Placer High School
275 Orange Street, Auburn, CA 95603View on map
- Public
- Auburn
- 347 seniors
- 1,239 students
Placer High School is a public high school in Auburn (Placer Union High) with 347 seniors. In fall 2025, 87% of its 30 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 54% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
87%
26 of 30 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
7%
26 of 347 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
9%
30 of 347 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 13 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 13 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
Placer High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 6 campuses.
- Irvine4 pts higher
27%
4 of 15 admitted
This school27%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.14)
- San Diego16 pts higher
41%
7 of 17 admitted
This school41%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.07)
- Santa Barbara28 pts higher
60%
12 of 20 admitted
This school60%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.08)
- Davis28 pts higher
65%
13 of 20 admitted
This school65%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa Cruz14 pts higher
86%
12 of 14 admitted
This school86%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 4.03)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
10 of 10 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.91)
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report6 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
Placer High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 4.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
31%
8 of 26 admitted
This school31%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
37%
10 of 27 admitted
This school37%Overall34%
- SacramentoAbout the same
96%
22 of 23 admitted
This school96%Overall94%
- ChicoAbout the same
92%
22 of 24 admitted
This school92%Overall94%
~95% · 2 yrs pooled9 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 (292 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
71%
207 of 292 graduates
UC or CSU
13%
39 graduates
Community college
47%
138 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 15 | 5% |
| CSU | 24 | 8% |
| CA private college | 8 | 3% |
| Out of state | 22 | 8% |
| Community college | 138 | 47% |
| Not enrolled | 85 | 29% |
| Enrolled in college | 207 | 71% |
| Total | 292 | 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, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
6
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
6
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
12% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
16%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
43 of 264 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)
13%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
39 of 310 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 1 class
- 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 73%County median 67%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 37%County median 39%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 38%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 15%County median 17%
- Low-income students 32%County median 38%
- Graduates completing courses 54%County median 66%