Argonaut High School
501 Argonaut Lane, Jackson, CA 95642View on map
- Public
- Jackson
- 132 seniors
- 576 students
Argonaut High School is a public high school in Jackson (Amador County Unified) with 132 seniors. In fall 2025, 63% of its 16 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 65%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD). 35% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
63%
10 of 16 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
8%
10 of 132 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
12%
16 of 132 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
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
Argonaut High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 1 campus.
- Davis13 pts higher
50%
6 of 12 admitted
This school50%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.93)
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
~60% · 3 yrs pooled8 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— 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
Argonaut High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 3 campuses.
- San Diego4 pts higher
38%
5 of 13 admitted
This school38%Overall34%
- Long Beach26 pts higher
73%
8 of 11 admitted
This school73%Overall47%
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
15 of 15 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 (97 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
59%
57 of 97 graduates
UC or CSU
8%
8 graduates
Community college
42%
41 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 2 | 2% |
| CSU | 6 | 6% |
| CA private college | 0 | 0% |
| Out of state | 8 | 8% |
| Community college | 41 | 42% |
| Not enrolled | 40 | 41% |
| Enrolled in college | 57 | 59% |
| Total | 97 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
12
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
14
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
25% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
26%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
27 of 105 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)
13%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
18 of 135 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 6 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 56%County median 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 30%County median 26%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 7%
- Low-income students 36%County median 38%
- Graduates completing courses 35%County median 30%