Fortuna Union High School
379 12th Street, Fortuna, CA 95540View on map
- Public
- Fortuna
- 177 seniors
- 832 students
Fortuna Union High School is a public high school in Fortuna (Fortuna Union High) with 177 seniors. In fall 2025, 72% of its 18 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD) and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 42% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
72%
13 of 18 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
7%
13 of 177 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
10%
18 of 177 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
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
Fortuna Union High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 2 campuses.
- Santa Barbara28 pts higher
60%
6 of 10 admitted
This school60%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.01)
- Davis5 pts higher
42%
5 of 12 admitted
This school42%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.97)
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
~62% · 3 yrs pooled7 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
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
Fortuna Union 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 Obispo14 pts lower
15%
2 of 13 admitted
This school15%Overall30%
- San Diego19 pts lower
15%
2 of 13 admitted
This school15%Overall34%
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
13 of 13 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- Chico6 pts higher
100%
18 of 18 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- HumboldtAbout the same
100%
16 of 16 admitted
This school100%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 (166 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
69%
114 of 166 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
28 graduates
Community college
45%
74 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 8 | 5% |
| CSU | 20 | 12% |
| CA private college | 0 | 0% |
| Out of state | 12 | 7% |
| Community college | 74 | 45% |
| Not enrolled | 52 | 31% |
| Enrolled in college | 114 | 69% |
| Total | 166 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
11
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
11
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
13% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
23%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
38 of 168 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)
6%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
11 of 194 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 4 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 1 class
- Social science: 3 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 43%County median 51%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 16%County median 24%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 8%
- Low-income students 70%County median 56%
- Graduates completing courses 42%County median 43%