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Grace M. Davis High School

1200 West Rumble Road, Modesto, CA 95350View on map

  • Public
  • Modesto
  • 488 seniors
  • 1,966 students

Grace M. Davis High School is a public high school in Modesto (Modesto City High) with 488 seniors. In fall 2025, 88% of its 75 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 89%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Davis (UCD), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 31% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

88%

66 of 75 applicants, fall 2025

County median 89%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

66 of 488 seniors

County median 13%

Seniors who applied to UC

15%

75 of 488 seniors

County median 15%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.3%

3 of 36 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

5 of 39 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    3 of 36 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.80)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    5 of 39 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Irvine26 pts higher

    48%

    11 of 23 admitted

    This school48%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.88)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    22%

    5 of 23 admitted

    This school22%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.66)

  • Santa Barbara10 pts higher

    42%

    13 of 31 admitted

    This school42%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.74)

  • DavisAbout the same

    39%

    20 of 51 admitted

    This school39%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts lower

    67%

    16 of 24 admitted

    This school67%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.74)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    12 of 14 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.87)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    54 of 57 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.70 (all applicants 3.65)

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

Grace M. Davis High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    32%

    6 of 19 admitted

    This school32%Overall30%

  • San Jose10 pts higher

    90%

    18 of 20 admitted

    This school90%Overall80%

  • Sacramento4 pts higher

    98%

    45 of 46 admitted

    This school98%Overall94%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    92%

    22 of 24 admitted

    This school92%Overall94%

  • StanislausAbout the same

    97%

    60 of 62 admitted

    This school97%Overall97%

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 (465 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

59%

273 of 465 graduates

UC or CSU

14%

64 graduates

Community college

42%

194 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC215%
CSU439%
CA private college51%
Out of state102%
Community college19442%
Not enrolled19241%
Enrolled in college27359%
Total465100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Two or more races, Race not reported, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

17

AP courses offered

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

22

AP class sections

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

11% 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

104 of 462 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)

4%

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

21 of 487 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 3 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 37%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 80%County median 67%
  • Graduates completing courses 31%County median 40%

Across California

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