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Top 10 in Alameda County — UC Reach Score

Alameda County · 2025 · ≥50 seniors
What is UC Reach? UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size, summing each campus — measured against a school's entire graduating class, across the six most selective UCs (Berkeley, UCLA, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis). It's a better gauge of school-wide success than admit rate, which only reflects the handful of students who applied.
Why it beats admit rate: if 6 students apply to the top UCs and all get in, that's a 100% admit rate — but at a 1,000-senior school it's a UC Reach Score of just 0.6 (6 ÷ 1,000). By contrast, a school where 250 of 1,000 seniors land a top-UC admit has a UC Reach Score of 25 — far stronger, even though its admit rate is lower.
Why some schools are over 100? Out of every 100 seniors at these schools, the class is generating more than 100 admissions to the six most selective UCs — meaning the typical strong student is getting in at multiple top campuses (UCLA + UCSD, or Berkeley + UCSB + Irvine, for example). It's a rare achievement: fewer than 1% of California high schools clear a UC Reach Score of 100.

This board needs a class of 100+ seniors. Schools smaller than that are ranked on the small-schools board below — which is where California's highest UC Reach Score actually sits.

Small schools — Alameda County · 2025

Ranked separately because they graduate 25–99 seniors — magnet programs, specialized charters and small privates. A class of 60 swings far more year to year than a class of 600, so mixing them into the boards above would compare unlike things. The state's single highest UC Reach Score sits on this board, not the one above it.

▲ Top 10 Small Public + Charter

Alameda County

1
Alameda · Public
71
2
Oakland · Public
56
3
Oakland · Public
46
4
Oakland · Public
42
5
Hayward · Public
38
6
Emeryville · Public
31
7
Oakland · Public
30
8
Oakland · Public
30
9
Oakland · Public
27
10
Oakland · Public
27

▲ Top 10 Small Private

Alameda County

1
Fremont · Private
212
2
Dublin · Private
113
3
Alameda · Private
83
4
Oakland · Private
77
5
Alameda · Private
49
6
Fremont · Private
34
7
Berkeley · Private
30
8
Oakland · Private
27
9
Albany · Private
12
10
Oakland · Private
10

Leaderboards by type — Alameda County (2025)

Top and bottom schools by UC Reach, split public/charter vs private (≥50 seniors). Scoped to Alameda County — change the County filter above to rescope.

▲ Top 10 Public + Charter

Alameda County

1
Fremont · Public
70
2
Fremont · Public
68
3
Berkeley · Public
67
4
Fremont · Public
61
5
San Lorenzo · Public
58
6
Pleasanton · Public
54
7
Piedmont · Public
54
8
Dublin · Public
53
9
Pleasanton · Public
53
10
Alameda · Public
51

▲ Top 10 Private

Alameda County

1
Oakland · Private
81
2
Oakland · Private
60
3
Berkeley · Private
46
4
Hayward · Private
44

▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter

Alameda County

1
Hayward · Public
5
2
Oakland · Public
6
3
Hayward · Public
8
4
Oakland · Public
10
5
San Lorenzo · Public
11
6
Hayward · Public
18
7
Livermore · Public
20
8
Fremont · Public
21
9
Union City · Public
23
10
Newark · Public
25

▼ Bottom 10 Private

Alameda County

1
Hayward · Private
44
2
Berkeley · Private
46
3
Oakland · Private
60
4
Oakland · Private
81

Top 10 by individual UC campus — Alameda County · 2025

Where each UC campus lands its admits, as a share of each high school's senior class. Same 50-senior floor.

