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River City High School

1 Raider Lane, West Sacramento, CA 95691View on map

  • Public
  • West Sacramento
  • 551 seniors
  • 2,099 students

River City High School is a public high school in West Sacramento (Washington Unified) with 551 seniors. In fall 2025, 72% of its 118 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 77%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 49% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

72%

85 of 118 applicants, fall 2025

County median 77%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

85 of 551 seniors

County median 17%

Seniors who applied to UC

21%

118 of 551 seniors

County median 22%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

13%

7 of 55 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

4.6%

3 of 66 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

River City High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    13%

    7 of 55 admitted

    This school13%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Berkeley9 pts lower

    5%

    3 of 66 admitted

    This school5%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.01)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    23%

    13 of 56 admitted

    This school23%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.04)

  • San Diego12 pts higher

    37%

    19 of 52 admitted

    This school37%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts higher

    38%

    23 of 60 admitted

    This school38%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    48%

    43 of 90 admitted

    This school48%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa Cruz15 pts higher

    87%

    53 of 61 admitted

    This school87%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Riverside7 pts higher

    94%

    33 of 35 admitted

    This school94%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 4.01)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    43 of 45 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.94)

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

River City High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo24 pts higher

    54%

    35 of 65 admitted

    This school54%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    37%

    26 of 70 admitted

    This school37%Overall34%

  • Long Beach14 pts higher

    61%

    34 of 56 admitted

    This school61%Overall47%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    93%

    128 of 138 admitted

    This school93%Overall94%

  • Chico4 pts lower

    90%

    35 of 39 admitted

    This school90%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 (463 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

66%

307 of 463 graduates

UC or CSU

20%

93 graduates

Community college

41%

192 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC215%
CSU7216%
CA private college102%
Out of state123%
Community college19241%
Not enrolled15634%
Enrolled in college30766%
Total463100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

8

AP courses offered

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

16

AP class sections

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

17% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

21%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

112 of 531 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)

16%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

92 of 579 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: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 6 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 48%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 23%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 41%County median 63%
  • Graduates completing courses 49%County median 45%

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