Amador High School
330 Spanish Street, Sutter Creek, CA 95685View on map
- Public
- Sutter Creek
- 153 seniors
- 581 students
Amador High School is a public high school in Sutter Creek (Amador County Unified) with 153 seniors. In fall 2025, 68% of its 22 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 65%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 24% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
68%
15 of 22 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
10%
15 of 153 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
14%
22 of 153 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 11 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Amador High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 2 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- Santa Barbara6 pts lower
27%
4 of 15 admitted
This school27%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.04)
- DavisAbout the same
38%
5 of 13 admitted
This school38%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.99)
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report11 applied
too few applicants to report10 applied
~74% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Amador High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
27%
4 of 15 admitted
This school27%Overall30%
- San Diego13 pts higher
47%
8 of 17 admitted
This school47%Overall34%
- Sacramento8 pts lower
86%
12 of 14 admitted
This school86%Overall94%
- Chico6 pts higher
100%
10 of 10 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (147 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
54%
80 of 147 graduates
UC or CSU
9%
13 graduates
Community college
35%
51 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 7 | 5% |
| CSU | 6 | 4% |
| CA private college | 4 | 3% |
| Out of state | 12 | 8% |
| Community college | 51 | 35% |
| Not enrolled | 67 | 46% |
| Enrolled in college | 80 | 54% |
| Total | 147 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless
Advanced Placement
8
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
9
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
22% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
29%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
46 of 158 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
16%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
24 of 146 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 4 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 3 classes
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 53%County median 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 26%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 7%
- Low-income students 39%County median 38%
- Graduates completing courses 24%County median 30%