Top 10 — UCB Reach

UC Berkeley

1
Oakland · Private
12
2
Oakland · Private
10
3
Fremont · Public
10
4
Berkeley · Public
9
5
Piedmont · Public
8
6
Oakland · Public
6
7
Fremont · Public
6
8
Hayward · Private
6
9
Oakland · Public
5
10
Alameda · Public
5

Top 10 — UCLA Reach

UCLA

1
Oakland · Private
8
2
Fremont · Public
6
3
Fremont · Public
6
4
Oakland · Private
6
5
Berkeley · Private
5
6
Hayward · Private
5
7
Fremont · Public
5
8
Pleasanton · Public
4
9
Dublin · Public
4
10
Berkeley · Public
4

Top 10 — UCSD Reach

UC San Diego

1
Berkeley · Public
11
2
Oakland · Private
11
3
San Lorenzo · Public
11
4
Pleasanton · Public
10
5
Pleasanton · Public
10
6
Fremont · Public
10
7
Fremont · Public
10
8
Oakland · Public
9
9
Oakland · Public
9
10
Oakland · Public
9

Top 10 — UCSB Reach

UC Santa Barbara

1
Fremont · Public
20
2
Oakland · Private
19
3
Fremont · Public
18
4
Fremont · Public
17
5
Pleasanton · Public
14
6
Piedmont · Public
14
7
Pleasanton · Public
14
8
Alameda · Public
12
9
Dublin · Public
12
10
Berkeley · Public
11

Top 10 — UCI Reach

UC Irvine

1
Berkeley · Public
16
2
Fremont · Public
14
3
Fremont · Public
14
4
Oakland · Private
12
5
Alameda · Public
12
6
Fremont · Public
11
7
Oakland · Private
10
8
Dublin · Public
10
9
Castro Valley · Public
9
10
Pleasanton · Public
9

Top 10 — UCD Reach

UC Davis

1
San Lorenzo · Public
23
2
Oakland · Private
21
3
Albany · Public
19
4
Dublin · Public
16
5
Berkeley · Public
15
6
Oakland · Private
15
7
Berkeley · Private
15
8
Oakland · Public
14
9
Hayward · Public
14
10
Fremont · Public
14

Beyond UC Reach — more lenses on Alameda County

UC Reach measures who gets in. These lenses measure the upstream pipeline (A-G), the downstream outcome (UC graduation), the capacity that drives the pipeline (counselors), reliability over time (consistency), grade-11 academic preparation (CAASPP SBAC ELA & Math), and private-school financial strength. Click any school for its full profile.

Top 10 — A-G Completion

% of graduates meeting UC/CSU course requirements · 2024-25 cohort

1
San Lorenzo · Public
100.0%
2
Oakland · Public
100.0%
3
Oakland · Public
100.0%
4
Hayward · Public
100.0%
5
Oakland · Public
100.0%
6
Oakland · Public
98.0%
7
Oakland · Public
96.6%
8
Oakland · Public
96.3%
9
Hayward · Public
96.2%
10
Oakland · Public
95.9%

Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate

% of UC entrants who finished in 6 years · cohort N ≥ 20

1
Livermore · Public
97.8%
2
Fremont · Public
97.3%
3
Castro Valley · Public
97.1%
4
Alameda · Public
97.0%
5
Fremont · Public
96.1%
6
Oakland · Public
95.9%
7
Pleasanton · Public
95.8%
8
Albany · Public
95.5%
9
Newark · Public
95.5%
10
Oakland · Private
94.3%

Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity

Lowest students-per-counselor (ASCA target 250:1) · public/charter, ≥500 students

1
Berkeley · Public
168:1
2
Albany · Public
187:1
3
Berkeley · Public
225:1
4
San Lorenzo · Public
241:1
5
Oakland · Public
243:1
6
Piedmont · Public
255:1
7
Hayward · Public
257:1
8
Dublin · Public
263:1
9
Alameda · Public
268:1
10
Hayward · Public
273:1

Top 10 — Most Consistent

Lowest UC Reach std-dev across 5 years (above-CA-median mean)

1
avg 57.4 · σ 2.37
σ 2.37
2
avg 50.9 · σ 3.51
σ 3.51
3
avg 48.0 · σ 4.68
σ 4.68
4
avg 47.8 · σ 4.99
σ 4.99
5
avg 36.7 · σ 5.37
σ 5.37
6
avg 42.0 · σ 6.25
σ 6.25
7
avg 44.2 · σ 7.03
σ 7.03
8
avg 76.6 · σ 7.26
σ 7.26
9
avg 73.4 · σ 8.22
σ 8.22
10
avg 44.2 · σ 8.23
σ 8.23

