Buhach Colony High School

1800 Buhach Road, Atwater, CA 95301View on map

  • Public
  • Atwater
  • 421 seniors
  • 1,670 students

Buhach Colony High School is a public high school in Atwater (Merced Union High) with 421 seniors. In fall 2025, 93% of its 69 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 Berkeley (Cal). 40% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

93%

64 of 69 applicants, fall 2025

County median 88%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

64 of 421 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

16%

69 of 421 seniors

County median 17%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 27 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 30 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

Buhach Colony High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Irvine32 pts higher

    54%

    7 of 13 admitted

    This school54%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Santa Barbara18 pts higher

    50%

    7 of 14 admitted

    This school50%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Davis14 pts lower

    23%

    9 of 39 admitted

    This school23%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    73%

    19 of 26 admitted

    This school73%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    91%

    10 of 11 admitted

    This school91%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.84)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    59 of 63 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.83)

  • too few applicants to report30 applied

  • too few applicants to report27 applied

  • too few applicants to report20 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

Buhach Colony High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    32%

    6 of 19 admitted

    This school32%Overall30%

  • Sacramento6 pts lower

    88%

    28 of 32 admitted

    This school88%Overall94%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    96%

    48 of 50 admitted

    This school96%Overall96%

  • StanislausAbout the same

    96%

    47 of 49 admitted

    This school96%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 (438 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

42%

183 of 438 graduates

UC or CSU

16%

70 graduates

Community college

21%

91 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC368%
CSU348%
CA private college72%
Out of state153%
Community college9121%
Not enrolled25558%
Enrolled in college18342%
Total438100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

1

AP course offered

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

16

AP class sections

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

17% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

28%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

108 of 387 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

10 of 419 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 5 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 53%County median 42%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 25%County median 15%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 15%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 5%
  • Low-income students 76%County median 80%
  • Graduates completing courses 40%County median 41%

Across California

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