Mendocino High School
10700 Ford Street, Mendocino, CA 95460View on map
- Public
- Mendocino
- 46 seniors
- 159 students
Mendocino High School is a public high school in Mendocino (Mendocino Unified) with 46 seniors. In fall 2025, 95% of its 20 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 85%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 56% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
95%
19 of 20 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
41%
19 of 46 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
43%
20 of 46 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 15 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
40%
6 of 15 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
Mendocino High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 5 campuses.
- Berkeley27 pts higher
40%
6 of 15 admitted
This school40%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.17)
- San Diego5 pts higher
30%
3 of 10 admitted
This school30%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.09)
- Santa Barbara28 pts higher
60%
9 of 15 admitted
This school60%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.11)
- Davis41 pts higher
79%
11 of 14 admitted
This school79%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.12)
- Santa Cruz29 pts higher
100%
15 of 15 admitted
This school100%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 4.17)
too few applicants to report15 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report5 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
Mendocino High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Luis Obispo24 pts higher
53%
8 of 15 admitted
This school53%Overall30%
- San Francisco4 pts higher
100%
10 of 10 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
- HumboldtAbout the same
100%
12 of 12 admitted
This school100%Overall99%
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 (43 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
63%
27 of 43 graduates
UC or CSU
26%
11 graduates
Community college
28%
12 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 5 | 12% |
| CSU | 6 | 14% |
| CA private college | 1 | 2% |
| Out of state | 3 | 7% |
| Community college | 12 | 28% |
| Not enrolled | 16 | 37% |
| Enrolled in college | 27 | 63% |
| Total | 43 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
4
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
8
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
28%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
11 of 40 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)
11%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
4 of 35 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 4 classes
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- 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 79%County median 47%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 32%County median 19%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 30%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 5%
- Low-income students 60%County median 64%
- Graduates completing courses 56%County median 48%