Top 10 — SBAC ELA met/exceeded

% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30

1
Piedmont · n=166 · 2025
96%
2
Alameda · n=50 · 2025
94%
3
Fremont · n=420 · 2025
94%
4
Union City · n=38 · 2025
92%
5
Oakland · n=104 · 2025
88%
6
Fremont · n=595 · 2025
88%
7
Pleasanton · n=604 · 2025
86%
8
Pleasanton · n=531 · 2025
83%
9
Albany · n=276 · 2025
83%
10
Fremont · n=503 · 2025
83%

Top 10 — SBAC Math met/exceeded

% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30

1
Fremont · n=420 · 2025
89%
2
Piedmont · n=166 · 2025
81%
3
Alameda · n=50 · 2025
74%
4
Fremont · n=503 · 2025
74%
5
Albany · n=278 · 2025
73%
6
Fremont · n=595 · 2025
72%
7
Pleasanton · n=593 · 2025
72%
8
Dublin · n=866 · 2025
71%
9
Pleasanton · n=532 · 2025
69%
10
Fremont · n=427 · 2025
60%

Top 10 — Private Net Assets

Wealthiest CA private high schools · IRS Form 990 · latest fiscal year

1
Oakland · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
$68.4M
2
Oakland · Catholic · FY 2023
$65.8M
3
Alameda · Catholic · FY 2024
$15.6M
4
Berkeley · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
$4.6M

Reach momentum — biggest gains & declines over time

≥50 seniors · earliest→latest year

Which schools are moving a growing — or shrinking — share of their graduating class into the six most selective UCs. Reflects the current county/type filter.

▲ Biggest gains

SchoolThen → NowΔ
San Lorenzo · Public
32 '18 → 58 '25 +26.0pp
Oakland · Private
58 '20 → 81 '25 +23.5pp
Berkeley · Public
44 '18 → 68 '25 +23.5pp
Dublin · Public
30 '18 → 54 '25 +23.4pp
Fremont · Public
48 '18 → 68 '25 +20.8pp
Oakland · Public
26 '18 → 46 '25 +19.6pp
Hayward · Public
6 '19 → 22 '22 +16.3pp
San Leandro · Public
14 '18 → 25 '25 +11.6pp
Oakland · Public
34 '18 → 45 '25 +11.3pp
Pleasanton · Public
42 '18 → 53 '25 +11.2pp

▼ Biggest declines

SchoolThen → NowΔ
Fremont · Public
102 '18 → 70 '25 -31.8pp
Fremont · Public
75 '18 → 61 '25 -14.6pp
Hayward · Private
56 '20 → 44 '25 -11.9pp
Hayward · Public
15 '18 → 8 '25 -7.1pp
Alameda · Private
44 '20 → 38 '23 -6.7pp
Hayward · Public
11 '18 → 5 '25 -5.5pp
Oakland · Public
11 '19 → 6 '23 -4.4pp
Albany · Public
52 '18 → 48 '25 -3.4pp
Oakland · Public
36 '18 → 34 '25 -2.8pp
Oakland · Public
28 '18 → 27 '25 -1.4pp

Demand momentum — biggest gaps vs the county baseline

grade-12 enrollment Δ vs. county · ≥80 students

The demographic tide is shrinking CA enrollment ~10% over 7 years statewide, so absolute decline alone is noise. The gap vs the county baseline is the actionable signal — schools losing share faster than their demographic floor are the ones to watch. Reflects the current county/type filter.

▲ Outperforming the county the most

SchoolSchool · CountyGap
Oakland · Alameda · Public  Demand hides churn
+82.9% vs +2.5% +80.3pp
Oakland · Alameda · Public  Strong demand
+76.7% vs +2.5% +74.1pp
Oakland · Alameda · Public  Watch — engagement
+74.6% vs +2.5% +72.1pp
Dublin · Alameda · Public  Best in class
+61.9% vs +2.5% +59.4pp
San Lorenzo · Alameda · Public  Best in class
+40.4% vs +2.5% +37.8pp
Fremont · Alameda · Public  Best in class
+24.0% vs +2.5% +21.4pp
Oakland · Alameda · Public  Demand hides churn
+19.7% vs +2.5% +17.2pp
Hayward · Alameda · Public  Best in class
+4.8% vs -10.2% +15.0pp
Livermore · Alameda · Public  Best in class
+17.2% vs +2.5% +14.6pp
Albany · Alameda · Public  Best in class
+14.9% vs +2.5% +12.3pp

