El Dorado High School
561 Canal Street, Placerville, CA 95667View on map
- Public
- Placerville
- 310 seniors
- 1,085 students
El Dorado High School is a public high school in Placerville (El Dorado Union High) with 310 seniors. In fall 2025, 88% of its 42 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 42% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
88%
37 of 42 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
12%
37 of 310 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
14%
42 of 310 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 13 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— 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
El Dorado High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 6 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Diego8 pts higher
33%
5 of 15 admitted
This school33%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.88)
- Santa Barbara13 pts higher
45%
9 of 20 admitted
This school45%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.90)
- Davis18 pts higher
55%
16 of 29 admitted
This school55%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.88)
- Santa Cruz14 pts higher
86%
24 of 28 admitted
This school86%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.87)
- RiversideAbout the same
90%
9 of 10 admitted
This school90%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.77)
- Merced5 pts lower
92%
11 of 12 admitted
This school92%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.72)
too few applicants to report18 applied
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report11 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
El Dorado High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo9 pts lower
21%
6 of 29 admitted
This school21%Overall30%
- SacramentoAbout the same
97%
30 of 31 admitted
This school97%Overall94%
- ChicoAbout the same
96%
25 of 26 admitted
This school96%Overall94%
- Humboldt8 pts lower
91%
21 of 23 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 (256 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
63%
162 of 256 graduates
UC or CSU
10%
26 graduates
Community college
45%
115 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 13 | 5% |
| CSU | 13 | 5% |
| CA private college | 1 | <1% |
| Out of state | 20 | 8% |
| Community college | 115 | 45% |
| Not enrolled | 94 | 37% |
| Enrolled in college | 162 | 63% |
| Total | 256 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
7
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
18
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
21% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
31%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
82 of 264 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)
15%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
43 of 290 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 5 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 54%County median 70%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 27%County median 38%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 38%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 16%
- Low-income students 35%County median 35%
- Graduates completing courses 42%County median 42%