Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning
505 Main Street, Nevada City, CA 95959View on map
- Public
- Nevada City
- 41 seniors
- 176 students
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning is a public high school in Nevada City (Nevada Joint Union High) with 41 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 14 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 78%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 97% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
79%
11 of 14 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
27%
11 of 41 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
34%
14 of 41 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
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
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 1 campus.
- Santa Cruz29 pts higher
100%
10 of 10 admitted
This school100%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 4.13)
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
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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
~94% · 2 yrs pooled8 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 (33 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
39%
13 of 33 graduates
UC or CSU
3%
1 graduates
Community college
33%
11 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 0 | 0% |
| CSU | 1 | 3% |
| CA private college | 0 | 0% |
| Out of state | 1 | 3% |
| Community college | 11 | 33% |
| Not enrolled | 20 | 61% |
| Enrolled in college | 13 | 39% |
| Total | 33 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
5
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
2
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
18% of students are in AP courses
2023–24 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
0%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
0 of 39 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)
0%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
0 of 41 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 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 55%County median 56%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 26%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 8%
- Low-income students 43%County median 39%
- Graduates completing courses 97%County median 39%