▼ Underperforming the county the most

SchoolSchool · CountyGap
Oakland · Alameda · Public  Sharp downturn
-52.4% vs +2.5% -54.9pp
Hayward · Alameda · Public  Sharp downturn
-35.3% vs +2.6% -37.9pp
Oakland · Alameda · Public  Compounding decline
-24.3% vs +2.5% -26.8pp
Union City · Alameda · Public  Material decline
-22.4% vs +2.5% -25.0pp
Newark · Alameda · Public  Sharp downturn
-21.3% vs +2.5% -23.8pp
Fremont · Alameda · Public  Sharp downturn
-16.3% vs +2.5% -18.9pp
Alameda · Alameda · Public  Material decline
-15.5% vs +2.5% -18.0pp
San Lorenzo · Alameda · Public  Compounding decline
-15.3% vs +2.5% -17.9pp
Fremont · Alameda · Public  Sharp downturn
-15.3% vs +2.5% -17.8pp
San Lorenzo · Alameda · Public  Sharp downturn
-14.4% vs +2.5% -17.0pp

GPA Performance — over/under their predicted UC admit rate

43 schools eligible · 2025

Each dot is one school. The diagonal is the per-campus GPA expectation — points above it admit students at higher rates than their GPA mix predicts; points below admit at lower rates. Schools need ≥30 top-6 UC applications and data across ≥3 campuses to appear.

▲ Top 10 outperformers

School GPA Actual Δ vs exp.
Oakland · Public
4.05 41.7% +18.2pp
Oakland · Public
3.93 39.0% +15.5pp
Oakland · Public
3.68 35.8% +14.9pp
Oakland · Public
3.72 43.9% +13.6pp
Emeryville · Public
3.80 32.6% +13.5pp
Oakland · Public
4.06 35.3% +13.0pp
Oakland · Public
3.75 40.7% +10.1pp
Oakland · Public
3.92 30.9% +9.8pp
Hayward · Public
3.71 32.4% +8.1pp
Oakland · Public
3.74 34.1% +7.4pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School GPA Actual Δ vs exp.
Oakland · Public
3.84 16.2% -7.2pp
Albany · Public
3.96 15.3% -6.4pp
Piedmont · Public
4.00 16.3% -5.6pp
Fremont · Public
3.89 15.6% -5.6pp
Fremont · Public
3.93 16.5% -5.0pp
Dublin · Public
3.89 16.5% -4.6pp
Pleasanton · Public
3.94 17.4% -4.4pp
Alameda · Public
3.98 17.7% -4.1pp
Pleasanton · Public
3.90 17.5% -3.8pp
Fremont · Public
3.91 18.1% -3.5pp

Full rankings — every Alameda County high school by UC Reach Score

Sortable by any column. Click a column header to sort. Click any school row to open its profile.

