Acalanes High School
- Public
- Lafayette
- 345 seniors
- 1,246 students
UC admit rate
74%
121 of 164 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
35%
121 of 345 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
48%
164 of 345 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
11%
14 of 133 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
14%
18 of 128 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
Acalanes High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
14 of 133 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 4.06)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
18 of 128 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.04)
- Irvine5 pts lower
17%
17 of 100 admitted
This school17%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 4.00)
- San Diego6 pts lower
19%
22 of 114 admitted
This school19%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.98)
- Santa Barbara4 pts lower
29%
40 of 139 admitted
This school29%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.01)
- DavisAbout the same
38%
49 of 130 admitted
This school38%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Cruz5 pts higher
77%
62 of 81 admitted
This school77%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.93)
- Riverside11 pts higher
98%
47 of 48 admitted
This school98%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.83)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
33 of 33 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.78)
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
Acalanes High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 5 of 5 campuses.
- San Luis Obispo7 pts higher
36%
56 of 154 admitted
This school36%Overall30%
- San Diego6 pts higher
41%
56 of 137 admitted
This school41%Overall34%
- San Jose8 pts higher
88%
29 of 33 admitted
This school88%Overall80%
- Chico4 pts higher
98%
41 of 42 admitted
This school98%Overall94%
- San Francisco4 pts higher
100%
21 of 21 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
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 (305 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
92%
280 of 305 graduates
UC or CSU
33%
102 graduates
Community college
19%
57 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 59 | 19% |
| CSU | 43 | 14% |
| CA private college | 15 | 5% |
| Out of state | 106 | 35% |
| Community college | 57 | 19% |
| Not enrolled | 25 | 8% |
| Enrolled in college | 280 | 92% |
| Total | 305 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Students with disabilities, Low-income
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 82%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 63%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 58%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 42%County median 10%
- Low-income students 7%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 86%County median 61%
Across California
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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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