Union Mine High School
6530 Koki Lane, El Dorado, CA 95623View on map
- Public
- El Dorado
- 249 seniors
- 1,029 students
Union Mine High School is a public high school in El Dorado (El Dorado Union High) with 249 seniors. In fall 2025, 58% of its 31 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 48% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
58%
18 of 31 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
7%
18 of 249 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
12%
31 of 249 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 12 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
Union Mine High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 4 campuses, worse at 2.
- San Diego14 pts higher
38%
5 of 13 admitted
This school38%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.87)
- Santa Barbara21 pts higher
54%
7 of 13 admitted
This school54%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.86)
- Davis13 pts lower
24%
6 of 25 admitted
This school24%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.84)
- Santa Cruz33 pts lower
38%
5 of 13 admitted
This school38%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.64)
too few applicants to report12 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report6 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
Union Mine High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo11 pts lower
19%
4 of 21 admitted
This school19%Overall30%
- Sacramento4 pts higher
98%
51 of 52 admitted
This school98%Overall94%
- ChicoAbout the same
93%
28 of 30 admitted
This school93%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 (240 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
59%
142 of 240 graduates
UC or CSU
13%
32 graduates
Community college
36%
86 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 9 | 4% |
| CSU | 23 | 10% |
| CA private college | 4 | 2% |
| Out of state | 20 | 8% |
| Community college | 86 | 36% |
| Not enrolled | 98 | 41% |
| Enrolled in college | 142 | 59% |
| Total | 240 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
6
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
6
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
10% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
27%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
64 of 238 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
27 of 262 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Science: 3 classes
- Social science: 1 class
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 69%County median 70%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 37%County median 38%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 33%County median 38%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 16%
- Low-income students 31%County median 35%
- Graduates completing courses 48%County median 42%