Northgate High School
- Public
- Walnut Creek
- 377 seniors
- 1,578 students
UC admit rate
80%
143 of 178 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
38%
143 of 377 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
47%
178 of 377 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.7%
11 of 127 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
11%
13 of 119 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
Northgate High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
11 of 127 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.04)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
11%
13 of 119 admitted
This school11%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.03)
- Irvine8 pts lower
15%
17 of 117 admitted
This school15%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.02)
- San DiegoAbout the same
22%
31 of 139 admitted
This school22%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.04)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
30%
40 of 132 admitted
This school30%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.01)
- Davis5 pts lower
32%
44 of 136 admitted
This school32%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa Cruz8 pts higher
79%
76 of 96 admitted
This school79%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.93)
- Riverside7 pts higher
94%
68 of 72 admitted
This school94%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.94)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
47 of 48 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.89)
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
Northgate High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
32%
43 of 135 admitted
This school32%Overall30%
- San Diego6 pts higher
41%
60 of 148 admitted
This school41%Overall34%
- San JoseAbout the same
80%
61 of 76 admitted
This school80%Overall80%
- ChicoAbout the same
93%
69 of 74 admitted
This school93%Overall94%
- Monterey BayAbout the same
97%
34 of 35 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 (364 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
88%
322 of 364 graduates
UC or CSU
35%
126 graduates
Community college
32%
115 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 64 | 18% |
| CSU | 62 | 17% |
| CA private college | 18 | 5% |
| Out of state | 63 | 17% |
| Community college | 115 | 32% |
| Not enrolled | 42 | 12% |
| Enrolled in college | 322 | 88% |
| Total | 364 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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 74%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 51%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 46%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 29%County median 10%
- Low-income students 21%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 75%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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