Piedmont Hills High School
- Public
- San Jose
- 494 seniors
- 1,866 students
UC admit rate
79%
157 of 198 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
32%
157 of 494 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
40%
198 of 494 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.3%
12 of 145 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
10%
15 of 150 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
Piedmont Hills High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 5.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
12 of 145 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.95)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
10%
15 of 150 admitted
This school10%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.94)
- Irvine6 pts lower
16%
27 of 166 admitted
This school16%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.88)
- San Diego7 pts lower
18%
28 of 160 admitted
This school18%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.91)
- Santa Barbara6 pts lower
27%
33 of 123 admitted
This school27%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.88)
- Davis14 pts lower
23%
38 of 168 admitted
This school23%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.89)
- Santa Cruz8 pts lower
64%
68 of 107 admitted
This school64%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.82)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
106 of 115 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.85)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
100 of 102 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.85)
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
Piedmont Hills High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo20 pts lower
10%
10 of 102 admitted
This school10%Overall30%
- Pomona7 pts higher
81%
43 of 53 admitted
This school81%Overall74%
- San Jose5 pts higher
85%
179 of 211 admitted
This school85%Overall80%
- Fullerton4 pts higher
90%
28 of 31 admitted
This school90%Overall87%
- San Francisco4 pts lower
93%
37 of 40 admitted
This school93%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 (434 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
90%
389 of 434 graduates
UC or CSU
36%
156 graduates
Community college
46%
201 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 60 | 14% |
| CSU | 96 | 22% |
| CA private college | 12 | 3% |
| Out of state | 20 | 5% |
| Community college | 201 | 46% |
| Not enrolled | 45 | 10% |
| Enrolled in college | 389 | 90% |
| Total | 434 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, White, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless, 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 75%County median 66%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 56%County median 45%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 51%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 33%County median 22%
- Low-income students 48%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 67%County median 64%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
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