Lincoln High School is a public high school in Lincoln (Western Placer Unified) with 305 seniors. In fall 2025, 62% of its 21 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 66% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
62%
13 of 21 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
4%
13 of 305 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
7%
21 of 305 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 13 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
Lincoln High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 2 campuses, worse at 1.
- Davis17 pts higher
54%
7 of 13 admitted
This school54%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.75)
- Santa Cruz10 pts lower
62%
8 of 13 admitted
This school62%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.70)
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
~66% · 3 yrs pooled6 applied
too few applicants to report5 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
Lincoln High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo17 pts lower
13%
3 of 24 admitted
This school13%Overall30%
- Sacramento4 pts higher
97%
38 of 39 admitted
This school97%Overall94%
- ChicoAbout the same
94%
33 of 35 admitted
This school94%Overall94%
- Sonoma5 pts higher
100%
14 of 14 admitted
This school100%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 (415 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
69%
288 of 415 graduates
UC or CSU
12%
48 graduates
Community college
47%
195 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 11 | 3% |
| CSU | 37 | 9% |
| CA private college | 6 | 1% |
| Out of state | 39 | 9% |
| Community college | 195 | 47% |
| Not enrolled | 127 | 31% |
| Enrolled in college | 288 | 69% |
| Total | 415 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Black or African American, Asian, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
Advanced Placement
18
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
22
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
28% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
36%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
97 of 273 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)
17%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
49 of 283 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 3 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 5 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 59%County median 67%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 24%County median 39%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 17%
- Low-income students 47%County median 38%
- Graduates completing courses 66%County median 66%