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Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County — change the County filter above to rescope.
▲ Top 10 Public + Charter
Santa Clara County
| 1 |
Lynbrook High School
San Jose · Public
|
85.7% |
| 2 |
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino · Public
|
85.5% |
| 3 |
Cupertino High School
Cupertino · Public
|
77.7% |
| 4 |
Saratoga High School
Saratoga · Public
|
72.9% |
| 5 |
Palo Alto Senior High School
Palo Alto · Public
|
69.9% |
| 6 |
Leland High School
San Jose · Public
|
61.3% |
| 7 |
Homestead High School
Cupertino · Public
|
54.6% |
| 8 |
Los Altos High
· Public
|
54.3% |
| 9 |
Leigh High School
San Jose · Public
|
47.1% |
| 10 |
Evergreen Valley High School
San Jose · Public
|
43.5% |
▲ Top 10 Private
Santa Clara County
| 1 |
Harker School
San Jose · Private
|
125.6% |
| 2 |
Valley Christian High School
San Jose · Private
|
95.7% |
| 3 |
Archbishop Mitty High School
San Jose · Private
|
65.5% |
| 4 |
The Kings Academy
Sunnyvale · Private
|
64.8% |
| 5 |
Presentation High School
San Jose · Private
|
42.7% |
| 6 |
Bellarmine College Preparatory
San Jose · Private
|
41.5% |
▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter
Santa Clara County
| 1 |
San Jose High School
San Jose · Public
|
7.9% |
| 2 |
James Lick High School
San Jose · Public
|
8.0% |
| 3 |
Gilroy High School
Gilroy · Public
|
9.8% |
| 4 |
Del Mar High School
San Jose · Public
|
10.4% |
| 5 |
William C. Overfelt High
· Public
|
11.8% |
| 6 |
Andrew P Hill High School
San Jose · Public
|
12.0% |
| 7 |
Christopher High School
Gilroy · Public
|
13.1% |
| 8 |
Oak Grove High School
San Jose · Public
|
14.4% |
| 9 |
Independence High School
San Jose · Public
|
17.0% |
| 10 |
Abraham Lincoln High
· Public
|
17.6% |
▼ Bottom 10 Private
Santa Clara County
| 1 |
Bellarmine College Preparatory
San Jose · Private
|
41.5% |
| 2 |
Presentation High School
San Jose · Private
|
42.7% |
| 3 |
The Kings Academy
Sunnyvale · Private
|
64.8% |
| 4 |
Archbishop Mitty High School
San Jose · Private
|
65.5% |
| 5 |
Valley Christian High School
San Jose · Private
|
95.7% |
| 6 |
Harker School
San Jose · Private
|
125.6% |
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
Santa Clara County
| 1 |
Mission Early College High Sch
Santa Clara · Public
|
40.7% |
| 2 |
Milpitas Middle College Hs
Milpitas · Public
|
20.0% |
| 3 |
Kipp Navigate College Prep
San Jose · Public
|
14.5% |
| 4 |
Alpha Cindy Avitia High School
San Jose · Public
|
9.6% |
| 5 |
Ace Charter High School
San Jose · Public
|
3.3% |
▲ Top 10 Small Private
Santa Clara County
| 1 |
Basis Independent Silicon Vall
San Jose · Private
|
194.4% |
| 2 |
Castilleja School
Palo Alto · Private
|
113.7% |
| 3 |
Oakwood School
Morgan Hill · Private
|
87.5% |
| 4 |
Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit Hs
San Jose · Private
|
35.2% |
