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Thomas Downey High School

1000 Coffee Road, Modesto, CA 95355View on map

  • Public
  • Modesto
  • 504 seniors
  • 2,180 students

Thomas Downey High School is a public high school in Modesto (Modesto City High) with 504 seniors. In fall 2025, 87% of its 52 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 89%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Merced, and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 35% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

87%

45 of 52 applicants, fall 2025

County median 89%

Seniors admitted to a UC

9%

45 of 504 seniors

County median 13%

Seniors who applied to UC

10%

52 of 504 seniors

County median 15%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

20%

3 of 15 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

25%

6 of 24 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

Thomas Downey High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 4.

  • Los Angeles10 pts higher

    20%

    3 of 15 admitted

    This school20%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.06)

  • Berkeley12 pts higher

    25%

    6 of 24 admitted

    This school25%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Irvine8 pts higher

    31%

    4 of 13 admitted

    This school31%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.75)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    28%

    5 of 18 admitted

    This school28%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Santa Barbara34 pts higher

    67%

    14 of 21 admitted

    This school67%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.81)

  • DavisAbout the same

    35%

    14 of 40 admitted

    This school35%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    69%

    18 of 26 admitted

    This school69%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.78)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    27 of 29 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.70)

  • Riverside

    too few applicants to report9 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

Thomas Downey High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo13 pts higher

    42%

    11 of 26 admitted

    This school42%Overall30%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    79%

    15 of 19 admitted

    This school79%Overall80%

  • Chico6 pts higher

    100%

    33 of 33 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • StanislausAbout the same

    95%

    80 of 84 admitted

    This school95%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 (484 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

58%

281 of 484 graduates

UC or CSU

15%

74 graduates

Community college

39%

190 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC184%
CSU5612%
CA private college41%
Out of state133%
Community college19039%
Not enrolled20342%
Enrolled in college28158%
Total484100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Two or more races, Race not reported
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

18

AP courses offered

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

16

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

19%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

111 of 577 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)

6%

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

28 of 472 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 1 class
  • Social science: 8 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 48%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 23%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 78%County median 67%
  • Graduates completing courses 35%County median 40%

Across California

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