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List: National Merit Scholarship semifinalists from the Bay Area, class of 2026 – The Mercury News

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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