Foothill High School
- Public
- Pleasanton
- 504 seniors
- 2,156 students
UC admit rate
87%
264 of 304 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
52%
264 of 504 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
60%
304 of 504 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.4%
18 of 242 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
7.5%
18 of 239 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
Foothill High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 5.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
7%
18 of 242 admitted
This school7%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.96)
- Berkeley6 pts lower
8%
18 of 239 admitted
This school8%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.97)
- Irvine6 pts lower
17%
42 of 254 admitted
This school17%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.92)
- San Diego5 pts lower
20%
53 of 268 admitted
This school20%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa Barbara7 pts lower
25%
68 of 269 admitted
This school25%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.94)
- Davis12 pts lower
26%
68 of 266 admitted
This school26%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa Cruz7 pts higher
79%
171 of 217 admitted
This school79%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.91)
- Riverside4 pts higher
91%
180 of 198 admitted
This school91%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.89)
- MercedAbout the same
99%
154 of 155 admitted
This school99%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.86)
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
Foothill High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo14 pts lower
16%
41 of 256 admitted
This school16%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
32%
77 of 241 admitted
This school32%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
50%
85 of 169 admitted
This school50%Overall47%
- San Jose5 pts higher
85%
180 of 211 admitted
This school85%Overall80%
- Chico5 pts higher
98%
65 of 66 admitted
This school98%Overall94%
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 (540 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
89%
481 of 540 graduates
UC or CSU
37%
200 graduates
Community college
23%
125 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 134 | 25% |
| CSU | 66 | 12% |
| CA private college | 25 | 5% |
| Out of state | 131 | 24% |
| Community college | 125 | 23% |
| Not enrolled | 59 | 11% |
| Enrolled in college | 481 | 89% |
| Total | 540 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, White, Hispanic or Latino, 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. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 83%County median 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 69%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 50%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 43%County median 10%
- Low-income students 13%County median 68%
- Graduates completing courses 84%County median 75%
Across California
Other schools in Pleasanton 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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