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 |
Harker School
San Jose · Private
|
13.3% |
| 2 |
Valley Christian High School
San Jose · Private
|
8.9% |
| 3 |
Palo Alto Senior High School
Palo Alto · Public
|
8.3% |
| 4 |
Lynbrook High School
San Jose · Public
|
8.1% |
| 5 |
Leland High School
San Jose · Public
|
8.1% |
| 6 |
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino · Public
|
7.3% |
| 7 |
Cupertino High School
Cupertino · Public
|
7.1% |
| 8 |
The Kings Academy
Sunnyvale · Private
|
6.8% |
| 9 |
Saratoga High School
Saratoga · Public
|
6.3% |
| 10 |
Los Altos High
· Public
|
5.9% |
| 1 |
Harker School
San Jose · Private
|
10.8% |
| 2 |
Valley Christian High School
San Jose · Private
|
6.5% |
| 3 |
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino · Public
|
6.2% |
| 4 |
Saratoga High School
Saratoga · Public
|
6.0% |
| 5 |
Palo Alto Senior High School
Palo Alto · Public
|
5.5% |
| 6 |
Lynbrook High School
San Jose · Public
|
5.5% |
| 7 |
Cupertino High School
Cupertino · Public
|
5.3% |
| 8 |
Archbishop Mitty High School
San Jose · Private
|
5.2% |
| 9 |
Leigh High School
San Jose · Public
|
4.4% |
| 10 |
The Kings Academy
Sunnyvale · Private
|
4.3% |
Top 10 — UCSD Reach
UC San Diego
| 1 |
Valley Christian High School
San Jose · Private
|
18.3% |
| 2 |
Harker School
San Jose · Private
|
15.9% |
| 3 |
Kipp San Jose Collegiate
San Jose · Public
|
11.7% |
| 4 |
Saratoga High School
Saratoga · Public
|
11.1% |
| 5 |
Lynbrook High School
San Jose · Public
|
10.5% |
| 6 |
Cupertino High School
Cupertino · Public
|
10.1% |
| 7 |
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino · Public
|
9.9% |
| 8 |
Homestead High School
Cupertino · Public
|
8.8% |
| 9 |
Palo Alto Senior High School
Palo Alto · Public
|
8.7% |
| 10 |
Archbishop Mitty High School
San Jose · Private
|
8.6% |
Top 10 — UCSB Reach
UC Santa Barbara
| 1 |
Harker School
San Jose · Private
|
41.0% |
| 2 |
Lynbrook High School
San Jose · Public
|
29.0% |
| 3 |
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino · Public
|
27.5% |
| 4 |
Valley Christian High School
San Jose · Private
|
27.5% |
| 5 |
Cupertino High School
Cupertino · Public
|
23.5% |
| 6 |
Saratoga High School
Saratoga · Public
|
23.5% |
| 7 |
Archbishop Mitty High School
San Jose · Private
|
20.7% |
| 8 |
Palo Alto Senior High School
Palo Alto · Public
|
19.6% |
| 9 |
Leland High School
San Jose · Public
|
17.7% |
| 10 |
Los Altos High
· Public
|
17.2% |
Top 10 — UCI Reach
UC Irvine
| 1 |
Harker School
San Jose · Private
|
22.1% |
| 2 |
Lynbrook High School
San Jose · Public
|
21.0% |
| 3 |
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino · Public
|
19.6% |
| 4 |
Cupertino High School
Cupertino · Public
|
17.6% |
| 5 |
The Kings Academy
Sunnyvale · Private
|
14.8% |
| 6 |
Valley Christian High School
San Jose · Private
|
14.7% |
| 7 |
Archbishop Mitty High School
San Jose · Private
|
14.5% |
