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C. K. McClatchy High School

3066 Freeport Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95818View on map

  • Public
  • Sacramento
  • 596 seniors
  • 2,617 students

C. K. McClatchy High School is a public high school in Sacramento (Sacramento City Unified) with 596 seniors. In fall 2025, 75% of its 156 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 54% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

75%

117 of 156 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

20%

117 of 596 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

26%

156 of 596 seniors

County median 20%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

10 of 82 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

13 of 96 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

C. K. McClatchy High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    10 of 82 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.98)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    13 of 96 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Irvine22 pts higher

    45%

    25 of 56 admitted

    This school45%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.92)

  • San Diego13 pts higher

    38%

    36 of 95 admitted

    This school38%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    31 of 96 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Davis9 pts higher

    46%

    49 of 106 admitted

    This school46%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts higher

    77%

    76 of 99 admitted

    This school77%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Riverside9 pts higher

    96%

    24 of 25 admitted

    This school96%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Merced6 pts lower

    91%

    29 of 32 admitted

    This school91%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.75)

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

C. K. McClatchy High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • San Luis Obispo24 pts higher

    54%

    46 of 85 admitted

    This school54%Overall30%

  • San Diego11 pts higher

    45%

    39 of 86 admitted

    This school45%Overall34%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    92%

    114 of 124 admitted

    This school92%Overall94%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    91%

    52 of 57 admitted

    This school91%Overall94%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    95%

    61 of 64 admitted

    This school95%Overall96%

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 (514 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

83%

425 of 514 graduates

UC or CSU

24%

125 graduates

Community college

50%

256 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5110%
CSU7414%
CA private college143%
Out of state306%
Community college25650%
Not enrolled8917%
Enrolled in college42583%
Total514100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

16

AP courses offered

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

52

AP class sections

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

26% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

35%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

211 of 601 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

91 of 544 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 6 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 10 classes
  • Science: 9 classes
  • Social science: 15 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 51%County median 49%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 28%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 29%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 56%County median 63%
  • Graduates completing courses 54%County median 50%

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