Aptos High School
- Public
- Aptos
- 292 seniors
- 1,258 students
UC admit rate
74%
70 of 95 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
24%
70 of 292 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
33%
95 of 292 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.6%
5 of 58 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
15%
8 of 53 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
Aptos High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
5 of 58 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.05)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
15%
8 of 53 admitted
This school15%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.07)
- Irvine25 pts higher
48%
19 of 40 admitted
This school48%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.00)
- San Diego11 pts lower
14%
9 of 65 admitted
This school14%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.98)
- Santa Barbara9 pts lower
24%
15 of 63 admitted
This school24%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.97)
- Davis14 pts higher
51%
27 of 53 admitted
This school51%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa Cruz19 pts higher
90%
37 of 41 admitted
This school90%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.96)
- Riverside13 pts higher
100%
16 of 16 admitted
This school100%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.90)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
19 of 20 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.74)
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
Aptos High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
26%
21 of 80 admitted
This school26%Overall30%
- San Diego4 pts higher
38%
30 of 79 admitted
This school38%Overall34%
- San JoseAbout the same
79%
34 of 43 admitted
This school79%Overall80%
- SacramentoAbout the same
92%
22 of 24 admitted
This school92%Overall94%
- Monterey BayAbout the same
97%
35 of 36 admitted
This school97%Overall95%
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 (292 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
85%
249 of 292 graduates
UC or CSU
26%
77 graduates
Community college
49%
143 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 27 | 9% |
| CSU | 50 | 17% |
| CA private college | 5 | 2% |
| Out of state | 24 | 8% |
| Community college | 143 | 49% |
| Not enrolled | 43 | 15% |
| Enrolled in college | 249 | 85% |
| Total | 292 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
- 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 46%County median 67%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 31%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 14%County median 14%
- Low-income students 54%County median 36%
- Graduates completing courses 66%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Pajaro Valley 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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