| 8 |
Leland High School
San Jose · Public
|
12.7% |
| 9 |
Saratoga High School
Saratoga · Public
|
12.0% |
| 10 |
Palo Alto Senior High School
Palo Alto · Public
|
11.7% |
Top 10 — UCD Reach
UC Davis
| 1 |
Harker School
San Jose · Private
|
22.6% |
| 2 |
Valley Christian High School
San Jose · Private
|
19.8% |
| 3 |
Palo Alto Senior High School
Palo Alto · Public
|
16.2% |
| 4 |
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino · Public
|
15.0% |
| 5 |
The Kings Academy
Sunnyvale · Private
|
14.8% |
| 6 |
Cupertino High School
Cupertino · Public
|
14.0% |
| 7 |
Saratoga High School
Saratoga · Public
|
13.9% |
| 8 |
Archbishop Mitty High School
San Jose · Private
|
13.1% |
| 9 |
Lynbrook High School
San Jose · Public
|
11.7% |
| 10 |
Leland High School
San Jose · Public
|
11.7% |
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 |
University Preparatory Academy Charter
· Public
|
100.0% |
| 2 |
Kipp San Jose Collegiate
San Jose · Public
|
100.0% |
| 3 |
Kipp Navigate College Prep
San Jose · Public
|
100.0% |
| 4 |
Dr. Tj Owens Gilroy Early College Academy
· Public
|
97.1% |
| 5 |
Mission Early College High Sch
Santa Clara · Public
|
96.6% |
| 6 |
Alpha Cindy Avitia High School
San Jose · Public
|
95.3% |
| 7 |
Palo Alto High
· Public
|
94.1% |
| 8 |
Lynbrook High School
San Jose · Public
|
93.2% |
| 9 |
Ace Charter High School
San Jose · Public
|
92.5% |
| 10 |
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino · Public
|
92.4% |
Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate
% of UC entrants who finished in 6 years · cohort N ≥ 20
| 1 |
Homestead High School
Cupertino · Public
|
98.1% |
| 2 |
Santa Teresa High School
San Jose · Public
|
97.7% |
| 3 |
Lynbrook High School
San Jose · Public
|
97.6% |
| 4 |
Archbishop Mitty High School
San Jose · Private
|
97.4% |
| 5 |
Saratoga High School
Saratoga · Public
|
96.4% |
| 6 |
Independence High School
San Jose · Public
|
96.3% |
| 7 |
Gilroy High School
Gilroy · Public
|
96.3% |
| 8 |
Andrew P Hill High School
San Jose · Public
|
96.2% |
| 9 |
Cupertino High School
Cupertino · Public
|
96.0% |
| 10 |
Adrian C Wilcox High School
Santa Clara · Public
|
95.7% |
Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity
Lowest students-per-counselor (ASCA target 250:1) · public/charter, ≥500 students
| 1 |
Henry M. Gunn High
· Public
|
178:1 |
| 2 |
James Lick High School
San Jose · Public
|
197:1 |
| 3 |
Saratoga High School
Saratoga · Public
|
197:1 |
| 4 |
Mt. Pleasant High
· Public
|
233:1 |
| 5 |
Gunderson High
· Public
|
275:1 |
| 6 |
Andrew P Hill High School
San Jose · Public
|
299:1 |
| 7 |
Yerba Buena High School
San Jose · Public
|
311:1 |
| 8 |
Los Altos High
· Public
|
315:1 |
| 9 |
Independence High School
San Jose · Public
|
318:1 |
| 10 |
Oak Grove High School
San Jose · Public
|
322:1 |
Top 10 — Most Consistent
Lowest UC Reach std-dev across 5 years (above-CA-median mean)
