Hayward High School
- Public
- Hayward
- 346 seniors
- 1,544 students
UC admit rate
78%
43 of 55 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
12%
43 of 346 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
16%
55 of 346 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
β
β of 23 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
β
β of 40 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
Hayward High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- San DiegoAbout the same
22%
5 of 23 admitted
This school22%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.64)
- Santa Barbara28 pts higher
60%
9 of 15 admitted
This school60%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.71)
- Davis7 pts lower
30%
12 of 40 admitted
This school30%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.64)
- Santa Cruz5 pts lower
67%
22 of 33 admitted
This school67%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.57)
- Riverside12 pts lower
75%
12 of 16 admitted
This school75%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.71)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
24 of 25 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.60 (all applicants 3.53)
too few applicants to report40 applied
too few applicants to report23 applied
too few applicants to report19 applied
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
Hayward High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, worse at 4.
- San Jose9 pts lower
72%
38 of 53 admitted
This school72%Overall80%
- Sacramento11 pts lower
83%
24 of 29 admitted
This school83%Overall94%
- San Francisco9 pts lower
88%
35 of 40 admitted
This school88%Overall96%
- East Bay4 pts lower
93%
88 of 95 admitted
This school93%Overall97%
~90% Β· 2 yrs pooled5 applied
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 (315 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
61%
193 of 315 graduates
UC or CSU
19%
61 graduates
Community college
40%
127 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 27 | 9% |
| CSU | 34 | 11% |
| CA private college | 2 | 1% |
| Out of state | 3 | 1% |
| Community college | 127 | 40% |
| Not enrolled | 122 | 39% |
| Enrolled in college | 193 | 61% |
| Total | 315 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Asian, Filipino, White, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, 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 52%County median 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 10%
- Low-income students 84%County median 68%
- Graduates completing courses 40%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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