Mesa Verde High School
7501 Carriage Drive, Citrus Heights, CA 95621View on map
- Public
- Citrus Heights
- 225 seniors
- 847 students
Mesa Verde High School is a public high school in Citrus Heights (San Juan Unified) with 225 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 29 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Merced, and UC Berkeley (Cal). 41% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
79%
23 of 29 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
10%
23 of 225 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
13%
29 of 225 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— 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
Mesa Verde High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 4 campuses, worse at 3.
- Davis5 pts higher
42%
11 of 26 admitted
This school42%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.75)
- Santa Cruz5 pts lower
67%
8 of 12 admitted
This school67%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.62)
- Riverside5 pts lower
82%
9 of 11 admitted
This school82%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.78)
- Merced14 pts lower
82%
14 of 17 admitted
This school82%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.80)
too few applicants to report15 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
~71% · 3 yrs pooled6 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
Mesa Verde High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Diego6 pts higher
40%
4 of 10 admitted
This school40%Overall34%
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
46 of 46 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- Chico5 pts lower
89%
16 of 18 admitted
This school89%Overall94%
too few applicants to report8 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 (157 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
50%
78 of 157 graduates
UC or CSU
18%
28 graduates
Community college
28%
44 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 5 | 3% |
| CSU | 23 | 15% |
| CA private college | 1 | 1% |
| Out of state | 5 | 3% |
| Community college | 44 | 28% |
| Not enrolled | 79 | 50% |
| Enrolled in college | 78 | 50% |
| Total | 157 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
6
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.
15% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
6%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
13 of 203 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)
3%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
6 of 204 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 2 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 1 class
- Social 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 49%County median 49%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 15%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 19%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 8%
- Low-income students 57%County median 63%
- Graduates completing courses 41%County median 50%