Independence High School
- Public
- San Jose
- 600 seniors
- 2,229 students
UC admit rate
79%
89 of 112 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
15%
89 of 600 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
19%
112 of 600 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.3%
5 of 69 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
7.7%
6 of 78 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
Independence High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
7%
5 of 69 admitted
This school7%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.98)
- Berkeley6 pts lower
8%
6 of 78 admitted
This school8%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.98)
- Irvine12 pts lower
10%
8 of 78 admitted
This school10%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.95)
- San DiegoAbout the same
23%
18 of 79 admitted
This school23%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
34%
21 of 62 admitted
This school34%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.92)
- Davis11 pts higher
48%
44 of 91 admitted
This school48%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
72%
36 of 50 admitted
This school72%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.84)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
48 of 54 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.84)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
52 of 54 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.83)
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
Independence High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, worse at 3.
- San Luis Obispo21 pts lower
9%
4 of 44 admitted
This school9%Overall30%
- San Jose10 pts higher
91%
134 of 148 admitted
This school91%Overall80%
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
23 of 23 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- San Francisco6 pts lower
90%
27 of 30 admitted
This school90%Overall96%
- East Bay23 pts lower
73%
11 of 15 admitted
This school73%Overall97%
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 (552 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
77%
427 of 552 graduates
UC or CSU
31%
173 graduates
Community college
44%
241 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 56 | 10% |
| CSU | 117 | 21% |
| CA private college | 5 | 1% |
| Out of state | 8 | 1% |
| Community college | 241 | 44% |
| Not enrolled | 125 | 23% |
| Enrolled in college | 427 | 77% |
| Total | 552 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, White, 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. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 62%County median 66%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 31%County median 45%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 29%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 22%
- Low-income students 74%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 60%County median 64%
Across California
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