Caruthers High School
2580 West Tahoe Avenue, Caruthers, CA 93609View on map
- Public
- Caruthers
- 171 seniors
- 657 students
Caruthers High School is a public high school in Caruthers (Caruthers Unified) with 171 seniors. In fall 2025, 100% of its 24 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 84%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Davis (UCD), and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 56% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
100%
24 of 24 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
14%
24 of 171 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
14%
24 of 171 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 10 applicants, 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
Caruthers High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 5 campuses.
- Irvine24 pts higher
46%
6 of 13 admitted
This school46%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.84)
- Santa Barbara9 pts higher
42%
5 of 12 admitted
This school42%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.91)
- Davis38 pts higher
75%
12 of 16 admitted
This school75%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.84)
- Santa Cruz14 pts higher
86%
12 of 14 admitted
This school86%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.88)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
17 of 17 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.85)
too few applicants to report10 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report7 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
Caruthers High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo32 pts higher
62%
8 of 13 admitted
This school62%Overall30%
- FresnoAbout the same
96%
49 of 51 admitted
This school96%Overall96%
- Stanislaus4 pts lower
93%
14 of 15 admitted
This school93%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 (165 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
70%
116 of 165 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
28 graduates
Community college
44%
72 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 6 | 4% |
| CSU | 22 | 13% |
| CA private college | 13 | 8% |
| Out of state | 3 | 2% |
| Community college | 72 | 44% |
| Not enrolled | 49 | 30% |
| Enrolled in college | 116 | 70% |
| Total | 165 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
10
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
12
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
38%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
60 of 159 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)
10%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
16 of 166 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 1 class
- English: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 4 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 64%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 20%County median 24%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 24%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 9%
- Low-income students 87%County median 79%
- Graduates completing courses 56%County median 54%