List: National Merit Scholarship semifinalists from the Bay Area, class of 2026 – The Mercury News
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About 16,000 high school students in the graduating class of 2026 — less than 1% of U.S. seniors — were named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
The semifinalists, announced on Sept. 10, qualified based on their scores on the Preliminary SAT. About 95 percent are expected to attain finalist standing on the strength of an application detailing academic performance, participation in activities, employment and leadership.
About half the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, to be announced in the spring.
Below are the semifinalists from the Bay Area, listed alphabetically by city (in bold) and high school.
ALAMEDA
ALAMEDA H. S.
ENCINAL H. S.
ST. JOSEPH – NOTRE DAME H. S.
ALBANY
ALBANY H. S.
ATHERTON
MENLO – ATHERTON H. S.
MENLO SCHOOL
SACRED HEART PREPARATORY SCHOOL
BELMONT
CARLMONT H. S.
NOTRE DAME H.S.
BERKELEY
BERKELEY H. S.
MAYBECK H. S.
BRENTWOOD
HERITAGE H. S.
BURLINGAME
BURLINGAME H. S.
CAMPBELL
WESTMONT H. S.
CASTRO VALLEY
CASTRO VALLEY H. S.
CONCORD
CARONDELET H. S.
DE LA SALLE H. S.
CUPERTINO
CUPERTINO H. S.
HOMESTEAD H. S.
MONTA VISTA H. S.
DANVILLE
ATHENIAN SCHOOL
MONTE VISTA H. S.
SAN RAMON VALLEY H. S.
DUBLIN
DUBLIN H. S.
QUARRY LANE SCHOOL
VALLEY CHRISTIAN H. S.
FREMONT
AMERICAN H. S.
BASIS INDEPENDENT
FREMONT CHRISTIAN H. S.
HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
IRVINGTON H. S.
MISSION SAN JOSE H. S.
WASHINGTON H. S.
GILROY
HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
DR. T.J. OWENS GILROY EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY
HAYWARD
MOREAU CATHOLIC H. S.
HILLSBOROUGH
CRYSTAL SPRINGS UPLANDS SCHOOL
LAFAYETTE
ACALANES H. S.
LARKSPUR
REDWOOD H. S.
LIVERMORE
GRANADA H. S.
LIVERMORE H. S.
LOS ALTOS
LOS ALTOS H. S.
SCHOOL FOR INDEPENDENT LEARNERS
LOS ALTOS HILLS
PINEWOOD SCHOOL
LOS GATOS
FUSION ACADEMY
LOS GATOS H. S.
MARTINEZ
ALHAMBRA H. S.
MILL VALLEY
TAMALPAIS H. S.
MILLBRAE
MILLS H. S.
MILPITAS
MILPITAS H. S.
MORAGA
CAMPOLINDO H. S.
MORGAN HILL
LIVE OAK H. S.
OAKWOOD SCHOOL
ANN SOBRATO H. S.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
KHAN LAB SCHOOL
MOUNTAIN VIEW H. S.
ST. FRANCIS H. S.
NAPA
JUSTIN – SIENA H. S.
VINTAGE H. S.
NOVATO
SAN MARIN H. S.
OAKLAND
COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
HEAD – ROYCE SCHOOL
BISHOP O’DOWD H. S.
OAKLAND TECHNICAL H. S.
SKYLINE H. S.
ORINDA
MIRAMONTE H. S.
PACIFICA
OCEANA H. S.
PALO ALTO
CASTILLEJA SCHOOL
HENRY M. GUNN H. S.
KEHILLAH JEWISH H. S.
PALO ALTO H. S.
PIEDMONT
PIEDMONT H. S.
PLEASANT HILL
COLLEGE PARK H. S.
PLEASANTON
AMADOR VALLEY H. S.
FOOTHILL H. S.
PORTOLA VALLEY
WOODSIDE PRIORY SCHOOL
REDWOOD CITY
DESIGN TECH H. S.
SEQUOIA H. S.
ROHNERT PARK
TECHNOLOGY H. S.
ROSS
BRANSON SCHOOL
SAN ANSELMO
ARCHIE WILLIAMS H. S.
SAN DOMENICO SCHOOL
SAN FRANCISCO
BAY SCHOOL
STUART HALL H. S.
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
JEWISH COMMUNITY H. S. OF THE BAY
LICK – WILMERDING H. S.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN H. S.
LOWELL H. S.
LYCEE FRANCAIS
PROOF SCHOOL
ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN H. S.
SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY
SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY H. S.
ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
URBAN SCHOOL
SAN JOSE
BASIS INDEPENDENT SILICON VALLEY
BELLARMINE COLLEGE PREPARATORY
BRANHAM H. S.
EVERGREEN VALLEY H. S.
THE HARKER SCHOOL
HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
KIPP SAN JOSE COLLEGIATE
LEIGH H. S.
LELAND H. S.
LYNBROOK H. S.
ARCHBISHOP MITTY H. S.
NOTRE DAME H. S.
PIEDMONT HILLS H. S.
PIONEER H.S.
PRESENTATION H. S.
RISE ACADEMY
SILVER CREEK H. S.
STRATFORD PREPARATORY SCHOOL
SUMMIT TAHOMA
VALLEY CHRISTIAN H. S.
WILLOW GLEN H. S.
SAN MATEO
ARAGON H. S.
HILLSDALE H. S.
THE NUEVA SCHOOL
SAN MATEO H. S.
SAN RAMON
CALIFORNIA H. S.
DOUGHERTY VALLEY H. S.
HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
SANTA CLARA
SANTA CLARA H. S.
ADRIAN C. WILCOX H. S.
SANTA ROSA
MARIA CARRILLO H. S.
CARDINAL NEWMAN H. S.
SONOMA ACADEMY
SARATOGA
PROSPECT H. S.
SARATOGA H. S.
SUNNYVALE
FREMONT H. S.
HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
THE KING’S ACADEMY
UNION CITY
JAMES LOGAN H. S.
VACAVILLE
BUCKINGHAM CHARTER MAGNET H. S.
WALNUT CREEK
LAS LOMAS H. S.
NORTHGATE H. S.
WOODSIDE
WOODSIDE H. S.
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