| 1 |
Los Altos High
avg 53.9% · σ 1.8
|
σ 1.8 |
| 2 |
Los Gatos High School
avg 40.6% · σ 1.82
|
σ 1.82 |
| 3 |
Archbishop Mitty High School
avg 63.2% · σ 2.59
|
σ 2.59 |
| 4 |
Homestead High School
avg 52.2% · σ 2.78
|
σ 2.78 |
| 5 |
Evergreen Valley High School
avg 42.4% · σ 3.29
|
σ 3.29 |
| 6 |
Prospect High School
avg 27.8% · σ 4.79
|
σ 4.79 |
| 7 |
Milpitas High School
avg 30.6% · σ 4.96
|
σ 4.96 |
| 8 |
Leland High School
avg 57.3% · σ 5.58
|
σ 5.58 |
| 9 |
Adrian C Wilcox High School
avg 28.3% · σ 6.19
|
σ 6.19 |
| 10 |
Bellarmine College Preparatory
avg 34.7% · σ 6.24
|
σ 6.24 |
Top 10 — SBAC ELA met/exceeded
% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30
| 1 |
Dr. Tj Owens Gilroy Early College Academy
· n=72 · 2025
|
99% |
| 2 |
Lynbrook High School
San Jose · n=412 · 2025
|
92% |
| 3 |
Mission Early College High Sch
Santa Clara · n=49 · 2025
|
88% |
| 4 |
University Preparatory Academy Charter
· n=99 · 2025
|
87% |
| 5 |
Saratoga High School
Saratoga · n=270 · 2025
|
86% |
| 6 |
Leland High School
San Jose · n=352 · 2025
|
85% |
| 7 |
Cupertino High School
Cupertino · n=446 · 2025
|
85% |
| 8 |
Henry M. Gunn High
· n=377 · 2025
|
84% |
| 9 |
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino · n=378 · 2025
|
83% |
| 10 |
Kipp San Jose Collegiate
San Jose · n=142 · 2025
|
83% |
Top 10 — SBAC Math met/exceeded
% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30
| 1 |
Lynbrook High School
San Jose · n=411 · 2025
|
93% |
| 2 |
Dr. Tj Owens Gilroy Early College Academy
· n=72 · 2025
|
86% |
| 3 |
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino · n=377 · 2025
|
86% |
| 4 |
Cupertino High School
Cupertino · n=446 · 2025
|
82% |
| 5 |
Henry M. Gunn High
· n=382 · 2025
|
80% |
| 6 |
Saratoga High School
Saratoga · n=271 · 2025
|
79% |
| 7 |
Leland High School
San Jose · n=352 · 2025
|
78% |
| 8 |
Palo Alto High
· n=417 · 2025
|
74% |
| 9 |
Los Altos High
· n=516 · 2025
|
69% |
| 10 |
Evergreen Valley High School
San Jose · n=620 · 2025
|
69% |
Top 10 — Private Net Assets
Wealthiest CA private high schools · IRS Form 990 · latest fiscal year
| 1 |
Harker School
San Jose · Nonsectarian · FY 2024
|
$290.3M |
| 2 |
Castilleja School
Palo Alto · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
|
$146.9M |
| 3 |
Valley Christian High School
San Jose · Other religious · FY 2023
|
$69.7M |
| 4 |
The Kings Academy
Sunnyvale · Other religious · FY 2023
|
$13.4M |
| 5 |
Khan Lab School
Mountain View · Other religious · FY 2023
|
$3.7M |
| 6 |
Live Oak Academy
Santa Clara · Other religious · FY 2024
|
$578,901 |
≥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 |
|---|
|
Valley Christian High School
San Jose · Private
|
66% '20
→ 96% '25
|
+29.7pp |
|
Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit Hs
San Jose · Private
|
18% '20
→ 35% '23
|
+17.4pp |
|
Leigh High School
San Jose · Public
|
30% '18
