Sierra High School
1700 Thomas Street, Manteca, CA 95336View on map
- Public
- Manteca
- 403 seniors
- 1,743 students
Sierra High School is a public high school in Manteca (Manteca Unified) with 403 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 53 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Merced, and UC Riverside (UCR). 37% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
83%
44 of 53 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
11%
44 of 403 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
13%
53 of 403 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 18 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 24 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
Sierra High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 7 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 5.
- Irvine4 pts lower
18%
4 of 22 admitted
This school18%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.74)
- San Diego9 pts lower
16%
3 of 19 admitted
This school16%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.75)
- Santa Barbara24 pts higher
57%
13 of 23 admitted
This school57%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.74)
- Davis11 pts lower
26%
10 of 39 admitted
This school26%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.67)
- Santa Cruz19 pts lower
52%
12 of 23 admitted
This school52%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.64)
- Riverside6 pts lower
81%
22 of 27 admitted
This school81%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.69)
- MercedAbout the same
97%
34 of 35 admitted
This school97%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.67 (all applicants 3.66)
too few applicants to report24 applied
too few applicants to report18 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
Sierra High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- San Jose8 pts lower
73%
24 of 33 admitted
This school73%Overall80%
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
40 of 40 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
94%
17 of 18 admitted
This school94%Overall96%
- Fresno4 pts higher
100%
18 of 18 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
- StanislausAbout the same
100%
34 of 34 admitted
This school100%Overall97%
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 (400 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
72%
288 of 400 graduates
UC or CSU
16%
64 graduates
Community college
47%
186 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 22 | 6% |
| CSU | 42 | 11% |
| CA private college | 20 | 5% |
| Out of state | 18 | 5% |
| Community college | 186 | 47% |
| Not enrolled | 112 | 28% |
| Enrolled in college | 288 | 72% |
| Total | 400 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Filipino, Two or more races, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
14
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
5
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
8% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
19%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
85 of 451 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)
10%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
41 of 403 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 1 class
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Social science: 3 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 68%County median 56%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 41%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 32%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 17%County median 10%
- Low-income students 56%County median 66%
- Graduates completing courses 37%County median 39%