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🏆 Top 10 in Alameda County — UC Reach Score

Alameda County · 2025 · ≥50 seniors
What is UC Reach? UC Reach = unique top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size — the share of a school's entire graduating class that reaches 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.

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
· Public
53
10
Alameda · Public
51

▲ Top 10 Private

Alameda County

1
Oakland · Private
81
2
Oakland · Private
60
3
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
Livermore · Public
20
7
· Public
21
8
Union City · Public
23
9
Newark · Public
25
10
San Leandro · Public
25

▼ Bottom 10 Private

Alameda County

1
Hayward · Private
44
2
Oakland · Private
60
3
Oakland · Private
81

🎯 Specialized high schools — Alameda County · 2025

Top UC Reach for schools with senior classes of 25–99. These are typically magnet programs, specialized charters, and small Catholic preps — too small to compare cleanly against comprehensive public high schools, but the most UC-effective small schools in California are here.

▲ Top 10 Small Public + Charter

Alameda County

1
Oakland · Public
56
2
Oakland · Public
46
3
Oakland · Public
42
4
Emeryville · Public
31
5
Oakland · Public
30
6
Oakland · Public
27
7
Oakland · Public
27
8
Oakland · Public
23
9
Oakland · Public
19
10
Oakland · Public
10

▲ 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

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
Hayward · Private
5
6
Fremont · Public
5
7
Pleasanton · Public
4
8
Dublin · Public
4
9
Berkeley · Public
4
10
Albany · Public
4

Top 10 — UCSD Reach

UC San Diego

1
Berkeley · Public
11
2
Oakland · Private
11
3
San Lorenzo · Public
11
4
· 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
· 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
Oakland · Public
14
8
Fremont · Public
14
9
Fremont · Public
14
10
Alameda · 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
· Public
100.0%
5
Oakland · Public
100.0%
6
Oakland · Public
96.6%
7
· Public
96.3%
8
· Public
95.9%
9
· Public
95.3%
10
· Public
94.7%

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
· 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
· 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 42.0 · σ 6.25
σ 6.25
6
avg 44.2 · σ 7.03
σ 7.03
7
avg 76.6 · σ 7.26
σ 7.26
8
avg 73.4 · σ 8.22
σ 8.22
9
avg 44.2 · σ 8.23
σ 8.23
10
avg 42.4 · σ 8.24
σ 8.24

Top 10 — SBAC ELA met/exceeded

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

1
Piedmont · n=166 · 2025
96%
2
Fremont · n=420 · 2025
94%
3
· n=38 · 2025
92%
4
Oakland · n=104 · 2025
88%
5
Fremont · n=595 · 2025
88%
6
Pleasanton · n=604 · 2025
86%
7
· n=531 · 2025
83%
8
Albany · n=276 · 2025
83%
9
Fremont · n=503 · 2025
83%
10
Dublin · n=854 · 2025
82%

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
Fremont · n=503 · 2025
74%
4
Albany · n=278 · 2025
73%
5
Fremont · n=595 · 2025
72%
6
Pleasanton · n=593 · 2025
72%
7
Dublin · n=866 · 2025
71%
8
· n=532 · 2025
69%
9
Fremont · n=427 · 2025
60%
10
Berkeley · n=708 · 2025
58%

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
San Leandro · Public
14 '18 → 25 '25 +11.6pp
Oakland · Public
34 '18 → 45 '25 +11.3pp
· Public
42 '18 → 53 '25 +11.2pp
Alameda · Public
42 '18 → 51 '25 +8.7pp

▼ 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 +0.6% +82.2pp
Oakland · Alameda · Public  Strong demand
+76.7% vs +0.6% +76.0pp
Oakland · Alameda · Public  Watch — engagement
+74.6% vs +0.6% +74.0pp
Dublin · Alameda · Public  Best in class
+61.9% vs +0.6% +61.3pp
San Lorenzo · Alameda · Public  Best in class
+40.4% vs +0.6% +39.7pp
Fremont · Alameda · Public  Best in class
+24.0% vs +0.6% +23.3pp
Livermore · Alameda · Public  Best in class
+17.2% vs +0.6% +16.5pp
Albany · Alameda · Public  Best in class
+14.9% vs +0.6% +14.2pp
Berkeley · Alameda · Public  Best in class
+12.3% vs +0.6% +11.7pp
Oakland · Alameda · Public  Demand hides churn
+11.9% vs +0.6% +11.2pp

▼ Underperforming the county the most

SchoolSchool · CountyGap
Oakland · Alameda · Public  Compounding decline
-24.3% vs +0.6% -24.9pp
Union City · Alameda · Public  Material decline
-22.4% vs +0.6% -23.1pp
Newark · Alameda · Public  Sharp downturn
-21.3% vs +0.6% -21.9pp
Fremont · Alameda · Public  Sharp downturn
-16.3% vs +0.6% -17.0pp
Fremont · Alameda · Public  Sharp downturn
-15.3% vs +0.6% -15.9pp
San Lorenzo · Alameda · Public  Compounding decline
-15.3% vs +0.6% -15.9pp
· Alameda · Public  Sharp downturn
-14.4% vs +0.6% -15.0pp
· Alameda · Public  Material decline
-13.8% vs +0.6% -14.5pp
Oakland · Alameda · Public  Compounding decline
-11.6% vs +0.6% -12.2pp
San Leandro · Alameda · Public  Demand problem
-7.8% vs +0.6% -8.4pp

