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Madera South High School

755 W. Pecan Avenue, Madera, CA 93637View on map

  • Public
  • Madera
  • 386 seniors
  • 1,810 students

Madera South High School is a public high school in Madera (Madera Unified) with 386 seniors. In fall 2025, 86% of its 63 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 86%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Merced, and UC Irvine (UCI). 55% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

86%

54 of 63 applicants, fall 2025

County median 86%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

54 of 386 seniors

County median 14%

Seniors who applied to UC

16%

63 of 386 seniors

County median 16%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

3 of 30 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

4 of 29 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 South 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

    10%

    3 of 30 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.89)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    4 of 29 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.88)

  • Irvine10 pts higher

    32%

    11 of 34 admitted

    This school32%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.89)

  • San Diego11 pts higher

    36%

    8 of 22 admitted

    This school36%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Santa Barbara14 pts higher

    47%

    7 of 15 admitted

    This school47%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.62)

  • Davis14 pts higher

    51%

    21 of 41 admitted

    This school51%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Santa Cruz15 pts lower

    57%

    17 of 30 admitted

    This school57%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.72)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    85%

    11 of 13 admitted

    This school85%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Merced4 pts lower

    92%

    36 of 39 admitted

    This school92%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.74)

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 South High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo7 pts higher

    37%

    11 of 30 admitted

    This school37%Overall30%

  • Sacramento6 pts higher

    100%

    27 of 27 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • Monterey Bay5 pts higher

    100%

    31 of 31 admitted

    This school100%Overall95%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    99%

    134 of 135 admitted

    This school99%Overall96%

  • StanislausAbout the same

    100%

    15 of 15 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 (437 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

75%

326 of 437 graduates

UC or CSU

17%

76 graduates

Community college

56%

243 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC153%
CSU6114%
CA private college31%
Out of state41%
Community college24356%
Not enrolled11125%
Enrolled in college32675%
Total437100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

14

AP courses offered

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

13

AP class sections

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

14% 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

94 of 407 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)

3%

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

13 of 421 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 1 class
  • Social science: 2 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 57%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 10%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 20%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 2%County median 4%
  • Low-income students 95%County median 72%
  • Graduates completing courses 55%County median 52%

Across California

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