James C. Enochs High School
3201 Sylvan Avenue, Modesto, CA 95355View on map
- Public
- Modesto
- 591 seniors
- 2,332 students
James C. Enochs High School is a public high school in Modesto (Modesto City High) with 591 seniors. In fall 2025, 85% of its 150 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 Irvine (UCI). 52% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
85%
127 of 150 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
21%
127 of 591 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
25%
150 of 591 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
14%
10 of 72 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
10%
8 of 78 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
James C. Enochs High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4.
- Los Angeles4 pts higher
14%
10 of 72 admitted
This school14%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.00)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
10%
8 of 78 admitted
This school10%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.98)
- Irvine30 pts higher
53%
42 of 80 admitted
This school53%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.00)
- San Diego7 pts higher
32%
22 of 68 admitted
This school32%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
32%
24 of 76 admitted
This school32%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.94)
- Davis9 pts higher
46%
47 of 103 admitted
This school46%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa Cruz7 pts higher
78%
47 of 60 admitted
This school78%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.87)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
42 of 47 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.89)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
102 of 104 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.92)
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
James C. Enochs High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4.
- Long Beach9 pts higher
56%
38 of 68 admitted
This school56%Overall47%
- San JoseAbout the same
80%
69 of 86 admitted
This school80%Overall80%
- SacramentoAbout the same
96%
78 of 81 admitted
This school96%Overall94%
- FresnoAbout the same
98%
40 of 41 admitted
This school98%Overall96%
- StanislausAbout the same
100%
106 of 106 admitted
This school100%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 (624 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
72%
451 of 624 graduates
UC or CSU
22%
135 graduates
Community college
43%
270 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 40 | 6% |
| CSU | 95 | 15% |
| CA private college | 16 | 3% |
| Out of state | 30 | 5% |
| Community college | 270 | 43% |
| Not enrolled | 173 | 28% |
| Enrolled in college | 451 | 72% |
| Total | 624 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Two or more races, Filipino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
24
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
28
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
25% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
31%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
175 of 558 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)
20%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
119 of 605 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 5 classes
- Social science: 16 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 65%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 39%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 31%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 6%
- Low-income students 47%County median 67%
- Graduates completing courses 52%County median 40%