American Canyon High School
3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, CA 94503View on map
- Public
- American Canyon
- 404 seniors
- 1,769 students
American Canyon High School is a public high school in American Canyon (Napa Valley Unified) with 404 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 95 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 74%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 57% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
71%
67 of 95 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
17%
67 of 404 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
95 of 404 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
11%
6 of 55 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
13%
8 of 61 applicants, 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
American Canyon High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
6 of 55 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.99)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
13%
8 of 61 admitted
This school13%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.85)
- Irvine18 pts lower
5%
3 of 63 admitted
This school5%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.00)
- San Diego5 pts higher
30%
17 of 57 admitted
This school30%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
31%
13 of 42 admitted
This school31%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.91)
- DavisAbout the same
40%
31 of 77 admitted
This school40%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.89)
- Santa Cruz4 pts higher
75%
30 of 40 admitted
This school75%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.88)
- Riverside7 pts higher
94%
32 of 34 admitted
This school94%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.99)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
38 of 40 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.85)
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
American Canyon High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- San Diego7 pts lower
27%
19 of 70 admitted
This school27%Overall34%
- San JoseAbout the same
83%
38 of 46 admitted
This school83%Overall80%
- SacramentoAbout the same
90%
56 of 62 admitted
This school90%Overall94%
- Sonoma7 pts lower
88%
29 of 33 admitted
This school88%Overall95%
- San Francisco6 pts lower
90%
37 of 41 admitted
This school90%Overall96%
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 (428 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
76%
325 of 428 graduates
UC or CSU
20%
87 graduates
Community college
48%
205 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 36 | 8% |
| CSU | 51 | 12% |
| CA private college | 17 | 4% |
| Out of state | 16 | 4% |
| Community college | 205 | 48% |
| Not enrolled | 103 | 24% |
| Enrolled in college | 325 | 76% |
| Total | 428 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, White, Black or African American, Two or more races, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
12
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
26
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
27% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
43%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
182 of 428 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)
14%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
59 of 410 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- English: 7 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 3 classes
- Science: 7 classes
- Social science: 5 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 62%County median 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 28%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 9%
- Low-income students 64%County median 69%
- Graduates completing courses 57%County median 50%