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Colfax High School

24995 Ben Taylor Road, Colfax, CA 95713View on map

  • Public
  • Colfax
  • 138 seniors
  • 602 students

Colfax High School is a public high school in Colfax (Placer Union High) with 138 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 29 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 58% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

23 of 29 applicants, fall 2025

County median 75%

Seniors admitted to a UC

17%

23 of 138 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

21%

29 of 138 seniors

County median 19%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

42%

5 of 12 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

31%

4 of 13 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

Colfax High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 7 campuses.

  • Los Angeles32 pts higher

    42%

    5 of 12 admitted

    This school42%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.16)

  • Berkeley17 pts higher

    31%

    4 of 13 admitted

    This school31%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.16)

  • Irvine11 pts higher

    33%

    4 of 12 admitted

    This school33%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.22)

  • San Diego10 pts higher

    35%

    6 of 17 admitted

    This school35%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.15)

  • Santa Barbara31 pts higher

    64%

    7 of 11 admitted

    This school64%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.12)

  • Davis18 pts higher

    56%

    10 of 18 admitted

    This school56%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.08)

  • Santa Cruz14 pts higher

    86%

    12 of 14 admitted

    This school86%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Merced

    too few applicants to report— applied

  • Riverside

    too few applicants to report— 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

Colfax High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    32%

    7 of 22 admitted

    This school32%Overall30%

  • San Diego22 pts higher

    56%

    9 of 16 admitted

    This school56%Overall34%

  • Sacramento6 pts higher

    100%

    11 of 11 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • Chico4 pts lower

    90%

    9 of 10 admitted

    This school90%Overall94%

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

Any college

71%

116 of 163 graduates

UC or CSU

13%

21 graduates

Community college

45%

74 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC74%
CSU149%
CA private college42%
Out of state1710%
Community college7445%
Not enrolled4729%
Enrolled in college11671%
Total163100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

5

AP courses offered

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

2

AP class sections

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

5% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

3%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

4 of 138 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)

5%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

6 of 133 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Science: 1 class

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 78%County median 67%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 38%County median 39%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 31%County median 31%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 17%County median 17%
  • Low-income students 22%County median 38%
  • Graduates completing courses 58%County median 66%

Across California

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