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Orestimba High School

707 Hardin Road, Newman, CA 95360View on map

  • Public
  • Newman
  • 230 seniors
  • 902 students

Orestimba High School is a public high school in Newman (Newman-Crows Landing Unified) with 230 seniors. In fall 2025, 89% of its 47 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 89%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Merced, and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 48% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

89%

42 of 47 applicants, fall 2025

County median 89%

Seniors admitted to a UC

18%

42 of 230 seniors

County median 13%

Seniors who applied to UC

20%

47 of 230 seniors

County median 15%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 13 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 18 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

Orestimba High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 7 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • Irvine13 pts higher

    35%

    7 of 20 admitted

    This school35%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.85)

  • San Diego16 pts higher

    41%

    7 of 17 admitted

    This school41%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts higher

    38%

    8 of 21 admitted

    This school38%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Davis4 pts higher

    41%

    13 of 32 admitted

    This school41%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.70)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts lower

    67%

    10 of 15 admitted

    This school67%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Riverside6 pts higher

    93%

    13 of 14 admitted

    This school93%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.75)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    29 of 31 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report18 applied

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report13 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

Orestimba High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    96%

    27 of 28 admitted

    This school96%Overall94%

  • Chico6 pts higher

    100%

    15 of 15 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • Fresno6 pts lower

    90%

    28 of 31 admitted

    This school90%Overall96%

  • StanislausAbout the same

    100%

    71 of 71 admitted

    This school100%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 (245 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

61%

149 of 245 graduates

UC or CSU

29%

71 graduates

Community college

28%

68 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC2510%
CSU4619%
CA private college42%
Out of state62%
Community college6828%
Not enrolled9639%
Enrolled in college14961%
Total245100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

9

AP courses offered

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

13

AP class sections

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

20% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

22%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

50 of 228 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

23 of 218 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 1 class
  • 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 53%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 19%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 50%County median 67%
  • Graduates completing courses 48%County median 40%

Across California

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