What are the best high schools in San Jose for UC admissions?

By the share of applicants admitted to at least one UC campus from fall 2023 to fall 2025, among schools with at least 100 applicants, the highest in San Jose were Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit HS (98%, 218 of 222), Basis Independent Silicon Valley (89%, 271 of 304) and Summit Public School-Tahoma (85%, 130 of 153). A school's rate reflects who chose to apply as much as the school itself.

What is the UC acceptance rate for high schools in San Jose?

76%. The 41 published high schools in San Jose sent 14,428 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025, and 10,900 were admitted to at least one UC campus. Every high school in Santa Clara County together, as UC counts them, had 76%; 17 of the 41 ranked schools in San Jose were above that.

Which high school in San Jose gets the most students into UC Berkeley?

Evergreen Valley High School, with 105 admitted of 978 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of San Jose's published high schools together sent UC Berkeley 9,830 applicants and 1,303 were admitted (13%). Among schools with at least 30 UC Berkeley applicants, James Lick High School had the highest rate, 26% (8 of 31).

Which high school in San Jose gets the most students into UCLA?

Evergreen Valley High School, with 76 admitted of 1,012 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of San Jose's published high schools together sent UCLA 9,510 applicants and 842 were admitted (9%). Among schools with at least 30 UCLA applicants, Harker Upper School had the highest rate, 14% (73 of 523).

Which high school in San Jose sends the most UC applicants?

Evergreen Valley High School, with 1,269 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. Of the 41 published schools in San Jose, 32 are public and 9 are private.

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Best high schools in San Jose for UC admissions

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From fall 2023 to fall 2025, the 41 published high schools in San Jose sent 14,428 applicants to the University of California, and 10,900 were admitted to at least one campus (76%). Among schools with at least 100 applicants, Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit HS had the highest rate, 98% (218 of 222).

San Jose, Santa Clara County, CaliforniaUpdated October 31, 2026Free to read

SourceUniversity of California Information Center, Admissions by source school, fall 1994 to fall 2025.

San Jose high schools ranked by UC admit rate

Share of applicants admitted to at least one UC campus, fall 2023 to fall 2025. A school has its own page when the University of California printed both applicants and admits for at least 3 fall terms, including at least 2 falls from 2023 to 2025, and at least 30 applicants in those window years. A city page ranks those schools when the city has at least 3 of them, not counting online schools, and they are not already the whole county. A rate on this page counts only the years in which UC printed both the applicants and the admits.

Rank	School	Type	Applied	Any UC	Berkeley	UCLA
1	Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit HS	Private	222	98%	12%	31%
2	Downtown College Prep Alum Roc	Public	39	95%	Not published	Not published
3	Basis Independent Silicon Valley	Private	304	89%	17%	12%
4	Summit Public School-Tahoma	Public	153	85%	15%	7%
5	KIPP Navigate College Prep	Public	118	85%	Not published	Not published
6	Luis Valdez Leadership Academy	Public	45	84%	31%	Not published
7	Lynbrook High School	Public	1,111	84%	10%	7%
8	KIPP San Jose Collegiate	Public	250	83%	8%	10%
9	Ace Charter High School	Public	62	82%	Not published	Not published
10	Yerba Buena High School	Public	336	81%	14%	11%
11	Evergreen Valley High School	Public	1,269	80%	11%	8%
12	Roberto Cruz Leadership Acdmy	Public	34	79%	Not published	Not published
13	Downtown College Prep El Primero	Public	130	79%	11%	Not published
14	Mount Pleasant High School	Public	118	79%	13%	11%
15	Andrew P Hill High School	Public	155	78%	18%	12%
16	Leland High School	Public	734	78%	18%	9%
17	Valley Christian High School	Private	831	77%	15%	10%
18	William C Overfelt High School	Public	157	76%	14%	12%
19	Leigh High School	Public	634	75%	8%	8%
20	Rise Academy	Private	32	75%	27%	Not published
21	Branham High School	Public	569	75%	13%	9%
22	University Prep Academy	Public	240	74%	15%	10%
23	Harker Upper School	Private	556	74%	14%	14%
24	Abraham Lincoln High School	Public	304	74%	18%	13%
25	James Lick High School	Public	65	74%	26%	33%
26	Santa Teresa High School	Public	513	73%	14%	7%
27	Notre Dame High School	Private	372	72%	17%	9%
28	Independence High School	Public	424	71%	8%	6%
29	Del Mar High School	Public	189	71%	12%	Not published
30	Archbishop Mitty High School	Private	871	71%	13%	9%
31	Latino College Prep Academy	Public	99	71%	16%	18%
32	Oak Grove High School	Public	197	71%	13%	10%
33	Silver Creek High School	Public	563	71%	12%	7%
34	Henry T Gunderson High School	Public	148	70%	14%	10%
35	San Jose High School	Public	96	70%	18%	18%
36	Willow Glen High School	Public	364	69%	18%	10%
37	Bellarmine College Preparatory	Private	717	68%	14%	7%
38	Pioneer High School	Public	445	68%	14%	8%
39	Piedmont Hills High School	Public	591	68%	10%	7%
40	Presentation High School	Private	292	68%	17%	8%
41	Alpha Cindy Avitia High School	Public	79	66%	Not published	Not published

