Yerba Buena High School
- Public
- San Jose
- 447 seniors
- 1,555 students
UC admit rate
83%
98 of 118 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
22%
98 of 447 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
26%
118 of 447 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
13%
10 of 75 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
19%
17 of 91 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
Yerba Buena High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3.
- Los Angeles4 pts higher
13%
10 of 75 admitted
This school13%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.04)
- Berkeley5 pts higher
19%
17 of 91 admitted
This school19%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.03)
- IrvineAbout the same
26%
22 of 86 admitted
This school26%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.01)
- San Diego9 pts higher
34%
24 of 70 admitted
This school34%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Barbara24 pts higher
56%
35 of 62 admitted
This school56%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.05)
- Davis8 pts higher
45%
42 of 94 admitted
This school45%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Cruz6 pts higher
78%
42 of 54 admitted
This school78%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.90)
- RiversideAbout the same
85%
50 of 59 admitted
This school85%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.93)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
55 of 57 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.90)
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
Yerba Buena High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, worse at 4.
- San Luis Obispo5 pts lower
25%
14 of 57 admitted
This school25%Overall30%
- Long Beach6 pts lower
41%
24 of 58 admitted
This school41%Overall47%
- San Jose8 pts higher
88%
160 of 182 admitted
This school88%Overall80%
- San Francisco5 pts lower
91%
32 of 35 admitted
This school91%Overall96%
- East Bay7 pts lower
90%
27 of 30 admitted
This school90%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 (421 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
77%
323 of 421 graduates
UC or CSU
33%
139 graduates
Community college
40%
170 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 56 | 13% |
| CSU | 83 | 20% |
| CA private college | 10 | 2% |
| Out of state | 4 | 1% |
| Community college | 170 | 40% |
| Not enrolled | 98 | 23% |
| Enrolled in college | 323 | 77% |
| Total | 421 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Filipino
- 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. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 55%County median 66%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 30%County median 45%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 24%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 22%
- Low-income students 87%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 56%County median 64%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
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