→ 47% '25
|
+17.4pp |
|
Pioneer High School
San Jose · Public
|
19% '18
→ 35% '25
|
+16.8pp |
|
Palo Alto Senior High School
Palo Alto · Public
|
54% '18
→ 70% '25
|
+16.1pp |
|
Yerba Buena High School
San Jose · Public
|
20% '18
→ 34% '25
|
+13.5pp |
|
The Kings Academy
Sunnyvale · Private
|
55% '20
→ 65% '25
|
+10.1pp |
|
Willow Glen High School
San Jose · Public
|
20% '18
→ 30% '25
|
+10.0pp |
|
Silver Creek High School
San Jose · Public
|
19% '18
→ 28% '25
|
+8.9pp |
|
Branham High School
San Jose · Public
|
25% '18
→ 33% '25
|
+8.3pp |
▼ Biggest declines
| School | Then → Now | Δ |
|---|
|
Lynbrook High School
San Jose · Public
|
122% '18
→ 86% '25
|
-36.4pp |
|
Presentation High School
San Jose · Private
|
73% '20
→ 43% '25
|
-30.2pp |
|
Adrian C Wilcox High School
Santa Clara · Public
|
36% '18
→ 19% '25
|
-17.4pp |
|
Kipp San Jose Collegiate
San Jose · Public
|
58% '18
→ 42% '25
|
-16.0pp |
|
Leland High School
San Jose · Public
|
75% '18
→ 61% '25
|
-13.5pp |
|
Archbishop Mitty High School
San Jose · Private
|
78% '20
→ 66% '25
|
-12.6pp |
|
Fremont High
· Public
|
35% '18
→ 24% '25
|
-10.4pp |
|
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino · Public
|
94% '18
→ 86% '25
|
-8.7pp |
|
San Jose High School
San Jose · Public
|
16% '18
→ 8% '25
|
-8.3pp |
|
Saratoga High School
Saratoga · Public
|
81% '18
→ 73% '25
|
-8.3pp |
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 |
|---|
|
Kipp San Jose Collegiate
San Jose · Santa Clara · Public Best in class
|
+38.0% vs -6.2%
|
+44.1pp |
|
Branham High School
San Jose · Santa Clara · Public Best in class
|
+30.4% vs -6.2%
|
+36.6pp |
|
Gilroy High School
Gilroy · Santa Clara · Public Demand hides churn
|
+23.1% vs -6.2%
|
+29.2pp |
|
Del Mar High School
San Jose · Santa Clara · Public Strong demand
|
+22.1% vs -6.2%
|
+28.2pp |
|
Ace Charter High School
San Jose · Santa Clara · Public Demand hides churn
|
+19.0% vs -6.2%
|
+25.2pp |
|
Leigh High School
San Jose · Santa Clara · Public Best in class
|
+17.6% vs -6.2%
|
+23.7pp |
|
Westmont High School
Campbell · Santa Clara · Public Best in class
|
+12.0% vs -6.2%
|
+18.1pp |
|
Luis Valdez Leadership Academy
San Jose · Santa Clara · Public Demand hides churn
|
+6.3% vs -6.2%
|
+12.5pp |
|
Los Gatos High School
Los Gatos · Santa Clara · Public Best in class
|
+5.3% vs -6.2%
|
+11.5pp |
|
Los Altos High
· Santa Clara · Public Best in class
|
+4.5% vs -6.2%
|
+10.7pp |
▼ Underperforming the county the most
| School | School · County | Gap |
|---|
|
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino · Santa Clara · Public Sharp downturn
|
-30.6% vs -6.2%
|
-24.4pp |
|
Independence High School
San Jose · Santa Clara · Public Compounding decline
|
-23.7% vs -6.2%
|
-17.6pp |
|
Oak Grove High School
San Jose · Santa Clara · Public Compounding decline
|
-20.9% vs -6.2%
|
-14.7pp |
|
Leland High School
San Jose · Santa Clara · Public Sharp downturn
