Santa Teresa High School
- Public
- San Jose
- 539 seniors
- 2,205 students
UC admit rate
79%
125 of 159 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
23%
125 of 539 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
30%
159 of 539 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.0%
9 of 100 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
13%
14 of 104 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
Santa Teresa High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 8.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
9 of 100 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.00)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
13%
14 of 104 admitted
This school13%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.96)
- IrvineAbout the same
20%
24 of 118 admitted
This school20%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.96)
- San DiegoAbout the same
24%
29 of 120 admitted
This school24%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
32%
33 of 103 admitted
This school32%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.95)
- DavisAbout the same
34%
39 of 116 admitted
This school34%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
70%
62 of 89 admitted
This school70%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.81)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
73 of 79 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.90)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
48 of 51 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.79)
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
Santa Teresa 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 Obispo16 pts lower
14%
15 of 107 admitted
This school14%Overall30%
- San Diego6 pts lower
28%
33 of 116 admitted
This school28%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
49%
47 of 96 admitted
This school49%Overall47%
- San Jose8 pts higher
88%
174 of 198 admitted
This school88%Overall80%
- Fullerton11 pts higher
98%
39 of 40 admitted
This school98%Overall87%
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 (521 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
81%
422 of 521 graduates
UC or CSU
30%
154 graduates
Community college
42%
218 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 71 | 14% |
| CSU | 83 | 16% |
| CA private college | 20 | 4% |
| Out of state | 30 | 6% |
| Community college | 218 | 42% |
| Not enrolled | 99 | 19% |
| Enrolled in college | 422 | 81% |
| Total | 521 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, White, Two or more races, Filipino, Black or African American
- 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 74%County median 66%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 50%County median 45%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 40%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 27%County median 22%
- Low-income students 47%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 58%County median 64%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
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