Highlands High School
6601 Guthrie Way, North Highlands, CA 95660View on map
- Public
- North Highlands
- 186 seniors
- 791 students
Highlands High School is a public high school in North Highlands (Twin Rivers Unified) with 186 seniors. In fall 2025, 91% of its 11 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD). 50% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
91%
10 of 11 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
5%
10 of 186 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
6%
11 of 186 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
Highlands High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 1 campus.
- Davis36 pts higher
73%
8 of 11 admitted
This school73%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.78)
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— 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
Highlands High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
50 of 50 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- ChicoAbout the same
92%
24 of 26 admitted
This school92%Overall94%
- San Francisco4 pts higher
100%
11 of 11 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
too few applicants to report8 applied
~85% · 2 yrs pooled4 applied
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 (132 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
45%
59 of 132 graduates
UC or CSU
14%
19 graduates
Community college
30%
40 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 2 | 2% |
| CSU | 17 | 13% |
| CA private college | 0 | 0% |
| Out of state | 0 | 0% |
| Community college | 40 | 30% |
| Not enrolled | 73 | 55% |
| Enrolled in college | 59 | 45% |
| Total | 132 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
Advanced Placement
3
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
3
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
3% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
1%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
1 of 161 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)
0%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
0 of 152 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Science: 1 class
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 40%County median 49%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 19%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 8%
- Low-income students 78%County median 63%
- Graduates completing courses 50%County median 50%