WhoGotIn
Language: English

Folsom High School

1655 Iron Point Road, Folsom, CA 95630View on map

  • Public
  • Folsom
  • 739 seniors
  • 2,988 students

Folsom High School is a public high school in Folsom (Folsom-Cordova Unified) with 739 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 225 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 67% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

77%

173 of 225 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

23%

173 of 739 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

30%

225 of 739 seniors

County median 20%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

5.4%

8 of 149 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

5.6%

8 of 144 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

Folsom High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 6.

  • Los Angeles4 pts lower

    5%

    8 of 149 admitted

    This school5%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Berkeley8 pts lower

    6%

    8 of 144 admitted

    This school6%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Irvine11 pts lower

    12%

    19 of 162 admitted

    This school12%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.83)

  • San Diego11 pts lower

    14%

    23 of 170 admitted

    This school14%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Santa Barbara13 pts lower

    19%

    26 of 137 admitted

    This school19%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Davis13 pts lower

    24%

    46 of 189 admitted

    This school24%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts higher

    76%

    98 of 129 admitted

    This school76%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.79)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    102 of 116 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.78)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    99 of 101 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.79)

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

Folsom 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 Obispo16 pts lower

    14%

    21 of 149 admitted

    This school14%Overall30%

  • San Diego15 pts lower

    19%

    33 of 170 admitted

    This school19%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    77%

    85 of 110 admitted

    This school77%Overall80%

  • Sacramento4 pts higher

    97%

    147 of 151 admitted

    This school97%Overall94%

  • Chico5 pts higher

    99%

    70 of 71 admitted

    This school99%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 (576 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

87%

503 of 576 graduates

UC or CSU

25%

145 graduates

Community college

46%

264 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC7012%
CSU7513%
CA private college153%
Out of state7914%
Community college26446%
Not enrolled7313%
Enrolled in college50387%
Total576100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
See the full report

Advanced Placement

21

AP courses offered

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

52

AP class sections

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

29% 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

329 of 691 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)

31%

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

203 of 655 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 9 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 8 classes
  • Science: 12 classes
  • Social science: 14 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 75%County median 49%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 55%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 46%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 30%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 21%County median 63%
  • Graduates completing courses 67%County median 50%

Across California

Year
Loading chart…

Other schools in Folsom-Cordova Unified and nearby