yield
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Selective Reach
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Elite Reach
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Raw Apps
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Raw Admits
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| 1 |
Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon · Public Weak at the gate
|
Contra Costa |
837 |
3,039 |
63.1%
|
412.3% |
15.3% |
30.1% |
47.4 |
10.3 |
3,451 |
528 |
| 2 |
Miramonte High School
Orinda · Public Weak at the gate
|
Contra Costa |
309 |
1,167 |
57.3%
|
293.9% |
19.5% |
22.6% |
42.1 |
11.0 |
908 |
177 |
| 3 |
Campolindo High School
Moraga · Public Best in class
|
Contra Costa |
324 |
1,340 |
57.1%
|
271.9% |
21.0% |
27.6% |
42.3 |
11.4 |
881 |
185 |
| 4 |
Carondelet High School
Concord · Private
|
Contra Costa |
207 |
840 |
55.1%
|
203.9% |
27.0% |
23.7% |
40.6 |
12.6 |
422 |
114 |
| 5 |
Monte Vista High School
Danville · Public Weak at the gate
|
Contra Costa |
516 |
2,042 |
47.1%
|
269.2% |
17.5% |
28.4% |
35.5 |
9.7 |
1,389 |
243 |
| 6 |
California High School
San Ramon · Public Best in class
|
Contra Costa |
721 |
2,894 |
46.5%
|
259.1% |
17.9% |
29.6% |
35.9 |
7.8 |
1,868 |
335 |
| 7 |
Acalanes High School
Lafayette · Public Weak at the gate
|
Contra Costa |
345 |
1,256 |
46.4%
|
215.7% |
21.5% |
26.9% |
32.2 |
9.3 |
744 |
160 |
| 8 |
Las Lomas High School
Walnut Creek · Public Best in class
|
Contra Costa |
433 |
1,577 |
44.1%
|
209.0% |
21.1% |
27.8% |
31.6 |
7.2 |
905 |
191 |
| 9 |
Northgate High School
Walnut Creek · Public Sharp downturn
|
Contra Costa |
377 |
1,546 |
41.4%
|
204.2% |
20.3% |
30.1% |
29.7 |
6.4 |
770 |
156 |
| 10 |
El Cerrito High School
El Cerrito · Public Weak at the gate
|
Contra Costa |
394 |
1,460 |
39.3%
|
171.1% |
23.0% |
33.5% |
27.7 |
9.4 |
674 |
155 |
| 11 |
Making Waves Academy
Richmond · Public Best in class
|
Contra Costa |
136 |
1,078 |
38.2%
|
147.8% |
25.9% |
17.3% |
23.5 |
8.8 |
201 |
52 |
| 12 |
College Park High School
Pleasant Hill · Public Tracking
|
Contra Costa |
477 |
1,948 |
29.8%
|
126.8% |
23.5% |
29.6% |
19.7 |
4.0 |
605 |
142 |
| 13 |
Dozier-Libbey Medical High Sch
Antioch · Public Best in class
|
Contra Costa |
156 |
681 |
29.5%
|
96.2% |
30.7% |
17.4% |
17.9 |
7.0 |
150 |
46 |
| 14 |
San Ramon Valley High School
Danville · Public Best in class
|
Contra Costa |
510 |
2,036 |
26.5%
|
137.2% |
19.3% |
33.3% |
19.6 |
7.2 |
700 |
135 |
| 15 |
Clayton Valley Charter High
· Public Best in class
|
Contra Costa |
582 |
2,373 |
25.6%
|
121.8% |
21.0% |
29.5% |
20.1 |
3.4 |
709 |
149 |
| 16 |
Hercules High School
Hercules · Public Material decline
|
Contra Costa |
163 |
767 |
24.5%
|
178.5% |
13.8% |
37.5% |
15.9 |
7.4 |
291 |
40 |
| 17 |
De LA Salle High School
Concord · Private
|
Contra Costa |
252 |
1,025 |
23.0%
|
131.8% |
17.5% |
25.9% |
17.9 |
6.8 |
332 |
58 |
| 18 |
Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg · Public Demand hides churn
|
Contra Costa |
803 |
3,403 |
15.3%
|
56.8% |
27.0% |
30.9% |
11.0 |
2.5 |
456 |
123 |
| 19 |
Richmond High School
Richmond · Public Both ends slipping
|
Contra Costa |
337 |
1,280 |
14.2%
|
61.7% |
23.1% |
29.2% |
7.7 |
3.0 |
208 |
48 |
| 20 |
Heritage High School
Brentwood · Public Best in class
|
Contra Costa |
598 |
2,566 |
14.2%
|
105.0% |
13.5% |
31.8% |
9.7 |
2.3 |
628 |
85 |
| 21 |
Pinole Valley High School
Pinole · Public Demand hides churn
|
Contra Costa |
311 |
1,245 |
13.2%
|
83.0% |
15.9% |
46.3% |
6.4 |
1.9 |
258 |
41 |
| 22 |
Alhambra Senior High
· Public Demand problem
|
Contra Costa |
242 |
1,028 |
12.8%
|
55.8% |
23.0% |
12.9% |
7.0 |
— |
135 |
31 |
| 23 |
De Anza High School
Richmond · Public Material decline
|
Contra Costa |
288 |
1,047 |
12.5%
|
67.7% |
18.5% |
41.7% |
6.6 |
2.8 |
195 |
36 |
| 24 |
Concord High School
Concord · Public Compounding decline
|
Contra Costa |
275 |
1,137 |
11.3%
|
42.5% |
26.5% |
45.2% |
7.3 |
2.9 |
117 |
31 |
| 25 |
Freedom High School
Oakley · Public Demand problem
|
Contra Costa |
602 |
2,460 |
11.1%
|
43.7% |
25.5% |
37.3% |
7.0 |
1.5 |
263 |
67 |
| 26 |
Liberty High
· Public Best in class
|
Contra Costa |
683 |
2,836 |
9.8%
|
51.5% |
19.0% |
23.9% |
5.7 |
1.5 |
352 |
67 |
| 27 |
John F. Kennedy High
· Public Compounding decline
|
Contra Costa |
203 |
740 |
7.4%
|
33.5% |
22.1% |
46.7% |
3.9 |
2.0 |
68 |
15 |
| 28 |
Ygnacio Valley High School
Concord · Public Both ends slipping
|
Contra Costa |
247 |
1,059 |
7.3%
|
50.2% |
14.5% |
— |
4.5 |
1.6 |
124 |
18 |
| 29 |
Deer Valley High School
Antioch · Public Compounding decline
|
Contra Costa |
417 |
1,812 |
5.3%
|
32.9% |
16.1% |
27.3% |
3.4 |
0.7 |
137 |
22 |
| 30 |
Antioch High School
Antioch · Public Demand hides churn
|
Contra Costa |
399 |
1,776 |
4.8%
|
32.8% |
14.5% |
— |
2.8 |
0.8 |
131 |
19 |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size. Where UCOP has not published unique-student totals,
campus admits are summed — students admitted to more than one of the 6 campuses are counted at each, so values
above 100% indicate strong students winning multiple competitive UC offers.
Schools with fewer than 100 seniors are excluded from the leaderboard by default — a small cohort
with one strong year can otherwise dominate.
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