Shasta High School
2500 Eureka Way, Redding, CA 96001View on map
- Public
- Redding
- 281 seniors
- 1,267 students
Shasta High School is a public high school in Redding (Shasta Union High) with 281 seniors. In fall 2025, 74% of its 34 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 49% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
74%
25 of 34 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
25 of 281 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
12%
34 of 281 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 16 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 11 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
Shasta High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Diego10 pts lower
15%
3 of 20 admitted
This school15%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa Barbara20 pts higher
53%
10 of 19 admitted
This school53%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.98)
- Davis6 pts higher
43%
10 of 23 admitted
This school43%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.86)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
69%
9 of 13 admitted
This school69%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.83)
too few applicants to report16 applied
too few applicants to report14 applied
too few applicants to report11 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report— 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
Shasta High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Diego6 pts lower
29%
6 of 21 admitted
This school29%Overall34%
- Long Beach28 pts higher
75%
15 of 20 admitted
This school75%Overall47%
- Chico6 pts higher
100%
29 of 29 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
too few applicants to report9 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 (244 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
73%
179 of 244 graduates
UC or CSU
9%
22 graduates
Community college
54%
131 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 15 | 6% |
| CSU | 7 | 3% |
| CA private college | 5 | 2% |
| Out of state | 21 | 9% |
| Community college | 131 | 54% |
| Not enrolled | 65 | 27% |
| Enrolled in college | 179 | 73% |
| Total | 244 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
17
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
7
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
39%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
125 of 317 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)
15%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
45 of 291 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Social science: 5 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 72%County median 65%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 41%County median 35%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 36%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 20%County median 11%
- Low-income students 45%County median 55%
- Graduates completing courses 49%County median 46%