Saint Helena High School
1401 Grayson Avenue, St. Helena, CA 94574View on map
- Public
- St. Helena
- 99 seniors
- 443 students
Saint Helena High School is a public high school in St. Helena (Saint Helena Unified) with 99 seniors. In fall 2025, 74% of its 27 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 74%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 51% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
74%
20 of 27 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
20%
20 of 99 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
27%
27 of 99 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 18 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 15 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
Saint Helena High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San DiegoAbout the same
25%
4 of 16 admitted
This school25%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.97)
- Santa Barbara10 pts lower
22%
4 of 18 admitted
This school22%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.89)
- Davis7 pts higher
44%
8 of 18 admitted
This school44%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.86)
- Santa Cruz7 pts lower
64%
9 of 14 admitted
This school64%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.86)
too few applicants to report18 applied
too few applicants to report15 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report7 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
Saint Helena High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis Obispo8 pts higher
38%
11 of 29 admitted
This school38%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
36%
10 of 28 admitted
This school36%Overall34%
- SacramentoAbout the same
92%
11 of 12 admitted
This school92%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 (105 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
74%
78 of 105 graduates
UC or CSU
15%
16 graduates
Community college
44%
46 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 6 | 6% |
| CSU | 10 | 10% |
| CA private college | 2 | 2% |
| Out of state | 14 | 13% |
| Community college | 46 | 44% |
| Not enrolled | 27 | 26% |
| Enrolled in college | 78 | 74% |
| Total | 105 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
14
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
15
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
32% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
43%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
42 of 98 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)
33%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
39 of 117 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 2 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 1 class
- 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 80%County median 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 35%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 9%
- Low-income students 30%County median 69%
- Graduates completing courses 51%County median 50%