Hughson High School
7419 East Whitmore Avenue, Hughson, CA 95326View on map
- Public
- Hughson
- 189 seniors
- 902 students
Hughson High School is a public high school in Hughson (Hughson Unified) with 189 seniors. In fall 2025, 100% of its 28 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 89%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Davis (UCD). 31% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
100%
28 of 28 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
15%
28 of 189 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
15%
28 of 189 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 18 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 15 applicants, 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
Hughson High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Irvine11 pts higher
33%
4 of 12 admitted
This school33%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.03)
- Santa Barbara18 pts higher
50%
5 of 10 admitted
This school50%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.98)
- Davis32 pts higher
69%
11 of 16 admitted
This school69%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.08)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
22 of 23 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 4.09)
too few applicants to report18 applied
too few applicants to report15 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report7 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
Hughson High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- Sacramento5 pts lower
88%
15 of 17 admitted
This school88%Overall94%
- Fresno4 pts higher
100%
19 of 19 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
- StanislausAbout the same
95%
41 of 43 admitted
This school95%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 (174 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
64%
112 of 174 graduates
UC or CSU
14%
25 graduates
Community college
44%
76 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 4 | 2% |
| CSU | 21 | 12% |
| CA private college | 3 | 2% |
| Out of state | 8 | 5% |
| Community college | 76 | 44% |
| Not enrolled | 62 | 36% |
| Enrolled in college | 112 | 64% |
| Total | 174 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners
Advanced Placement
7
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
9
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
17% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
25%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
53 of 210 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)
11%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
24 of 209 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 1 class
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Science: 1 class
- Social science: 4 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 53%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 28%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 24%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 6%
- Low-income students 61%County median 67%
- Graduates completing courses 31%County median 40%