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List: National Merit Scholarship semifinalists from the Bay Area, class of 2026

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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