Clayton Valley Charter High School: UC admissions

Concord · Contra Costa CountyPublic high school

This page shows how students from Clayton Valley Charter High School did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Clayton Valley Charter High School itself.

In fall 2025, 186 students from Clayton Valley Charter High School applied to the University of California and 125 (67%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 128 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (9 of 116 admitted, 8%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.03.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (67%) was 10 points below the Contra Costa County average (77%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Berkeley got harder for Clayton Valley Charter High School students (18% → 9% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (78% → 93%). Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Davis, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus18612567%—613.944.03
UC Berkeley127119%11%74.004.23
UC Davis1153228%44%153.944.21
UC Irvine1283830%29%104.004.25
UC Los Angeles11698%9%64.034.28
UC Merced6060100%94%—3.943.94
UC Riverside555193%87%33.913.96
UC San Diego1112119%28%—4.004.28
UC Santa Barbara1123834%38%63.994.23
UC Santa Cruz835971%72%113.884.08

“All applicants’ rate” is the campus admit rate across all freshman applicants that year, including out-of-state and international.

Five-year trend

Campus20212022202320242025
Any UC campus57% (94/164)55% (96/173)63% (103/164)58% (102/175)67% (125/186)
UC Berkeley18% (18/99)10% (10/103)6% (6/100)11% (12/109)9% (11/127)
UC Davis34% (35/102)31% (33/108)38% (35/93)34% (37/110)28% (32/115)
UC Irvine16% (17/105)15% (15/103)64% (65/101)29% (29/101)30% (38/128)
UC Los Angeles9% (9/104)10% (10/97)7% (8/110)5% (5/105)8% (9/116)
UC Merced89% (17/19)88% (23/26)100% (12/12)100% (22/22)100% (60/60)
UC Riverside78% (21/27)76% (19/25)87% (26/30)75% (15/20)93% (51/55)
UC San Diego22% (19/88)20% (19/97)19% (16/85)19% (19/102)19% (21/111)
UC Santa Barbara23% (23/101)26% (23/87)22% (22/102)24% (23/97)34% (38/112)
UC Santa Cruz59% (41/70)37% (28/76)62% (44/71)57% (48/84)71% (59/83)

Admit rate, with admitted / applied in parentheses.

Where would your GPA land?

Enter your GPA to compare yourself with students from Clayton Valley Charter High School who were admitted to each campus.

Other Contra Costa County high schools

All Contra Costa County schools →

Source: University of California Office of the President, UC Information Center, Admissions by source school. Freshman counts are fall terms; transfer counts are the academic year starting that fall. Average GPAs are UC’s weighted, capped high school GPA (transfer GPA for colleges). “—” means UC suppressed a small count. This site is independent and not affiliated with the University of California. Admit rates describe past applicants, not any individual student’s chances.