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Atwater High School

2201 Fruitland Avenue, Atwater, CA 95301View on map

  • Public
  • Atwater
  • 479 seniors
  • 2,058 students

Atwater High School is a public high school in Atwater (Merced Union High) with 479 seniors. In fall 2025, 87% of its 93 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 88%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Davis (UCD), and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 28% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

87%

81 of 93 applicants, fall 2025

County median 88%

Seniors admitted to a UC

17%

81 of 479 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

19%

93 of 479 seniors

County median 17%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 27 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

5 of 34 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

Atwater High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    5 of 34 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Irvine12 pts higher

    35%

    8 of 23 admitted

    This school35%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.84)

  • San Diego4 pts lower

    21%

    7 of 34 admitted

    This school21%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.66)

  • Santa Barbara13 pts higher

    45%

    14 of 31 admitted

    This school45%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.72)

  • Davis13 pts lower

    25%

    13 of 53 admitted

    This school25%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Santa Cruz13 pts lower

    59%

    24 of 41 admitted

    This school59%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    23 of 25 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Merced5 pts lower

    91%

    75 of 82 admitted

    This school91%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report27 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

Atwater High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    95%

    37 of 39 admitted

    This school95%Overall94%

  • Chico14 pts lower

    80%

    16 of 20 admitted

    This school80%Overall94%

  • Fresno4 pts higher

    100%

    73 of 73 admitted

    This school100%Overall96%

  • StanislausAbout the same

    100%

    76 of 76 admitted

    This school100%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 (469 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

38%

177 of 469 graduates

UC or CSU

15%

71 graduates

Community college

21%

99 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5011%
CSU214%
CA private college2<1%
Out of state51%
Community college9921%
Not enrolled29262%
Enrolled in college17738%
Total469100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

2

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

15

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

14% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

17%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

84 of 500 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)

2%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

11 of 504 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 5 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 40%County median 42%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 16%County median 15%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 15%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 5%
  • Low-income students 80%County median 80%
  • Graduates completing courses 28%County median 41%

Across California

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