Eureka Senior High School
1915 J Street, Eureka, CA 95501View on map
- Public
- Eureka
- 286 seniors
- 1,159 students
Eureka Senior High School is a public high school in Eureka (Eureka City Schools) with 286 seniors. In fall 2025, 75% of its 24 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 37% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
75%
18 of 24 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
6%
18 of 286 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
8%
24 of 286 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 13 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 13 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
Eureka Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 1 campus, worse at 1.
- Davis5 pts lower
32%
6 of 19 admitted
This school32%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.91)
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report10 applied
~100% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
~72% · 3 yrs pooled7 applied
~67% · 3 yrs pooled6 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
Eureka Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- San Jose15 pts higher
95%
18 of 19 admitted
This school95%Overall80%
- SacramentoAbout the same
96%
23 of 24 admitted
This school96%Overall94%
- Chico7 pts lower
86%
19 of 22 admitted
This school86%Overall94%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
93%
13 of 14 admitted
This school93%Overall96%
- Humboldt8 pts lower
91%
40 of 44 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 (270 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
66%
178 of 270 graduates
UC or CSU
14%
37 graduates
Community college
46%
123 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 17 | 6% |
| CSU | 20 | 7% |
| CA private college | 5 | 2% |
| Out of state | 13 | 5% |
| Community college | 123 | 46% |
| Not enrolled | 92 | 34% |
| Enrolled in college | 178 | 66% |
| Total | 270 | 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, American Indian or Alaska Native
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
10
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
16
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
28%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
74 of 261 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)
16%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
47 of 285 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 6 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 51%County median 51%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 23%County median 24%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 20%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 8%
- Low-income students 50%County median 56%
- Graduates completing courses 37%County median 43%