UC Santa Cruz feeder schools 2025: top high schools by admits
This page summarizes UC Santa Cruz feeder schools in Fall 2025, ranks the California high schools sending the most admits to UC Santa Cruz, and highlights counties and schools with the strongest recent results. Use it to compare UC Santa Cruzapplicants, admits, enrollees, admit rates, and school-level UC admissions histories.
What high schools send the most admits to UC Santa Cruz?
In Fall 2025, Dougherty Valley High School sent the most admits to UC Santa Cruz, with 373 admits from 496 applicants. Across reported California public and private high schools, this dataset shows 51,879 applicants, 37,004 admits, and 3,451 enrollees for UC Santa Cruz.
Rankings use admitted students as the primary measure. Use the applicant, enrollee, and admit-rate columns to understand whether a school has high demand, strong admission results, or high enrollment.
UC Santa Cruz feeder schools FAQ
Short answers for families comparing top high schools, admit volume, and campus-specific UC outcomes.
What are the top feeder schools to UC Santa Cruz?
In Fall 2025, the top high schools by admits to UC Santa Cruz were Dougherty Valley High School with 373 admits, Berkeley High School with 285 admits, and Dublin High School with 274 admits. This ranking uses admitted students, with applicants and enrollees shown separately.
What does UC Santa Cruz feeder school mean here?
On this page, a UC Santa Cruz feeder school means a high school with reported applicants, admits, or enrollees for UC Santa Cruz in the UC source-school data. The main ranking is by admitted students, not by school reputation or a special admissions relationship.
Does attending a UC Santa Cruz feeder school improve admissions chances?
No. These rankings are historical school-level outcomes, not individual admissions predictions. Applicant strength, course rigor, grades, activities, essays, major context, campus choices, and the applicant pool still matter.
Is the UC Santa Cruz feeder ranking based on admits or enrollment?
The primary ranking is based on admits to UC Santa Cruz in Fall 2025. The table also shows applicants, enrollees, and admit rate so families can separate demand, admission results, and actual enrollment.
Where does the UC Santa Cruz feeder-school data come from?
The data comes from the University of California Information Center admissions by source school tables. collegeacceptance.info organizes the source-school data by campus, high school, county, applicants, admits, enrollees, and admit rate.
California schools ranked by UC Santa Cruz admits
Fall 2025 · 1,440 schools · Showing 1–50
| Rank / School | City | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Dougherty Valley High SchoolCA Public · Contra Costa | San Ramon | 496 | 373 | 43 | 75.2% |
| 2. Berkeley High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Berkeley | 361 | 285 | 43 | 79.0% |
| 3. Dublin High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Dublin | 375 | 274 | 37 | 73.1% |
| 4. American High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 326 | 262 | 30 | 80.4% |
| 5. Irvington High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 323 | 246 | 37 | 76.2% |
| 6. Monta Vista High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 302 | 246 | 17 | 81.5% |
| 7. Canyon Crest AcademyCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 292 | 242 | 20 | 82.9% |
| 8. Cupertino High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 267 | 232 | 22 | 86.9% |
| 9. Lowell High SchoolCA Public · San Francisco | San Francisco | 297 | 231 | 30 | 77.8% |
| 10. Mission San Jose High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 293 | 222 | 20 | 75.8% |
| 11. Lynbrook High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 249 | 206 | 13 | 82.7% |
| 12. Del Norte High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 246 | 205 | 13 | 83.3% |
| 13. Amador Valley High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Pleasanton | 289 | 202 | 19 | 69.9% |
| 14. California High SchoolCA Public · Contra Costa | San Ramon | 262 | 200 | 23 | 76.3% |
| 15. Evergreen Valley High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 279 | 198 | 25 | 71.0% |
| 16. Mountain House High SchoolCA Public · San Joaquin | Mountain House | 247 | 196 | 26 | 79.3% |
| 17. Homestead High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 245 | 195 | 27 | 79.6% |
| 18. Foothill High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Pleasanton | 217 | 171 | 11 | 78.8% |
| 19. Los Altos High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Los Altos | 241 | 170 | 20 | 70.5% |
| 20. Carlmont High SchoolCA Public · San Mateo | Belmont | 227 | 170 | 24 | 74.9% |
| 21. Palo Alto Senior High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Palo Alto | 227 | 170 | 11 | 74.9% |
| 22. Mountain View High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Mountain View | 222 | 170 | 24 | 76.6% |
| 23. Henry M Gunn Senior High SchlCA Public · Santa Clara | Palo Alto | 221 | 162 | 9 | 73.3% |
| 24. Arcadia High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Arcadia | 230 | 158 | 12 | 68.7% |
| 25. Davis Senior High SchoolCA Public · Yolo | Davis | 187 | 157 | 29 | 84.0% |
| 26. Palisades Charter High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Pacific Palisades | 210 | 156 | 11 | 74.3% |
| 27. San Dieguito AcademyCA Public · San Diego | Encinitas | 183 | 150 | 27 | 82.0% |
| 28. Santa Monica High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Santa Monica | 204 | 149 | 28 | 73.0% |
| 29. Leland High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 183 | 149 | 17 | 81.4% |
| 30. Tamalpais High SchoolCA Public · Marin | Mill Valley | 186 | 143 | 17 | 76.9% |
| 31. Westview High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 177 | 142 | 5 | 80.2% |
| 32. Milpitas High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Milpitas | 187 | 139 | 16 | 74.3% |
| 33. Northwood High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 169 | 139 | 7 | 82.3% |
| 34. Los Gatos High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Los Gatos | 177 | 136 | 20 | 76.8% |
| 35. Saratoga High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Saratoga | 174 | 132 | 7 | 75.9% |
| 36. Torrey Pines High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 160 | 129 | 13 | 80.6% |
| 37. Castro Valley High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Castro Valley | 180 | 127 | 14 | 70.6% |
| 38. Valley Christian High SchoolCA Private · Santa Clara | San Jose | 155 | 127 | 4 | 81.9% |
| 39. Leigh High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 162 | 124 | 16 | 76.5% |
| 40. Mira Costa High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Manhattan Beach | 157 | 123 | 8 | 78.3% |
| 41. Aragon High SchoolCA Public · San Mateo | San Mateo | 160 | 122 | 10 | 76.3% |
| 42. Archbishop Mitty High SchoolCA Private · Santa Clara | San Jose | 145 | 121 | 0 | 83.5% |
| 43. Galileo Acad Of Science & TechCA Public · San Francisco | San Francisco | 157 | 120 | 14 | 76.4% |
| 44. Alameda High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Alameda | 155 | 120 | 25 | 77.4% |
| 45. Palos Verdes Peninsula HsCA Public · Los Angeles | Rolling Hills Estat | 160 | 117 | 9 | 73.1% |
| 46. Portola High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 172 | 113 | 0 | 65.7% |
| 47. Sacred Heart Cathedral PrepCA Private · San Francisco | San Francisco | 150 | 111 | 14 | 74.0% |
| 48. Oakland Technical High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Oakland | 148 | 111 | 24 | 75.0% |
| 49. University High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 154 | 110 | 6 | 71.4% |
| 50. Diamond Bar High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Diamond Bar | 141 | 110 | 10 | 78.0% |