Chowchilla Union High School
805 Humboldt Avenue, Chowchilla, CA 93610View on map
- Public
- Chowchilla
- 236 seniors
- 1,038 students
Chowchilla Union High School is a public high school in Chowchilla (Chowchilla Union High) with 236 seniors. In fall 2025, 86% of its 36 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 86%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Davis (UCD), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 32% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
86%
31 of 36 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
13%
31 of 236 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
15%
36 of 236 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 15 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
22%
4 of 18 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
Chowchilla Union High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Berkeley9 pts higher
22%
4 of 18 admitted
This school22%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.79)
- Irvine32 pts higher
54%
7 of 13 admitted
This school54%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.81)
- DavisAbout the same
35%
7 of 20 admitted
This school35%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.71)
- Santa Cruz7 pts lower
64%
9 of 14 admitted
This school64%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.77)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
26 of 27 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.78)
too few applicants to report15 applied
~65% · 3 yrs pooled8 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
~46% · 3 yrs pooled7 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
Chowchilla Union High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Luis Obispo24 pts higher
54%
7 of 13 admitted
This school54%Overall30%
- Chico6 pts higher
100%
10 of 10 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- FresnoAbout the same
96%
48 of 50 admitted
This school96%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 (222 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
37%
82 of 222 graduates
UC or CSU
9%
19 graduates
Community college
26%
57 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 8 | 4% |
| CSU | 11 | 5% |
| CA private college | 2 | 1% |
| Out of state | 4 | 2% |
| Community college | 57 | 26% |
| Not enrolled | 140 | 63% |
| Enrolled in college | 82 | 37% |
| Total | 222 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
9
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
15
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
11% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
19%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
44 of 230 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)
13%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
32 of 251 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 3 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Science: 1 class
- Social science: 9 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 44%County median 54%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 15%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 4%
- Low-income students 82%County median 72%
- Graduates completing courses 32%County median 52%