Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy
819 Sunset Avenue, Modesto, CA 95351View on map
- Public
- Modesto
- 44 seniors
- 654 students
Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy is a public high school in Modesto (Modesto City High) with 44 seniors. In fall 2025, 86% of its 14 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 89%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced. 69% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
86%
12 of 14 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
27%
12 of 44 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
32%
14 of 44 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
Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 1 campus, worse at 1.
- Merced6 pts lower
90%
9 of 10 admitted
This school90%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.71 (all applicants 3.73)
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report6 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
Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 2 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Fresno4 pts higher
100%
14 of 14 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
- StanislausAbout the same
97%
37 of 38 admitted
This school97%Overall97%
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 (48 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
60%
29 of 48 graduates
UC or CSU
35%
17 graduates
Community college
15%
7 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 4 | 8% |
| CSU | 13 | 27% |
| CA private college | 4 | 8% |
| Out of state | 1 | 2% |
| Community college | 7 | 15% |
| Not enrolled | 19 | 40% |
| Enrolled in college | 29 | 60% |
| Total | 48 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
0%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
0 of 68 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)
0%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
0 of 67 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
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 54%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 9%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 19%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 2%County median 6%
- Low-income students 63%County median 67%
- Graduates completing courses 69%County median 40%