Willow Glen High School
- Public
- San Jose
- 379 seniors
- 1,537 students
UC admit rate
74%
96 of 129 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
25%
96 of 379 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
34%
129 of 379 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
10%
7 of 70 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
17%
12 of 72 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
Willow Glen High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
7 of 70 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 4.12)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
17%
12 of 72 admitted
This school17%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.04)
- Irvine6 pts lower
17%
11 of 66 admitted
This school17%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 4.06)
- San Diego4 pts higher
29%
24 of 84 admitted
This school29%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.05)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
34%
30 of 87 admitted
This school34%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.02)
- DavisAbout the same
35%
31 of 89 admitted
This school35%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.03)
- Santa Cruz7 pts higher
79%
55 of 70 admitted
This school79%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.96)
- Riverside6 pts higher
93%
26 of 28 admitted
This school93%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.86)
- MercedAbout the same
97%
32 of 33 admitted
This school97%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 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
Willow Glen 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 Obispo5 pts lower
25%
24 of 97 admitted
This school25%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
37%
39 of 105 admitted
This school37%Overall34%
- San Jose8 pts higher
88%
72 of 82 admitted
This school88%Overall80%
- Chico4 pts higher
97%
37 of 38 admitted
This school97%Overall94%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
95%
37 of 39 admitted
This school95%Overall96%
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 (351 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
81%
286 of 351 graduates
UC or CSU
27%
94 graduates
Community college
41%
143 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 37 | 11% |
| CSU | 57 | 16% |
| CA private college | 11 | 3% |
| Out of state | 38 | 11% |
| Community college | 143 | 41% |
| Not enrolled | 65 | 19% |
| Enrolled in college | 286 | 81% |
| Total | 351 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races, Asian, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, 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 52%County median 66%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 35%County median 45%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 22%
- Low-income students 36%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 52%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in San Jose 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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