|
-19.0% vs -6.2%
|
-12.9pp |
|
Abraham Lincoln High
· Santa Clara · Public Compounding decline
|
-16.6% vs -6.2%
|
-10.5pp |
|
Silver Creek High School
San Jose · Santa Clara · Public Sharp downturn
|
-16.5% vs -6.2%
|
-10.3pp |
|
Piedmont Hills High School
San Jose · Santa Clara · Public Weak at the gate
|
-15.4% vs -6.2%
|
-9.2pp |
|
Cupertino High School
Cupertino · Santa Clara · Public Weak at the gate
|
-12.7% vs -6.2%
|
-6.6pp |
|
San Jose High School
San Jose · Santa Clara · Public Both ends slipping
|
-10.9% vs -6.2%
|
-4.8pp |
|
Pioneer High School
San Jose · Santa Clara · Public Weak at the gate
|
-10.1% vs -6.2%
|
-3.9pp |
35 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. |
|
James Lick High School
San Jose · Public
|
4.09 |
40.9% |
+20.8pp |
|
Andrew P Hill High School
San Jose · Public
|
3.93 |
32.0% |
+8.6pp |
|
Yerba Buena High School
San Jose · Public
|
4.02 |
31.4% |
+8.6pp |
|
Gilroy High School
Gilroy · Public
|
3.88 |
29.1% |
+6.4pp |
|
William C. Overfelt High
· Public
|
3.79 |
26.5% |
+6.4pp |
|
Latino College Prep Academy
San Jose · Public
|
3.89 |
25.7% |
+6.3pp |
|
Abraham Lincoln High
· Public
|
3.99 |
22.7% |
+1.0pp |
|
Willow Glen High School
San Jose · Public
|
4.05 |
24.6% |
+1.0pp |
|
Del Mar High School
San Jose · Public
|
3.95 |
25.0% |
+0.7pp |
|
Independence High School
San Jose · Public
|
3.95 |
22.3% |
+0.5pp |
▼ Top 10 underperformers
| School |
GPA |
Actual |
Δ vs exp. |
|
Fremont High
· Public
|
4.02 |
15.4% |
-7.1pp |
|
Adrian C Wilcox High School
Santa Clara · Public
|
3.91 |
16.7% |
-6.9pp |
|
Milpitas High School
Milpitas · Public
|
3.87 |
15.2% |
-6.1pp |
|
Los Gatos High School
Los Gatos · Public
|
3.95 |
15.6% |
-6.1pp |
|
Evergreen Valley High School
San Jose · Public
|
3.87 |
15.3% |
-5.9pp |
|
Homestead High School
Cupertino · Public
|
4.04 |
18.1% |
-5.1pp |
|
Lynbrook High School
San Jose · Public
|
4.07 |
19.0% |
-4.7pp |
|
Piedmont Hills High School
San Jose · Public
|
3.91 |
16.8% |
-4.3pp |
|
Saratoga High School
Saratoga · Public
|
4.01 |
18.4% |
-3.9pp |
|
Los Altos High
· Public
|
4.01 |
18.8% |
-3.8pp |
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42 schools · 2025 data
· 26 hidden (under 100 seniors)
| # |
School |
County |
Seniors
ⓘ
|
Total Enroll
ⓘ
|
UC Reach
ⓘ
|
App Reach
ⓘ
|
Admit Rate
ⓘ
|
Yield
ⓘ
|
Selective Reach
ⓘ
|
Elite Reach
ⓘ
|
Raw Apps
ⓘ
|
Raw Admits
ⓘ
|
| 1 |
Harker School
San Jose · Private
|
Santa Clara |
195 |
1,939 |
125.6%
|
515.9% |
24.4% |
10.6% |
103.1 |
24.1 |
1,006 |
245 |
| 2 |
Valley Christian High School
San Jose · Private
|
Santa Clara |
415 |
1,637 |
95.7%
|
349.6% |
27.4% |
19.1% |
75.9 |
15.4 |
1,451 |
397 |
| 3 |
Lynbrook High School
San Jose · Public Holding share
|
Santa Clara |
420 |
1,702 |
85.7%
|
450.5% |
19.0% |
19.7% |
74.0 |
13.6 |
1,892 |
360 |
| 4 |
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino · Public Sharp downturn
