McKinleyville High School
1300 Murray Road, McKinleyville, CA 95519View on map
- Public
- McKinleyville
- 119 seniors
- 574 students
McKinleyville High School is a public high school in McKinleyville (Northern Humboldt Union High) with 119 seniors. In fall 2025, 75% of its 12 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD). 51% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
75%
9 of 12 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
8%
9 of 119 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
10%
12 of 119 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
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
McKinleyville High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 1 campus, worse at 1.
- Davis7 pts lower
30%
3 of 10 admitted
This school30%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.93)
~85% · 3 yrs pooled6 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— 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
McKinleyville High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
11 of 11 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- Chico6 pts higher
100%
16 of 16 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- HumboldtAbout the same
96%
23 of 24 admitted
This school96%Overall99%
~100% · 2 yrs pooled8 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 (112 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
63%
71 of 112 graduates
UC or CSU
21%
23 graduates
Community college
33%
37 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 10 | 9% |
| CSU | 13 | 12% |
| CA private college | 1 | 1% |
| Out of state | 10 | 9% |
| Community college | 37 | 33% |
| Not enrolled | 41 | 37% |
| Enrolled in college | 71 | 63% |
| Total | 112 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Two or more races, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
9
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
12
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
24% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
33%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
43 of 131 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)
16%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
19 of 117 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 5 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Science: 1 class
- Social science: 3 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 51%County median 51%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 25%County median 24%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 8%
- Low-income students 41%County median 56%
- Graduates completing courses 51%County median 43%