Chico High School is a public high school in Chico (Chico Unified) with 440 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 73 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 78%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 45% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
78%
57 of 73 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
13%
57 of 440 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
17%
73 of 440 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
8.3%
3 of 36 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
9.3%
4 of 43 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
Chico High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
3 of 36 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.98)
- Berkeley4 pts lower
9%
4 of 43 admitted
This school9%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.04)
- San Diego4 pts higher
29%
8 of 28 admitted
This school29%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.01)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
33%
14 of 42 admitted
This school33%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.96)
- Davis20 pts higher
57%
25 of 44 admitted
This school57%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa Cruz10 pts higher
82%
31 of 38 admitted
This school82%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.94)
- RiversideAbout the same
85%
11 of 13 admitted
This school85%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.91)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
12 of 12 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 4.08)
too few applicants to report29 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
Chico High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo6 pts lower
24%
17 of 71 admitted
This school24%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
36%
22 of 61 admitted
This school36%Overall34%
- ChicoAbout the same
94%
97 of 103 admitted
This school94%Overall94%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
96%
27 of 28 admitted
This school96%Overall96%
- Humboldt8 pts lower
91%
30 of 33 admitted
This school91%Overall99%
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 (402 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
82%
330 of 402 graduates
UC or CSU
16%
66 graduates
Community college
55%
220 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 18 | 4% |
| CSU | 48 | 12% |
| CA private college | 7 | 2% |
| Out of state | 37 | 9% |
| Community college | 220 | 55% |
| Not enrolled | 72 | 18% |
| Enrolled in college | 330 | 82% |
| Total | 402 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races, Race not reported
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
1
AP course offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
36
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
30% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
40%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
164 of 413 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)
22%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
105 of 480 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 7 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 3 classes
- Science: 7 classes
- Social science: 17 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 75%County median 59%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 40%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 45%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 9%
- Low-income students 56%County median 55%
- Graduates completing courses 45%County median 36%