Gunderson High School
- Public
- San Jose
- 207 seniors
- 714 students
UC admit rate
69%
31 of 45 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
15%
31 of 207 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
22%
45 of 207 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
—
— of 23 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
12%
3 of 25 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
Gunderson High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 7 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
12%
3 of 25 admitted
This school12%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.06)
- San DiegoAbout the same
23%
7 of 30 admitted
This school23%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.92)
- Santa Barbara7 pts higher
39%
11 of 28 admitted
This school39%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.98)
- Davis13 pts lower
24%
7 of 29 admitted
This school24%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.96)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
69%
11 of 16 admitted
This school69%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.81)
- RiversideAbout the same
85%
11 of 13 admitted
This school85%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 4.01)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
19 of 19 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.93)
too few applicants to report23 applied
too few applicants to report22 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
Gunderson High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Jose5 pts higher
85%
56 of 66 admitted
This school85%Overall80%
- San Francisco4 pts higher
100%
22 of 22 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
- East Bay20 pts lower
77%
10 of 13 admitted
This school77%Overall97%
~100% · 3 yrs pooled5 applied
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 (228 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
77%
175 of 228 graduates
UC or CSU
20%
45 graduates
Community college
51%
117 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 21 | 9% |
| CSU | 24 | 11% |
| CA private college | 6 | 3% |
| Out of state | 7 | 3% |
| Community college | 117 | 51% |
| Not enrolled | 53 | 23% |
| Enrolled in college | 175 | 77% |
| Total | 228 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, White, Black or African American, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, 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 37%County median 66%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 16%County median 45%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 12%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 22%
- Low-income students 54%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 48%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in San Jose Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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