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.

Year

UC admit rate

85%

127 of 150 applicants, fall 2025

County median 89%

Seniors admitted to a UC

21%

127 of 591 seniors

County median 13%

Seniors who applied to UC

25%

150 of 591 seniors

County median 15%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

14%

10 of 72 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

10%

8 of 78 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

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

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC406%
CSU9515%
CA private college163%
Out of state305%
Community college27043%
Not enrolled17328%
Enrolled in college45172%
Total624100%

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
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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%

Across California

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