Los Altos High School
- Public
- Los Altos
- 547 seniors
- 2,203 students
UC admit rate
82%
274 of 333 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
50%
274 of 547 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
61%
333 of 547 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.2%
21 of 256 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
13%
32 of 241 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
Los Altos 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
8%
21 of 256 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.05)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
13%
32 of 241 admitted
This school13%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.06)
- IrvineAbout the same
21%
53 of 249 admitted
This school21%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.01)
- San Diego11 pts lower
14%
38 of 277 admitted
This school14%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
33%
94 of 282 admitted
This school33%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.99)
- Davis15 pts lower
22%
59 of 271 admitted
This school22%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.98)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
71%
170 of 241 admitted
This school71%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.93)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
134 of 146 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.88)
- MercedAbout the same
99%
119 of 120 admitted
This school99%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.87)
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
Los Altos High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo4 pts lower
26%
60 of 232 admitted
This school26%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
32%
59 of 184 admitted
This school32%Overall34%
- San Jose5 pts lower
75%
149 of 198 admitted
This school75%Overall80%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
95%
82 of 86 admitted
This school95%Overall96%
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 (531 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
88%
468 of 531 graduates
UC or CSU
30%
159 graduates
Community college
21%
111 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 104 | 20% |
| CSU | 55 | 10% |
| CA private college | 33 | 6% |
| Out of state | 165 | 31% |
| Community college | 111 | 21% |
| Not enrolled | 63 | 12% |
| Enrolled in college | 468 | 88% |
| Total | 531 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races
- 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. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 79%County median 66%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 69%County median 45%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 55%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 50%County median 22%
- Low-income students 17%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 80%County median 64%
Across California
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