75 schools · 2025 data
Apply 50-senior floor Compare selected schools →
# School County Seniors Total Enroll UC Reach Score App Reach Score Admit Rate Yield Selective Reach Elite Reach Raw Apps Raw Admits
1
Fremont · Private
Alameda 48 350 212 577 36.8% 8.8% 156.2 47.9 277 102
2
Dublin · Private
Alameda 78 1,035 113 562 20.1% 10.2% 80.8 15.4 438 88
3
Alameda · Private
Alameda 48 536 83 350 23.8% 7.5% 56.2 12.5 168 40
4
Oakland · Private
Alameda 304 1,259 81 311 26.1% 24.7% 60.5 17.8 945 247
5
Oakland · Private
Alameda 91 373 77 410 18.8% 4.3% 57.1 22.0 373 70
6
Alameda · Public  Best in class
Alameda 63 211 71 362 19.7% 31.1% 46.0 17.5 228 45
7
Fremont · Public  Sharp downturn
Alameda 435 1,794 70 450 15.6% 19.3% 56.8 15.6 1,958 305
8
Fremont · Public  Best in class
Alameda 619 2,618 68 349 19.6% 27.4% 54.6 9.7 2,163 423
9
Berkeley · Public  Best in class
Alameda 799 3,218 67 249 27.0% 22.1% 52.2 13.3 1,993 539
10
Fremont · Public  Sharp downturn
Alameda 538 2,157 61 367 16.5% 28.8% 46.8 10.4 1,976 326
11
Oakland · Private
Alameda 100 902 60 454 13.2% 10.0% 45.0 18.0 454 60
12
San Lorenzo · Public  Best in class
Alameda 158 662 58 253 22.8% 25.3% 34.2 8.9 399 91
13
Oakland · Public  Sharp downturn
Alameda 77 330 56 184 30.3% 37.2% 35.1 16.9 142 43
14
Pleasanton · Public  Weak at the gate
Alameda 646 2,583 54 306 17.5% 26.8% 41.0 7.6 1,978 347
15
Piedmont · Public  Weak at the gate
Alameda 205 733 54 328 16.3% 20.9% 40.5 12.2 673 110
16
Dublin · Public  Best in class
Alameda 823 2,771 53 323 16.5% 27.1% 37.8 9.0 2,660 440
17
Pleasanton · Public  Best in class
Alameda 504 2,169 53 305 17.4% 32.6% 39.5 7.1 1,538 267
18
Alameda · Public  Best in class
Alameda 490 1,868 51 215 23.8% 30.7% 37.5 8.0 1,055 251
19
Alameda · Private
Alameda 82 395 49 245 19.9% 22.5% 29.3 11.0 201 40
20
Albany · Public  Best in class
Alameda 294 1,122 48 316 15.3% 35.2% 29.6 8.5 928 142
21
Oakland · Public  Watch — engagement
Alameda 71 861 46 199 23.4% 21.2% 31.0 12.7 141 33
22
Berkeley · Private
Alameda 151 630 46 250 18.3% 24.6% 31.1 9.9 377 69
23
Oakland · Public  Compounding decline
Alameda 303 1,250 46 148 30.9% 23.9% 31.0 8.6 447 138
24
Oakland · Public  Demand problem
Alameda 438 1,812 45 238 19.1% 24.6% 33.3 8.9 1,042 199
25
Hayward · Private
Alameda 164 806 44 240 18.3% 27.8% 32.9 10.4 394 72
26
Oakland · Public  Demand hides churn
Alameda 52 451 42 213 19.8% 31.8% 28.9 7.7 111 22
27
Hayward · Public  Sharp downturn
Alameda 90 716 38 172 21.9% 8.8% 21.1 8.9 155 34
28
Castro Valley · Public  Weak at the gate
Alameda 677 2,874 37 197 18.9% 30.9% 26.4 4.1 1,336 252
29
Hayward · Public  Best in class
Alameda 138 573 35 160 21.7% 35.4% 20.3 6.5 221 48
30
Fremont · Private
Alameda 29 406 34 276 12.5% 24.1 80 10
31
Fremont · Public  Demand problem
Alameda 492 1,957 34 175 19.4% 26.9% 24.4 5.5 859 167
32
Oakland · Public  Strong demand
Alameda 352 1,579 34 136 24.6% 30.5% 22.4 5.4 479 118
33
Emeryville · Public  Demand hides churn
Alameda 45 162 31 156 20.0% 50.0% 15.6 15.6 70 14
34
Oakland · Public  Best in class
Alameda 83 386 30 270 11.2% 24.0% 14.5 4.8 224 25
35
Berkeley · Private
Alameda 30 111 30 223 13.4% 67 9
36
San Lorenzo · Public  Sharp downturn
Alameda 373 1,499 30 118 25.3% 34.2% 19.3 4.0 439 111
37
Oakland · Public  Watch — engagement
