Rancho Cotate High School
5450 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA 94928View on map
- Public
- Rohnert Park
- 425 seniors
- 1,679 students
Rancho Cotate High School is a public high school in Rohnert Park (Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified) with 425 seniors. In fall 2025, 74% of its 46 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 74%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 45% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
74%
34 of 46 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
8%
34 of 425 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
11%
46 of 425 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 25 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 29 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
Rancho Cotate High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 6 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Diego15 pts higher
40%
10 of 25 admitted
This school40%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.87)
- Santa Barbara15 pts higher
48%
10 of 21 admitted
This school48%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.77)
- Davis8 pts higher
45%
13 of 29 admitted
This school45%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.90)
- Santa Cruz13 pts higher
85%
11 of 13 admitted
This school85%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.90)
- Riverside13 pts higher
100%
14 of 14 admitted
This school100%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.98)
- MercedAbout the same
93%
14 of 15 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.92)
too few applicants to report29 applied
too few applicants to report25 applied
too few applicants to report24 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
Rancho Cotate High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.
- San Diego8 pts lower
26%
10 of 38 admitted
This school26%Overall34%
- San Jose16 pts lower
64%
16 of 25 admitted
This school64%Overall80%
- Sacramento5 pts lower
88%
23 of 26 admitted
This school88%Overall94%
- SonomaAbout the same
96%
43 of 45 admitted
This school96%Overall95%
- San Francisco8 pts lower
88%
23 of 26 admitted
This school88%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 (336 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
67%
226 of 336 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
56 graduates
Community college
47%
157 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 16 | 5% |
| CSU | 40 | 12% |
| CA private college | 1 | <1% |
| Out of state | 12 | 4% |
| Community college | 157 | 47% |
| Not enrolled | 110 | 33% |
| Enrolled in college | 226 | 67% |
| Total | 336 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races, Race not reported, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
11
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
10
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
11% 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
60 of 378 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)
8%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
30 of 365 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 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 49%County median 56%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 24%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 8%
- Low-income students 47%County median 55%
- Graduates completing courses 45%County median 47%