Vacaville High School
100 Monte Vista Avenue, Vacaville, CA 95688View on map
- Public
- Vacaville
- 515 seniors
- 2,016 students
Vacaville High School is a public high school in Vacaville (Vacaville Unified) with 515 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 79 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 71%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 58% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
77%
61 of 79 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
12%
61 of 515 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
15%
79 of 515 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
18%
7 of 39 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
20%
9 of 44 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
Vacaville High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2.
- Los Angeles8 pts higher
18%
7 of 39 admitted
This school18%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.04)
- Berkeley7 pts higher
20%
9 of 44 admitted
This school20%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.04)
- San Diego4 pts higher
29%
10 of 34 admitted
This school29%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.03)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
34%
14 of 41 admitted
This school34%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.01)
- Davis9 pts higher
46%
31 of 67 admitted
This school46%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa Cruz17 pts higher
89%
24 of 27 admitted
This school89%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 4.05)
- Riverside13 pts higher
100%
19 of 19 admitted
This school100%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.93)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
23 of 24 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.92)
too few applicants to report31 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
Vacaville High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
32%
17 of 53 admitted
This school32%Overall30%
- San JoseAbout the same
77%
30 of 39 admitted
This school77%Overall80%
- Sacramento4 pts higher
98%
99 of 101 admitted
This school98%Overall94%
- ChicoAbout the same
94%
64 of 68 admitted
This school94%Overall94%
- SonomaAbout the same
95%
42 of 44 admitted
This school95%Overall95%
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 (410 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
66%
271 of 410 graduates
UC or CSU
18%
75 graduates
Community college
39%
159 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 21 | 5% |
| CSU | 54 | 13% |
| CA private college | 11 | 3% |
| Out of state | 26 | 6% |
| Community college | 159 | 39% |
| Not enrolled | 139 | 34% |
| Enrolled in college | 271 | 66% |
| Total | 410 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Filipino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Where graduates went, as reported by the school
Schools publish these themselves and count different things; each list says what it counts.
Undated list: graduates attended 2 top universities, 58 colleges in all.
Including California Institute of Technology, University of Washington and University of California, Los Angeles.
From the school's profile; last checked Oct 2026.
The full list with counts, and earlier classes, is in the full report.
See the full reportAdvanced Placement
18
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
35
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
23% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
38%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
177 of 471 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)
23%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
118 of 512 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 1 class
- English: 9 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Mathematics: 6 classes
- Science: 6 classes
- Social science: 7 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 59%County median 44%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 32%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 29%County median 16%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 11%
- Low-income students 47%County median 67%
- Graduates completing courses 58%County median 51%