San Jose combined

The 41 schools above added together, fall 2023 to fall 2025: 32 public and 9 private. The county and California rows count every school UC lists, published here or not.

Applicants from	To	Applied	Admitted	Rate
San Jose	Any UC campus	14,428	10,900	76%
San Jose	UC Berkeley	9,830	1,303	13%
San Jose	UCLA	9,510	842	9%
Santa Clara County	Any UC campus	29,643	22,474	76%
California	Any UC campus	393,310	283,716	72%

San Jose high schools ranked by UC Berkeley admit rate

36 of the city’s published schools have a UC Berkeley figure. A rate built on a handful of applicants moves a long way with one student, so the counts sit beside it.

Rank	School	Admitted	UC Berkeley
1	Luis Valdez Leadership Academy	4 of 13	31%
2	Rise Academy	6 of 22	27%
3	James Lick High School	8 of 31	26%
4	Leland High School	101 of 566	18%
5	Willow Glen High School	38 of 214	18%
6	Andrew P Hill High School	17 of 96	18%
7	San Jose High School	10 of 57	18%
8	Abraham Lincoln High School	35 of 200	18%
9	Notre Dame High School	41 of 237	17%
10	Presentation High School	29 of 172	17%
11	Basis Independent Silicon Valley	49 of 296	17%
12	Latino College Prep Academy	8 of 49	16%
13	Valley Christian High School	97 of 626	15%
14	University Prep Academy	16 of 104	15%
15	Summit Public School-Tahoma	10 of 67	15%
16	Harker Upper School	72 of 497	14%
17	Yerba Buena High School	37 of 259	14%
18	Bellarmine College Preparatory	66 of 465	14%
19	William C Overfelt High School	9 of 64	14%
20	Santa Teresa High School	48 of 345	14%
21	Henry T Gunderson High School	12 of 87	14%
22	Pioneer High School	36 of 263	14%
23	Archbishop Mitty High School	78 of 582	13%
24	Mount Pleasant High School	8 of 61	13%
25	Oak Grove High School	18 of 138	13%
26	Branham High School	48 of 383	13%
27	Silver Creek High School	51 of 412	12%
28	Del Mar High School	9 of 73	12%
29	Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit HS	13 of 112	12%
30	Downtown College Prep El Primero	6 of 53	11%
31	Evergreen Valley High School	105 of 978	11%
32	Lynbrook High School	99 of 981	10%
33	Piedmont Hills High School	43 of 427	10%
34	Independence High School	26 of 307	8%
35	Leigh High School	37 of 437	8%
36	KIPP San Jose Collegiate	13 of 156	8%

How to get into UC Berkeley: the GPA and SAT of admitted applicants

San Jose high schools ranked by UCLA admit rate

32 of the city’s published schools have a UCLA figure. A rate built on a handful of applicants moves a long way with one student, so the counts sit beside it.

