Arcata High School is a public high school in Arcata (Northern Humboldt Union High) with 264 seniors. In fall 2025, 86% of its 58 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 50% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
86%
50 of 58 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
19%
50 of 264 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
22%
58 of 264 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
14%
4 of 29 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
16%
5 of 32 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
Arcata High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3.
- Los Angeles4 pts higher
14%
4 of 29 admitted
This school14%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.14)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
16%
5 of 32 admitted
This school16%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.10)
- Irvine31 pts higher
53%
8 of 15 admitted
This school53%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.08)
- San DiegoAbout the same
23%
8 of 35 admitted
This school23%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.10)
- Santa Barbara23 pts higher
56%
19 of 34 admitted
This school56%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.13)
- DavisAbout the same
37%
14 of 38 admitted
This school37%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.06)
- Santa Cruz23 pts higher
94%
33 of 35 admitted
This school94%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 4.06)
- Riverside13 pts higher
100%
12 of 12 admitted
This school100%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 4.00)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
10 of 10 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.97)
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
Arcata High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo8 pts lower
22%
10 of 46 admitted
This school22%Overall30%
- ChicoAbout the same
93%
27 of 29 admitted
This school93%Overall94%
- SonomaAbout the same
95%
20 of 21 admitted
This school95%Overall95%
- Humboldt5 pts lower
94%
78 of 83 admitted
This school94%Overall99%
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 (216 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
69%
150 of 216 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
52 graduates
Community college
37%
79 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 17 | 8% |
| CSU | 35 | 16% |
| CA private college | 0 | 0% |
| Out of state | 19 | 9% |
| Community college | 79 | 37% |
| Not enrolled | 66 | 31% |
| Enrolled in college | 150 | 69% |
| Total | 216 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
10
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
24
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
24% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
34%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
81 of 241 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)
21%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
47 of 226 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- English: 5 classes
- Foreign language: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 5 classes
- Social science: 7 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 51%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 33%County median 24%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 30%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 22%County median 8%
- Low-income students 38%County median 56%
- Graduates completing courses 50%County median 43%