|
Santa Clara |
454 |
1,630 |
85.5%
|
441.2% |
19.4% |
27.1% |
70.5 |
13.4 |
2,003 |
388 |
| 5 |
Cupertino High School
Cupertino · Public Weak at the gate
|
Santa Clara |
506 |
1,800 |
77.7%
|
354.9% |
21.9% |
26.2% |
63.6 |
12.4 |
1,796 |
393 |
| 6 |
Saratoga High School
Saratoga · Public Best in class
|
Santa Clara |
332 |
1,161 |
72.9%
|
397.0% |
18.4% |
16.9% |
59.0 |
12.3 |
1,318 |
242 |
| 7 |
Palo Alto Senior High School
Palo Alto · Public
|
Santa Clara |
495 |
1,891 |
69.9%
|
343.8% |
20.3% |
17.1% |
53.7 |
13.7 |
1,702 |
346 |
| 8 |
Archbishop Mitty High School
San Jose · Private
|
Santa Clara |
420 |
1,776 |
65.5%
|
337.9% |
19.4% |
20.7% |
52.4 |
8.6 |
1,419 |
275 |
| 9 |
The Kings Academy
Sunnyvale · Private
|
Santa Clara |
162 |
1,205 |
64.8%
|
303.7% |
21.3% |
17.1% |
50.0 |
11.1 |
492 |
105 |
| 10 |
Leland High School
San Jose · Public Sharp downturn
|
Santa Clara |
385 |
1,471 |
61.3%
|
314.8% |
19.5% |
26.7% |
49.6 |
12.2 |
1,212 |
236 |
| 11 |
Homestead High School
Cupertino · Public Best in class
|
Santa Clara |
603 |
2,224 |
54.6%
|
302.2% |
18.1% |
25.2% |
44.1 |
8.3 |
1,822 |
329 |
| 12 |
Los Altos High
· Public Best in class
|
Santa Clara |
547 |
2,170 |
54.3%
|
288.1% |
18.9% |
18.5% |
43.5 |
9.7 |
1,576 |
297 |
| 13 |
Leigh High School
San Jose · Public Best in class
|
Santa Clara |
459 |
1,884 |
47.1%
|
257.7% |
18.3% |
29.2% |
36.6 |
6.8 |
1,183 |
216 |
| 14 |
Evergreen Valley High School
San Jose · Public Weak at the gate
|
Santa Clara |
699 |
2,703 |
43.5%
|
285.1% |
15.2% |
29.6% |
33.8 |
7.9 |
1,993 |
304 |
| 15 |
Presentation High School
San Jose · Private
|
Santa Clara |
143 |
545 |
42.7%
|
289.5% |
14.7% |
9.8% |
32.2 |
5.6 |
414 |
61 |
| 16 |
Kipp San Jose Collegiate
San Jose · Public Best in class
|
Santa Clara |
111 |
512 |
42.3%
|
234.2% |
18.1% |
14.9% |
32.4 |
4.5 |
260 |
47 |
| 17 |
Bellarmine College Preparatory
San Jose · Private
|
Santa Clara |
407 |
1,654 |
41.5%
|
257.0% |
16.2% |
16.6% |
31.7 |
8.3 |
1,046 |
169 |
| 18 |
Los Gatos High School
Los Gatos · Public Best in class
|
Santa Clara |
513 |
1,914 |
40.0%
|
256.7% |
15.6% |
28.8% |
32.0 |
7.2 |
1,317 |
205 |
| 19 |
Prospect High School
Saratoga · Public Best in class
|
Santa Clara |
358 |
1,460 |
36.3%
|
167.0% |
21.7% |
25.4% |
29.6 |
7.0 |
598 |
130 |
| 20 |
Pioneer High School
San Jose · Public Weak at the gate
|
Santa Clara |
362 |
1,393 |
35.4%
|
171.6% |
20.6% |
29.7% |
26.5 |
6.9 |
621 |
128 |
| 21 |
Yerba Buena High School
San Jose · Public Tracking
|
Santa Clara |
447 |
1,612 |
33.6%
|
106.9% |
31.4% |
24.7% |
24.2 |
6.0 |
478 |
150 |
| 22 |
Branham High School
San Jose · Public Best in class
|
Santa Clara |
481 |
1,820 |
33.1%
|
177.6% |
18.6% |
25.8% |
25.8 |
5.4 |
854 |
159 |
| 23 |
Piedmont Hills High School
San Jose · Public Weak at the gate
|
Santa Clara |
494 |
1,918 |
31.0%
|
184.6% |
16.8% |
30.1% |
23.3 |
5.5 |
912 |
153 |
