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Rio Linda High School

6309 Dry Creek Road, Rio Linda, CA 95673View on map

  • Public
  • Rio Linda
  • 329 seniors
  • 1,641 students

Rio Linda High School is a public high school in Rio Linda (Twin Rivers Unified) with 329 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 50 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Merced, and UC Berkeley (Cal). 53% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

38 of 50 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

12%

38 of 329 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

15%

50 of 329 seniors

County median 20%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 19 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 28 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 Linda High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Diego13 pts higher

    38%

    6 of 16 admitted

    This school38%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Santa Barbara38 pts higher

    70%

    7 of 10 admitted

    This school70%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Davis7 pts higher

    44%

    18 of 41 admitted

    This school44%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Santa Cruz18 pts lower

    53%

    9 of 17 admitted

    This school53%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.58)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    12 of 14 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.92)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    29 of 31 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report28 applied

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report19 applied

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report12 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

Rio Linda High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, worse at 2.

  • San Jose17 pts lower

    64%

    7 of 11 admitted

    This school64%Overall80%

  • Sacramento5 pts higher

    99%

    88 of 89 admitted

    This school99%Overall94%

  • Chico9 pts lower

    85%

    33 of 39 admitted

    This school85%Overall94%

  • Humboldt

    ~82% · 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 (330 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

57%

189 of 330 graduates

UC or CSU

18%

59 graduates

Community college

36%

120 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC113%
CSU4815%
CA private college31%
Out of state72%
Community college12036%
Not enrolled14143%
Enrolled in college18957%
Total330100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Two or more races, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

16

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.

20% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

28%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

98 of 356 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

31 of 376 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 10 classes
  • 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 49%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 63%County median 63%
  • Graduates completing courses 53%County median 50%

Across California

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