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University Preparatory

2200 Eureka Way, Redding, CA 96001View on map

  • Public
  • Redding
  • 124 seniors
  • 1,004 students

University Preparatory is a public high school in Redding (Shasta Union High) with 124 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 36 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 85% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

83%

30 of 36 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

24%

30 of 124 seniors

County median 8%

Seniors who applied to UC

29%

36 of 124 seniors

County median 8%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

27%

4 of 15 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

18%

3 of 17 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

University Preparatory applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 8 campuses, worse at 1.

  • Los Angeles17 pts higher

    27%

    4 of 15 admitted

    This school27%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.16)

  • Berkeley4 pts higher

    18%

    3 of 17 admitted

    This school18%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.17)

  • Irvine4 pts lower

    19%

    3 of 16 admitted

    This school19%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.07)

  • San Diego17 pts higher

    42%

    10 of 24 admitted

    This school42%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.11)

  • Santa Barbara18 pts higher

    50%

    10 of 20 admitted

    This school50%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Davis8 pts higher

    45%

    13 of 29 admitted

    This school45%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Santa Cruz23 pts higher

    94%

    16 of 17 admitted

    This school94%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    13 of 13 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Riverside

    ~94% · 3 yrs pooled6 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

University Preparatory applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 2 campuses, worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo5 pts lower

    25%

    5 of 20 admitted

    This school25%Overall30%

  • San Diego4 pts lower

    30%

    6 of 20 admitted

    This school30%Overall34%

  • Sacramento

    ~100% · 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 (124 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

89%

110 of 124 graduates

UC or CSU

18%

22 graduates

Community college

53%

66 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1714%
CSU54%
CA private college54%
Out of state1714%
Community college6653%
Not enrolled1411%
Enrolled in college11089%
Total124100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income
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Advanced Placement

19

AP courses offered

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

41

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

100% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

98%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

128 of 130 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)

30%

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

37 of 122 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • Fine and performing arts: 6 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 24 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 83%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 70%County median 35%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 58%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 41%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 31%County median 55%
  • Graduates completing courses 85%County median 46%

Across California

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