Rio Americano High School
4540 American River Drive, Sacramento, CA 95864View on map
- Public
- Sacramento
- 425 seniors
- 1,930 students
Rio Americano High School is a public high school in Sacramento (San Juan Unified) with 425 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 120 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 64% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
76%
91 of 120 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
21%
91 of 425 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
28%
120 of 425 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
9.2%
6 of 65 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
11%
8 of 70 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
Rio Americano High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
6 of 65 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.08)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
11%
8 of 70 admitted
This school11%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.02)
- Irvine8 pts lower
14%
8 of 56 admitted
This school14%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.05)
- San Diego5 pts lower
20%
13 of 65 admitted
This school20%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
30%
24 of 80 admitted
This school30%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.99)
- Davis12 pts higher
49%
38 of 78 admitted
This school49%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Cruz12 pts higher
84%
57 of 68 admitted
This school84%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.92)
- Riverside10 pts higher
97%
29 of 30 admitted
This school97%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 4.02)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
29 of 29 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.93)
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
Rio Americano High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
28%
25 of 89 admitted
This school28%Overall30%
- San Diego4 pts higher
38%
40 of 104 admitted
This school38%Overall34%
- Long Beach13 pts higher
60%
49 of 82 admitted
This school60%Overall47%
- Sacramento5 pts higher
99%
104 of 105 admitted
This school99%Overall94%
- ChicoAbout the same
96%
65 of 68 admitted
This school96%Overall94%
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 (399 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
89%
355 of 399 graduates
UC or CSU
26%
103 graduates
Community college
44%
177 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 25 | 6% |
| CSU | 78 | 20% |
| CA private college | 20 | 5% |
| Out of state | 55 | 14% |
| Community college | 177 | 44% |
| Not enrolled | 44 | 11% |
| Enrolled in college | 355 | 89% |
| Total | 399 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Where graduates went, as reported by the school
Schools publish these themselves and count different things; each list says what it counts.
Class of 2025: graduates enrolled at 3 Ivy League and 11 other top universities, 114 colleges in all.
Including Columbia University, Brown University and Cornell University.
From the school's profile; last checked Oct 2026.
The full list with counts, and earlier classes, is in the full report.
See the full reportAdvanced Placement
18
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
41
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
36% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
53%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
261 of 489 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)
28%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
135 of 484 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- English: 7 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 11 classes
- Social science: 14 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 46%County median 49%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 20%County median 19%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 8%
- Low-income students 41%County median 63%
- Graduates completing courses 64%County median 50%