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Valley High School

6300 Ehrhardt Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95823View on map

  • Public
  • Sacramento
  • 413 seniors
  • 1,539 students

Valley High School is a public high school in Sacramento (Elk Grove Unified) with 413 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 92 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Merced. 48% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

82%

75 of 92 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

18%

75 of 413 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

22%

92 of 413 seniors

County median 20%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.4%

3 of 32 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

10%

5 of 48 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

Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    3 of 32 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.70)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    10%

    5 of 48 admitted

    This school10%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.77)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    23%

    12 of 53 admitted

    This school23%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.74)

  • San Diego24 pts higher

    49%

    18 of 37 admitted

    This school49%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts higher

    38%

    10 of 26 admitted

    This school38%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.50)

  • Davis4 pts higher

    41%

    29 of 71 admitted

    This school41%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.70)

  • Santa Cruz31 pts lower

    40%

    14 of 35 admitted

    This school40%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.44)

  • Riverside8 pts lower

    79%

    26 of 33 admitted

    This school79%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.64 (all applicants 3.52)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    50 of 52 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.59 (all applicants 3.53)

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

Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo14 pts higher

    44%

    15 of 34 admitted

    This school44%Overall30%

  • San Jose8 pts higher

    88%

    36 of 41 admitted

    This school88%Overall80%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    87%

    13 of 15 admitted

    This school87%Overall87%

  • Sacramento5 pts lower

    89%

    169 of 190 admitted

    This school89%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 (311 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

72%

225 of 311 graduates

UC or CSU

33%

104 graduates

Community college

36%

112 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC3010%
CSU7424%
CA private college41%
Out of state52%
Community college11236%
Not enrolled8628%
Enrolled in college22572%
Total311100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

13

AP courses offered

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

26

AP class sections

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

29% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

40%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

147 of 369 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)

20%

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

80 of 392 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 11 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 44%County median 49%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 24%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 72%County median 63%
  • Graduates completing courses 48%County median 50%

Across California

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