Carlmont High School
- Public
- Belmont
- 595 seniors
- 2,385 students
UC admit rate
77%
279 of 361 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
47%
279 of 595 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
61%
361 of 595 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.9%
24 of 303 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
16%
45 of 288 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
Carlmont High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
24 of 303 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.01)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
16%
45 of 288 admitted
This school16%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.02)
- Irvine6 pts lower
16%
48 of 295 admitted
This school16%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.99)
- San Diego10 pts lower
15%
46 of 309 admitted
This school15%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Barbara5 pts lower
27%
83 of 307 admitted
This school27%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.99)
- Davis12 pts lower
25%
76 of 309 admitted
This school25%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
75%
170 of 227 admitted
This school75%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.93)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
133 of 150 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.93)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
96 of 98 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.91)
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
Carlmont High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo9 pts lower
21%
65 of 307 admitted
This school21%Overall30%
- San Diego4 pts higher
38%
103 of 271 admitted
This school38%Overall34%
- San Jose6 pts lower
75%
123 of 165 admitted
This school75%Overall80%
- Chico4 pts higher
98%
48 of 49 admitted
This school98%Overall94%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
94%
82 of 87 admitted
This school94%Overall96%
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 (580 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
87%
503 of 580 graduates
UC or CSU
33%
191 graduates
Community college
26%
149 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 109 | 19% |
| CSU | 82 | 14% |
| CA private college | 33 | 6% |
| Out of state | 130 | 22% |
| Community college | 149 | 26% |
| Not enrolled | 77 | 13% |
| Enrolled in college | 503 | 87% |
| Total | 580 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Filipino
- 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. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 85%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 72%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 59%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 45%County median 18%
- Low-income students 11%County median 35%
- Graduates completing courses 77%County median 66%
Across California
Other schools in Sequoia Union High 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.
Unlock full report