GPA Performance — over/under their predicted UC admit rate

27 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
3.75 40.7% +10.4pp
Oakland · Public
3.92 30.9% +9.8pp
Hayward · Public
3.71 32.4% +8.6pp
San Leandro · Public
3.86 26.4% +5.7pp
Berkeley · Public
4.00 27.0% +5.0pp
San Lorenzo · Public
3.78 28.1% +4.1pp
Oakland · Public
3.89 24.6% +3.9pp
· Public
3.96 25.3% +3.6pp
Hayward · Public
3.66 33.3% +2.8pp
San Lorenzo · Public
3.97 22.8% +1.8pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School GPA Actual Δ vs exp.
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
· Public
3.94 17.4% -4.4pp
Pleasanton · Public
3.90 17.5% -3.8pp
· Public
3.91 18.1% -3.5pp
Castro Valley · Public
3.95 18.9% -2.9pp
Fremont · Public
3.99 19.6% -2.6pp

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

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32 schools · 2025 data · 43 hidden (under 100 seniors)
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# School County Seniors Total Enroll UC Reach Score App Reach Score Admit Rate Yield Selective Reach Elite Reach Raw Apps Raw Admits
1
Oakland · Private
Alameda 304 1,259 81 311 26.1% 24.7% 60.5 17.8 945 247
2
Fremont · Public  Sharp downturn
Alameda 435 1,794 70 450 15.6% 19.3% 56.8 15.6 1,958 305
3
Fremont · Public  Best in class
Alameda 619 2,618 68 349 19.6% 27.4% 54.6 9.7 2,163 423
4
Berkeley · Public  Best in class
Alameda 799 3,218 67 249 27.0% 22.1% 52.2 13.3 1,993 539
5
Fremont · Public  Sharp downturn
Alameda 538 2,157 61 367 16.5% 28.8% 46.8 10.4 1,976 326
6
Oakland · Private
Alameda 100 902 60 454 13.2% 10.0% 45.0 18.0 454 60
7
San Lorenzo · Public  Best in class
Alameda 158 662 58 253 22.8% 25.3% 34.2 8.9 399 91
8
Pleasanton · Public  Weak at the gate
Alameda 646 2,583 54 306 17.5% 26.8% 41.0 7.6 1,978 347
9
Piedmont · Public  Weak at the gate
Alameda 205 733 54 328 16.3% 20.9% 40.5 12.2 673 110
10
Dublin · Public  Best in class
Alameda 823 2,771 53 323 16.5% 27.1% 37.8 9.0 2,660 440
11
· Public  Best in class
Alameda 504 2,169 53 305 17.4% 32.6% 39.5 7.1 1,538 267
12
Alameda · Public  Best in class
Alameda 490 1,868 51 215 23.8% 30.7% 37.5 8.0 1,055 251
13
Albany · Public  Best in class
Alameda 294 1,122 48 316 15.3% 35.2% 29.6 8.5 928 142
14
Oakland · Public  Compounding decline
Alameda 303 1,250 46 148 30.9% 23.9% 31.0 8.6 447 138
15
Oakland · Public  Demand problem
Alameda 438 1,812 45 238 19.1% 24.6% 33.3 8.9 1,042 199
16
Hayward · Private
Alameda 164 806 44 240 18.3% 27.8% 32.9 10.4 394 72
17
Castro Valley · Public  Weak at the gate
Alameda 677 2,874 37 197 18.9% 30.9% 26.4 4.1 1,336 252
18
Fremont · Public  Demand problem
Alameda 492 1,957 34 175 19.4% 26.9% 24.4 5.5 859 167
19
Oakland · Public  Strong demand
Alameda 352 1,579 34 136 24.6% 30.5% 22.4 5.4 479 118
20
· Public  Sharp downturn
Alameda 373 1,499 30 118 25.3% 34.2% 19.3 4.0 439 111
21
Oakland · Public  Strong demand
Alameda 112 828 27 133 20.1% 17.0 5.4 149 30
22
Livermore · Public  Best in class
Alameda 568 2,156 27 123 21.7% 26.5% 20.4 4.0 697 151
23
San Leandro · Public  Demand problem
Alameda 599 2,510 25 95 26.4% 32.5% 15.7 2.0 571 151
24
Newark · Public  Sharp downturn
Alameda 345 1,367 25 103 24.0% 27.1% 15.9 4.9 354 85
25
Union City · Public  Material decline
Alameda 832 3,096 23 120 19.0% 34.4% 15.4 3.7 995 189
26
· Public  Material decline
Alameda 336 1,273 21 117 18.1% 25.4% 13.7 2.7 393 71
27
Livermore · Public  Weak at the gate
Alameda 434 1,827 20 102 19.8% 27.3% 13.6 3.5 444 88
28
San Lorenzo · Public  Compounding decline
Alameda 312 1,029 11 46 23.9% 41.2% 6.7 1.0 142 34
29
Oakland · Public  Demand hides churn
Alameda 225 1,166 10 56 17.3% 18.2% 6.2 127 22
30
Hayward · Public  Mid-year churn
Alameda 346 1,580 8 46 16.2% 38.5% 4.0 160 26
31
Oakland · Public  Demand hides churn
Alameda 191 719 6 36 15.9% 3.1 69 11
32
Hayward · Public  Demand hides churn
Alameda 419 1,511 5 21 25.3% 13.6% 3.6 0.7 87 22
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size. Where UCOP has not published unique-student totals, campus admits are summed — students admitted to more than one of the 6 campuses are counted at each, so values above 100 indicate strong students winning multiple competitive UC offers. Schools with fewer than 100 seniors are excluded from the leaderboard by default — a small cohort with one strong year can otherwise dominate. See methodology →