| 24 |
Willow Glen High School
San Jose · Public Watch — engagement
|
Santa Clara |
379 |
1,543 |
30.3%
|
123.5% |
24.6% |
30.4% |
22.2 |
5.0 |
468 |
115 |
| 25 |
Ann Sobrato High School
Morgan Hill · Public Strong demand
|
Santa Clara |
377 |
1,511 |
30.2%
|
142.2% |
21.3% |
33.3% |
22.0 |
3.7 |
536 |
114 |
| 26 |
Milpitas High School
Milpitas · Public Weak at the gate
|
Santa Clara |
694 |
2,926 |
29.2%
|
192.8% |
15.2% |
34.0% |
20.6 |
5.2 |
1,338 |
203 |
| 27 |
Westmont High School
Campbell · Public Best in class
|
Santa Clara |
407 |
1,682 |
28.8%
|
162.4% |
17.7% |
30.8% |
21.9 |
3.0 |
661 |
117 |
| 28 |
Silver Creek High School
San Jose · Public Sharp downturn
|
Santa Clara |
536 |
2,139 |
28.2%
|
149.8% |
18.8% |
30.5% |
19.2 |
5.0 |
803 |
151 |
| 29 |
Santa Teresa High School
San Jose · Public Best in class
|
Santa Clara |
539 |
2,134 |
27.5%
|
122.6% |
22.4% |
24.3% |
20.2 |
4.3 |
661 |
148 |
| 30 |
Latino College Prep Academy
San Jose · Public
|
Santa Clara |
107 |
421 |
24.3%
|
94.4% |
25.7% |
15.4% |
19.6 |
7.5 |
101 |
26 |
| 31 |
Fremont High
· Public Best in class
|
Santa Clara |
572 |
2,060 |
24.1%
|
156.5% |
15.4% |
28.3% |
19.6 |
3.5 |
895 |
138 |
| 32 |
Adrian C Wilcox High School
Santa Clara · Public
|
Santa Clara |
481 |
1,614 |
18.9%
|
134.3% |
14.1% |
33.0% |
13.9 |
1.7 |
646 |
91 |
| 33 |
Abraham Lincoln High
· Public Compounding decline
|
Santa Clara |
375 |
1,590 |
17.6%
|
77.6% |
22.7% |
28.8% |
11.7 |
3.5 |
291 |
66 |
| 34 |
Independence High School
San Jose · Public Compounding decline
|
Santa Clara |
600 |
2,289 |
17.0%
|
76.2% |
22.3% |
24.5% |
9.7 |
1.8 |
457 |
102 |
| 35 |
Oak Grove High School
San Jose · Public Compounding decline
|
Santa Clara |
347 |
1,374 |
14.4%
|
74.6% |
19.3% |
24.0% |
10.1 |
1.7 |
259 |
50 |
| 36 |
Christopher High School
Gilroy · Public Best in class
|
Santa Clara |
383 |
1,630 |
13.1%
|
62.7% |
20.8% |
40.0% |
8.4 |
1.8 |
240 |
50 |
| 37 |
Andrew P Hill High School
San Jose · Public Mid-year churn
|
Santa Clara |
391 |
1,564 |
12.0%
|
45.0% |
26.7% |
12.8% |
7.7 |
1.3 |
176 |
47 |
| 38 |
William C. Overfelt High
· Public Both ends slipping
|
Santa Clara |
340 |
1,363 |
11.8%
|
44.4% |
26.5% |
22.5% |
7.1 |
2.6 |
151 |
40 |
| 39 |
Del Mar High School
San Jose · Public Strong demand
|
Santa Clara |
335 |
1,350 |
10.4%
|
49.5% |
21.1% |
8.6% |
7.2 |
0.9 |
166 |
35 |
| 40 |
Gilroy High School
Gilroy · Public Demand hides churn
|
Santa Clara |
400 |
1,618 |
9.8%
|
40.2% |
24.2% |
12.8% |
6.5 |
0.8 |
161 |
39 |
| 41 |
James Lick High School
San Jose · Public Both ends slipping
|
Santa Clara |
225 |
862 |
8.0%
|
23.6% |
34.0% |
— |
4.4 |
3.1 |
53 |
18 |
| 42 |
San Jose High School
San Jose · Public Both ends slipping
|
Santa Clara |
177 |
874 |
7.9%
|
25.4% |
31.1% |
— |
6.2 |
— |
45 |
14 |
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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