Bear River High School
11130 Magnolia Road, Grass Valley, CA 95949View on map
- Public
- Grass Valley
- 152 seniors
- 653 students
Bear River High School is a public high school in Grass Valley (Nevada Joint Union High) with 152 seniors. In fall 2025, 59% of its 22 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 78%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 39% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
59%
13 of 22 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
13 of 152 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
14%
22 of 152 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
Bear River High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
31%
4 of 13 admitted
This school31%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.81)
- Davis16 pts lower
21%
3 of 14 admitted
This school21%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.67)
- Santa Cruz5 pts lower
67%
8 of 12 admitted
This school67%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.71)
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report7 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
Bear River High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
27%
3 of 11 admitted
This school27%Overall30%
- San Diego9 pts lower
25%
3 of 12 admitted
This school25%Overall34%
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
10 of 10 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- ChicoAbout the same
94%
15 of 16 admitted
This school94%Overall94%
~95% · 3 yrs pooled7 applied
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 (105 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
73%
77 of 105 graduates
UC or CSU
11%
12 graduates
Community college
50%
53 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 2 | 2% |
| CSU | 10 | 10% |
| CA private college | 1 | 1% |
| Out of state | 11 | 10% |
| Community college | 53 | 50% |
| Not enrolled | 28 | 27% |
| Enrolled in college | 77 | 73% |
| Total | 105 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
11
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
17
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
32% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
50%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
61 of 122 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)
17%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
21 of 123 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 2 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 6 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- 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 68%County median 56%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 40%County median 26%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 33%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 22%County median 8%
- Low-income students 23%County median 39%
- Graduates completing courses 39%County median 39%