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Cosumnes Oaks High School

8350 Lotz Parkway, Elk Grove, CA 95757View on map

  • Public
  • Elk Grove
  • 549 seniors
  • 2,190 students

Cosumnes Oaks High School is a public high school in Elk Grove (Elk Grove Unified) with 549 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 209 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 73% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

83%

173 of 209 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

32%

173 of 549 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

38%

209 of 549 seniors

County median 20%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.8%

11 of 125 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

11%

13 of 122 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

Cosumnes Oaks High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    11 of 125 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.99)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    11%

    13 of 122 admitted

    This school11%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Irvine27 pts higher

    49%

    67 of 136 admitted

    This school49%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.93)

  • San Diego5 pts higher

    30%

    39 of 130 admitted

    This school30%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts lower

    26%

    26 of 100 admitted

    This school26%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Davis6 pts higher

    43%

    75 of 174 admitted

    This school43%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts higher

    79%

    57 of 72 admitted

    This school79%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.84)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    90%

    95 of 105 admitted

    This school90%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.92)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    105 of 107 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.91)

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

Cosumnes Oaks High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo13 pts lower

    17%

    17 of 101 admitted

    This school17%Overall30%

  • San Diego6 pts lower

    28%

    33 of 116 admitted

    This school28%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    80%

    66 of 82 admitted

    This school80%Overall80%

  • Fullerton9 pts higher

    96%

    45 of 47 admitted

    This school96%Overall87%

  • Sacramento4 pts higher

    97%

    182 of 187 admitted

    This school97%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 (452 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

83%

373 of 452 graduates

UC or CSU

34%

153 graduates

Community college

39%

178 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC6114%
CSU9220%
CA private college143%
Out of state286%
Community college17839%
Not enrolled7917%
Enrolled in college37383%
Total452100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, White, Black or African American, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

18

AP courses offered

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

37

AP class sections

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

32% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

48%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

240 of 503 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)

33%

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

183 of 561 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 5 classes
  • Social science: 15 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 66%County median 49%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 40%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 33%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 21%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 35%County median 63%
  • Graduates completing courses 73%County median 50%

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