Napa High School is a public high school in Napa (Napa Valley Unified) with 434 seniors. In fall 2025, 70% of its 54 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 74%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 41% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
70%
38 of 54 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
38 of 434 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
12%
54 of 434 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
13%
3 of 24 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
21%
7 of 34 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
Napa High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 7 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
13%
3 of 24 admitted
This school13%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.90)
- Berkeley7 pts higher
21%
7 of 34 admitted
This school21%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.86)
- San Diego10 pts higher
34%
10 of 29 admitted
This school34%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.87)
- Santa Barbara8 pts higher
41%
11 of 27 admitted
This school41%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.93)
- Davis13 pts lower
24%
9 of 37 admitted
This school24%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.76)
- Santa Cruz5 pts lower
67%
22 of 33 admitted
This school67%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.78)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
16 of 16 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.72)
too few applicants to report16 applied
~81% · 3 yrs pooled9 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
Napa High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
27%
11 of 41 admitted
This school27%Overall30%
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
36 of 36 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- ChicoAbout the same
96%
25 of 26 admitted
This school96%Overall94%
- Sonoma5 pts higher
100%
34 of 34 admitted
This school100%Overall95%
- San Francisco4 pts higher
100%
23 of 23 admitted
This school100%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 (364 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
73%
264 of 364 graduates
UC or CSU
16%
60 graduates
Community college
51%
184 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 23 | 6% |
| CSU | 37 | 10% |
| CA private college | 5 | 1% |
| Out of state | 15 | 4% |
| Community college | 184 | 51% |
| Not enrolled | 100 | 27% |
| Enrolled in college | 264 | 73% |
| Total | 364 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
13
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
24
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
39%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
143 of 365 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)
20%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
89 of 448 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 6 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
- Foreign language: 5 classes
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 3 classes
- Social science: 3 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 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 9%
- Low-income students 75%County median 69%
- Graduates completing courses 41%County median 50%