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Central Valley High School

4033 Central Avenue, Ceres, CA 95307View on map

  • Public
  • Ceres
  • 512 seniors
  • 2,335 students

Central Valley High School is a public high school in Ceres (Ceres Unified) with 512 seniors. In fall 2025, 93% of its 89 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 89%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Davis (UCD), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 60% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

93%

83 of 89 applicants, fall 2025

County median 89%

Seniors admitted to a UC

16%

83 of 512 seniors

County median 13%

Seniors who applied to UC

17%

89 of 512 seniors

County median 15%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

4 of 39 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

11%

5 of 46 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

Central Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    4 of 39 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.99)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    11%

    5 of 46 admitted

    This school11%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Irvine10 pts higher

    32%

    10 of 31 admitted

    This school32%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.99)

  • San Diego12 pts higher

    37%

    7 of 19 admitted

    This school37%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa Barbara28 pts higher

    60%

    15 of 25 admitted

    This school60%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Davis9 pts lower

    28%

    16 of 58 admitted

    This school28%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Santa Cruz23 pts lower

    48%

    12 of 25 admitted

    This school48%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.70)

  • Riverside6 pts higher

    93%

    13 of 14 admitted

    This school93%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    71 of 71 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.80)

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

Central Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 4.

  • San JoseAbout the same

    83%

    34 of 41 admitted

    This school83%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    96%

    80 of 83 admitted

    This school96%Overall94%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    95%

    42 of 44 admitted

    This school95%Overall94%

  • StanislausAbout the same

    96%

    182 of 189 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 (463 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

68%

316 of 463 graduates

UC or CSU

29%

135 graduates

Community college

36%

166 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC266%
CSU10924%
CA private college51%
Out of state102%
Community college16636%
Not enrolled14732%
Enrolled in college31668%
Total463100%

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, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

15

AP courses offered

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

41

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

42%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

223 of 529 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

58 of 570 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 7 classes
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 12 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 13 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 62%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 87%County median 67%
  • Graduates completing courses 60%County median 40%

Across California

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