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Merced High School

205 West Olive Avenue, Merced, CA 95348View on map

  • Public
  • Merced
  • 441 seniors
  • 1,975 students

Merced High School is a public high school in Merced (Merced Union High) with 441 seniors. In fall 2025, 75% of its 76 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 88%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Davis (UCD), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 21% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

75%

57 of 76 applicants, fall 2025

County median 88%

Seniors admitted to a UC

13%

57 of 441 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

17%

76 of 441 seniors

County median 17%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 32 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.1%

3 of 37 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

Merced High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    8%

    3 of 37 admitted

    This school8%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.79)

  • Irvine12 pts higher

    34%

    10 of 29 admitted

    This school34%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.75)

  • San Diego22 pts higher

    47%

    14 of 30 admitted

    This school47%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts higher

    41%

    11 of 27 admitted

    This school41%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.63)

  • DavisAbout the same

    37%

    17 of 46 admitted

    This school37%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Santa Cruz24 pts lower

    47%

    9 of 19 admitted

    This school47%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.53)

  • Riverside4 pts lower

    83%

    15 of 18 admitted

    This school83%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Merced15 pts lower

    81%

    48 of 59 admitted

    This school81%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report32 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

Merced High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo7 pts higher

    37%

    7 of 19 admitted

    This school37%Overall30%

  • Sacramento6 pts higher

    100%

    26 of 26 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    98%

    44 of 45 admitted

    This school98%Overall96%

  • StanislausAbout the same

    96%

    27 of 28 admitted

    This school96%Overall97%

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

Any college

36%

135 of 379 graduates

UC or CSU

10%

36 graduates

Community college

23%

88 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC246%
CSU123%
CA private college21%
Out of state92%
Community college8823%
Not enrolled24464%
Enrolled in college13536%
Total379100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, Homeless, English learners, Students with disabilities
See the full report

Advanced Placement

4

AP courses offered

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

20

AP class sections

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

19% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

31%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

138 of 451 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)

6%

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

27 of 462 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 4 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 41%County median 42%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 16%County median 15%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 15%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 5%
  • Low-income students 78%County median 80%
  • Graduates completing courses 21%County median 41%

Across California

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