Alameda 54 392 30 107 27.6% 25.0% 14.8 7.4 58 16
38
Oakland · Public  Demand problem
Alameda 62 436 27 111 24.6% 23.5% 16.1 6.5 69 17
39
Alameda · Public  Material decline
Alameda 230 1,280 27 155 17.7% 23.8% 17.4 4.3 356 63
40
Oakland · Private
Alameda 77 334 27 195 14.0% 19.1% 14.3 6.5 150 21
41
Oakland · Public  Demand hides churn
Alameda 56 199 27 129 20.8% 17.9 72 15
42
Oakland · Public  Strong demand
Alameda 112 828 27 133 20.1% 17.0 5.4 149 30
43
Livermore · Public  Best in class
Alameda 568 2,156 27 123 21.7% 26.5% 20.4 4.0 697 151
44
San Leandro · Public  Material decline
Alameda 599 2,510 25 95 26.4% 32.5% 15.7 2.0 571 151
45
Newark · Public  Sharp downturn
Alameda 345 1,367 25 103 24.0% 27.1% 15.9 4.9 354 85
46
Oakland · Public  Compounding decline
Alameda 53 405 25 151 16.2% 5.7 80 13
47
Oakland · Public  Compounding decline
Alameda 51 255 24 106 22.2% 25.0% 13.7 5.9 54 12
48
Oakland · Public  Sharp downturn
Alameda 79 295 23 105 21.7% 10.1 83 18
49
Union City · Public  Material decline
Alameda 832 3,096 23 120 19.0% 34.4% 15.4 3.7 995 189
50
Oakland · Public  Sharp downturn
Alameda 55 480 22 173 12.6% 33.3% 7.3 95 12
51
Fremont · Public  Material decline
Alameda 336 1,273 21 117 18.1% 25.4% 13.7 2.7 393 71
52
Livermore · Public  Weak at the gate
Alameda 434 1,827 20 102 19.8% 27.3% 13.6 3.5 444 88
53
Oakland · Public  Strong demand
Alameda 98 396 19 63 30.6% 21.1% 10.2 7.1 62 19
54
Oakland · Public  Strong demand
Alameda 94 389 19 90 21.2% 16.7% 10.6 3.2 85 18
55
Hayward · Public  Strong demand
Alameda 433 1,865 18 76 23.9% 17.9% 11.1 2.5 327 78
56
Oakland · Public  Material decline
Alameda 72 281 14 133 10.4% 4.2 96 10
57
Albany · Private
Alameda 52 160 12 108 10.7% 5.8 56 6
58
San Lorenzo · Public  Compounding decline
Alameda 312 1,029 11 46 23.9% 41.2% 6.7 1.0 142 34
59
Oakland · Private
Alameda 30 129 10 153 6.5% 46 3
60
Oakland · Public  Demand hides churn
Alameda 225 1,166 10 56 17.3% 18.2% 6.2 127 22
61
Oakland · Public  Compounding decline
Alameda 73 270 10 59 16.3% 43 7
62
Fremont · Public  Compounding decline
Alameda 72 394 8 57 14.6% 4.2 41 6
63
Oakland · Public  Compounding decline
Alameda 53 207 8 60 12.5% 7.5 32 4
64
Hayward · Public  Mid-year churn
Alameda 346 1,580 8 46 16.2% 38.5% 4.0 160 26
65
Hayward · Public  Best in class
Alameda 41 643 7 85 8.6% 7.3 35 3
66
Oakland · Public  Watch — engagement
Alameda 49 723 6 135 4.5% 66 3
67
Oakland · Public  Demand hides churn
Alameda 191 719 6 36 15.9% 3.1 69 11
68
Oakland · Public  Demand hides churn
Alameda 91 676 5 71 7.7% 65 5
69
Oakland · Public  Compounding decline
Alameda 74 273 5 78 6.9% 58 4
70
Hayward · Public  Mid-year churn
Alameda 419 1,511 5 21 25.3% 13.6% 3.6 0.7 87 22
71
Alameda · Public
Alameda 49
72
Fremont · Private
Alameda 48 35.3% 16.7% 51 18
73
Oakland · Public  Demand hides churn
Alameda 34 106 65 22
74
Berkeley · Private
Alameda 59 17
75
Oakland · Public
Alameda 41 173 29 12
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size. Campus admits are SUMMED — UC publishes no per-school unique-student count, so a senior admitted to more than one of the 6 campuses is counted at each, and values above 100 indicate strong students winning multiple competitive UC offers. See methodology →

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