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Grant Union High School

1400 Grand Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95838View on map

  • Public
  • Sacramento
  • 446 seniors
  • 2,124 students

Grant Union High School is a public high school in Sacramento (Twin Rivers Unified) with 446 seniors. In fall 2025, 87% of its 63 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Merced. 36% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

87%

55 of 63 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

12%

55 of 446 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

14%

63 of 446 seniors

County median 20%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

21%

7 of 33 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

21%

9 of 42 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

Grant Union High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 9 campuses, worse at 2.

  • Los Angeles12 pts higher

    21%

    7 of 33 admitted

    This school21%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Berkeley8 pts higher

    21%

    9 of 42 admitted

    This school21%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Irvine5 pts lower

    17%

    4 of 23 admitted

    This school17%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.73)

  • San Diego29 pts higher

    54%

    13 of 24 admitted

    This school54%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Santa Barbara29 pts higher

    61%

    11 of 18 admitted

    This school61%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    48%

    26 of 54 admitted

    This school48%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa Cruz7 pts higher

    78%

    18 of 23 admitted

    This school78%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Riverside8 pts higher

    95%

    18 of 19 admitted

    This school95%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Merced8 pts lower

    89%

    31 of 35 admitted

    This school89%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.76)

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

Grant Union High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • San JoseAbout the same

    83%

    19 of 23 admitted

    This school83%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    97%

    115 of 119 admitted

    This school97%Overall94%

  • Chico7 pts lower

    87%

    39 of 45 admitted

    This school87%Overall94%

  • SonomaAbout the same

    92%

    12 of 13 admitted

    This school92%Overall95%

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

Any college

57%

230 of 403 graduates

UC or CSU

18%

73 graduates

Community college

32%

129 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC143%
CSU5915%
CA private college143%
Out of state143%
Community college12932%
Not enrolled17343%
Enrolled in college23057%
Total403100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

13

AP courses offered

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

20

AP class sections

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

12% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

11%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

50 of 438 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

18 of 448 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 9 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 49%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 32%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 19%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 74%County median 63%
  • Graduates completing courses 36%County median 50%

Across California

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