Rank	School	Admitted	UCLA
1	James Lick High School	3 of 9	33%
2	Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit HS	4 of 13	31%
3	Latino College Prep Academy	4 of 22	18%
4	San Jose High School	3 of 17	18%
5	Harker Upper School	73 of 523	14%
6	Abraham Lincoln High School	23 of 183	13%
7	Basis Independent Silicon Valley	37 of 299	12%
8	Andrew P Hill High School	4 of 33	12%
9	William C Overfelt High School	3 of 26	12%
10	Yerba Buena High School	26 of 234	11%
11	Mount Pleasant High School	3 of 28	11%
12	Valley Christian High School	74 of 716	10%
13	KIPP San Jose Collegiate	8 of 81	10%
14	University Prep Academy	17 of 173	10%
15	Henry T Gunderson High School	6 of 62	10%
16	Willow Glen High School	20 of 207	10%
17	Oak Grove High School	11 of 114	10%
18	Branham High School	37 of 398	9%
19	Archbishop Mitty High School	62 of 676	9%
20	Notre Dame High School	24 of 266	9%
21	Leland High School	52 of 601	9%
22	Leigh High School	39 of 468	8%
23	Pioneer High School	23 of 286	8%
24	Presentation High School	15 of 190	8%
25	Evergreen Valley High School	76 of 1,012	8%
26	Silver Creek High School	28 of 396	7%
27	Bellarmine College Preparatory	35 of 506	7%
28	Summit Public School-Tahoma	3 of 44	7%
29	Lynbrook High School	69 of 1,013	7%
30	Santa Teresa High School	15 of 222	7%
31	Piedmont Hills High School	28 of 425	7%
32	Independence High School	17 of 267	6%

How to get into UCLA: the GPA and SAT of admitted applicants

Questions

What are the best high schools in San Jose for UC admissions?: By the share of applicants admitted to at least one UC campus from fall 2023 to fall 2025, among schools with at least 100 applicants, the highest in San Jose were Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit HS (98%, 218 of 222), Basis Independent Silicon Valley (89%, 271 of 304) and Summit Public School-Tahoma (85%, 130 of 153). A school's rate reflects who chose to apply as much as the school itself.
What is the UC acceptance rate for high schools in San Jose?: 76%. The 41 published high schools in San Jose sent 14,428 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025, and 10,900 were admitted to at least one UC campus. Every high school in Santa Clara County together, as UC counts them, had 76%; 17 of the 41 ranked schools in San Jose were above that.
Which high school in San Jose gets the most students into UC Berkeley?: Evergreen Valley High School, with 105 admitted of 978 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of San Jose's published high schools together sent UC Berkeley 9,830 applicants and 1,303 were admitted (13%). Among schools with at least 30 UC Berkeley applicants, James Lick High School had the highest rate, 26% (8 of 31).
Which high school in San Jose gets the most students into UCLA?: Evergreen Valley High School, with 76 admitted of 1,012 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of San Jose's published high schools together sent UCLA 9,510 applicants and 842 were admitted (9%). Among schools with at least 30 UCLA applicants, Harker Upper School had the highest rate, 14% (73 of 523).
Which high school in San Jose sends the most UC applicants?: Evergreen Valley High School, with 1,269 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. Of the 41 published schools in San Jose, 32 are public and 9 are private.

How to cite

Aristo Scholars, "Best high schools in San Jose for UC admissions," https://aristoscholars.com/uc-chances/city/san-jose, updated October 31, 2026. Figures from the University of California Information Center, Admissions by source school, fall 1994 to fall 2025.

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