Tennyson High School
- Public
- Hayward
- 419 seniors
- 1,367 students
UC admit rate
83%
25 of 30 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
6%
25 of 419 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
7%
30 of 419 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
13%
3 of 23 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
Tennyson High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
13%
3 of 23 admitted
This school13%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.73)
- San Diego15 pts higher
40%
4 of 10 admitted
This school40%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.84)
- Santa Barbara34 pts higher
67%
8 of 12 admitted
This school67%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.62)
- Davis7 pts lower
30%
7 of 23 admitted
This school30%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.67)
- Santa Cruz13 pts lower
59%
10 of 17 admitted
This school59%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.64)
- Riverside14 pts lower
73%
8 of 11 admitted
This school73%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.65)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
18 of 18 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.72)
too few applicants to report12 applied
too few applicants to report7 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
Tennyson High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- San Jose4 pts lower
76%
39 of 51 admitted
This school76%Overall80%
- SacramentoAbout the same
96%
26 of 27 admitted
This school96%Overall94%
- Monterey Bay5 pts higher
100%
15 of 15 admitted
This school100%Overall95%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
97%
33 of 34 admitted
This school97%Overall96%
- East Bay7 pts lower
89%
59 of 66 admitted
This school89%Overall97%
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 (279 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
55%
153 of 279 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
48 graduates
Community college
32%
90 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 17 | 6% |
| CSU | 31 | 11% |
| CA private college | 9 | 3% |
| Out of state | 6 | 2% |
| Community college | 90 | 32% |
| Not enrolled | 126 | 45% |
| Enrolled in college | 153 | 55% |
| Total | 279 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Filipino, Black or African American, Pacific Islander
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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 22%County median 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 7%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 6%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 2%County median 10%
- Low-income students 92%County median 68%
- Graduates completing courses 27%County median 75%
Across California
Other schools in Hayward Unified 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.
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