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McFarland High School Early College

259 West Sherwood Avenue, McFarland, CA 93250View on map

  • Public
  • McFarland
  • 218 seniors
  • 1,017 students

McFarland High School Early College is a public high school in McFarland (McFarland Unified) with 218 seniors. In fall 2025, 84% of its 38 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Davis (UCD). 40% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

84%

32 of 38 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

32 of 218 seniors

County median 9%

Seniors who applied to UC

17%

38 of 218 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 14 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 16 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

McFarland High School Early College applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 6 campuses, worse at 5.

  • Irvine8 pts lower

    14%

    3 of 21 admitted

    This school14%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.57)

  • Santa Barbara12 pts higher

    44%

    8 of 18 admitted

    This school44%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.58)

  • Davis12 pts lower

    25%

    5 of 20 admitted

    This school25%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.59)

  • Santa Cruz44 pts lower

    27%

    3 of 11 admitted

    This school27%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.40)

  • Riverside22 pts lower

    65%

    11 of 17 admitted

    This school65%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.59)

  • Merced7 pts lower

    90%

    26 of 29 admitted

    This school90%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.66 (all applicants 3.56)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report16 applied

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report14 applied

  • San Diego

    too few applicants to report13 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

McFarland High School Early College applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    27%

    6 of 22 admitted

    This school27%Overall30%

  • Bakersfield10 pts higher

    98%

    88 of 90 admitted

    This school98%Overall88%

  • Northridge7 pts higher

    100%

    19 of 19 admitted

    This school100%Overall93%

  • Fresno4 pts higher

    100%

    65 of 65 admitted

    This school100%Overall96%

  • San Jose

    ~81% · 3 yrs pooled7 applied

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

Any college

54%

139 of 257 graduates

UC or CSU

25%

63 graduates

Community college

26%

66 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC83%
CSU5521%
CA private college73%
Out of state31%
Community college6626%
Not enrolled11846%
Enrolled in college13954%
Total257100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

2

AP courses offered

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

6

AP class sections

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

8% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

16%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

43 of 275 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)

1%

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

2 of 214 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • 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 64%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 83%County median 85%
  • Graduates completing courses 40%County median 33%

Across California

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