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Sheldon High School

8333 Kingsbridge Drive, Sacramento, CA 95829View on map

  • Public
  • Sacramento
  • 623 seniors
  • 2,357 students

Sheldon High School is a public high school in Sacramento (Elk Grove Unified) with 623 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 129 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 47% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

102 of 129 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

16%

102 of 623 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

21%

129 of 623 seniors

County median 20%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 55 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

6.6%

4 of 61 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

Sheldon High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.

  • Berkeley7 pts lower

    7%

    4 of 61 admitted

    This school7%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.85)

  • Irvine12 pts higher

    34%

    23 of 68 admitted

    This school34%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.81)

  • San Diego6 pts lower

    18%

    12 of 65 admitted

    This school18%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Santa Barbara11 pts higher

    43%

    16 of 37 admitted

    This school43%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.74)

  • DavisAbout the same

    35%

    38 of 108 admitted

    This school35%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Santa Cruz9 pts lower

    63%

    27 of 43 admitted

    This school63%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.63)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    48 of 56 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.77)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    62 of 64 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report55 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

Sheldon High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • San Diego23 pts lower

    12%

    6 of 52 admitted

    This school12%Overall34%

  • San Jose15 pts lower

    65%

    32 of 49 admitted

    This school65%Overall80%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    88%

    14 of 16 admitted

    This school88%Overall87%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    92%

    178 of 194 admitted

    This school92%Overall94%

  • Chico8 pts lower

    86%

    25 of 29 admitted

    This school86%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 (534 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

78%

415 of 534 graduates

UC or CSU

24%

127 graduates

Community college

48%

256 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC377%
CSU9017%
CA private college153%
Out of state173%
Community college25648%
Not enrolled11922%
Enrolled in college41578%
Total534100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

11

AP courses offered

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

14

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

30%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

177 of 586 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)

22%

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

127 of 586 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 9 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 62%County median 49%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 35%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 29%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 53%County median 63%
  • Graduates completing courses 47%County median 50%

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