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Madera High School

200 South L Street, Madera, CA 93637View on map

  • Public
  • Madera
  • 390 seniors
  • 1,923 students

Madera High School is a public high school in Madera (Madera Unified) with 390 seniors. In fall 2025, 86% of its 64 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 86%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Merced, and UC Davis (UCD). 51% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

86%

55 of 64 applicants, fall 2025

County median 86%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

55 of 390 seniors

County median 14%

Seniors who applied to UC

16%

64 of 390 seniors

County median 16%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

3 of 26 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

22%

7 of 32 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

Madera High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    3 of 26 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.83)

  • Berkeley8 pts higher

    22%

    7 of 32 admitted

    This school22%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Irvine7 pts higher

    29%

    12 of 41 admitted

    This school29%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.65)

  • San Diego14 pts higher

    39%

    11 of 28 admitted

    This school39%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Santa Barbara29 pts higher

    61%

    11 of 18 admitted

    This school61%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.72)

  • DavisAbout the same

    39%

    14 of 36 admitted

    This school39%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.72)

  • Santa Cruz7 pts lower

    64%

    16 of 25 admitted

    This school64%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.58)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    19 of 22 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.62)

  • Merced4 pts lower

    92%

    36 of 39 admitted

    This school92%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.70 (all applicants 3.63)

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

Madera High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo6 pts lower

    24%

    8 of 34 admitted

    This school24%Overall30%

  • San Jose9 pts lower

    71%

    22 of 31 admitted

    This school71%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    96%

    27 of 28 admitted

    This school96%Overall94%

  • Chico6 pts higher

    100%

    20 of 20 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    95%

    132 of 139 admitted

    This school95%Overall96%

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 (389 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

72%

280 of 389 graduates

UC or CSU

21%

83 graduates

Community college

47%

183 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC328%
CSU5113%
CA private college82%
Out of state62%
Community college18347%
Not enrolled10928%
Enrolled in college28072%
Total389100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
See the full report

Advanced Placement

12

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

15

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

13% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

23%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

90 of 399 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)

8%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

34 of 411 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 2 classes
  • 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 60%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 22%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 21%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 4%
  • Low-income students 81%County median 72%
  • Graduates completing courses 51%County median 52%

Across California

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