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.
UC admit rate
77%
80 of 104 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
19%
80 of 424 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
25%
104 of 424 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 59 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
9.7%
6 of 62 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
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
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 7 | 2% |
| CSU | 106 | 32% |
| CA private college | 8 | 2% |
| Out of state | 2 | 1% |
| Community college | 94 | 29% |
| Not enrolled | 111 | 34% |
| Enrolled in college | 217 | 66% |
| Total | 328 | 100% |
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
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%