McLane High School

2727 North Cedar Avenue, Fresno, CA 93703View on map

  • Public
  • Fresno
  • 424 seniors
  • 2,037 students

McLane High School is a public high school in Fresno (Fresno Unified) with 424 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 104 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 84%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Merced, and UC Berkeley (Cal). 61% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

77%

80 of 104 applicants, fall 2025

County median 84%

Seniors admitted to a UC

19%

80 of 424 seniors

County median 14%

Seniors who applied to UC

25%

104 of 424 seniors

County median 16%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 59 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

9.7%

6 of 62 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

McLane High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 5.

  • Berkeley4 pts lower

    10%

    6 of 62 admitted

    This school10%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.64)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    21%

    5 of 24 admitted

    This school21%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.67)

  • San Diego19 pts higher

    44%

    17 of 39 admitted

    This school44%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    33%

    10 of 30 admitted

    This school33%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.58)

  • Davis6 pts lower

    31%

    22 of 71 admitted

    This school31%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Santa Cruz38 pts lower

    33%

    13 of 39 admitted

    This school33%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.53)

  • Riverside23 pts lower

    64%

    18 of 28 admitted

    This school64%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.50)

  • Merced8 pts lower

    88%

    59 of 67 admitted

    This school88%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.67 (all applicants 3.62)

  • too few applicants to report59 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

McLane High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • San Jose6 pts lower

    74%

    20 of 27 admitted

    This school74%Overall80%

  • Los Angeles4 pts lower

    88%

    37 of 42 admitted

    This school88%Overall92%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    93%

    42 of 45 admitted

    This school93%Overall94%

  • Monterey BayAbout the same

    98%

    47 of 48 admitted

    This school98%Overall95%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    97%

    261 of 268 admitted

    This school97%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 (328 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

66%

217 of 328 graduates

UC or CSU

34%

113 graduates

Community college

29%

94 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC72%
CSU10632%
CA private college82%
Out of state21%
Community college9429%
Not enrolled11134%
Enrolled in college21766%
Total328100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian
  • 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

25

AP class sections

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

22% 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

107 of 475 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)

4%

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

19 of 466 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 9 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 58%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 11%County median 24%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 21%County median 24%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 9%
  • Low-income students 94%County median 79%
  • Graduates completing courses 61%County median 54%

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