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Vista del Lago High School

1970 Broadstone Parkway, Folsom, CA 95630View on map

  • Public
  • Folsom
  • 409 seniors
  • 1,861 students

Vista del Lago High School is a public high school in Folsom (Folsom-Cordova Unified) with 409 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 167 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 81% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

130 of 167 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

32%

130 of 409 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

41%

167 of 409 seniors

County median 20%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.7%

12 of 124 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

10%

12 of 118 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

Vista del Lago 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

    10%

    12 of 124 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.93)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    10%

    12 of 118 admitted

    This school10%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Irvine10 pts higher

    32%

    44 of 137 admitted

    This school32%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.91)

  • San Diego10 pts lower

    15%

    21 of 141 admitted

    This school15%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    34%

    44 of 128 admitted

    This school34%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Davis11 pts lower

    26%

    36 of 138 admitted

    This school26%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa Cruz7 pts higher

    78%

    80 of 102 admitted

    This school78%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    91%

    92 of 101 admitted

    This school91%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.87)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    63 of 67 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.83)

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

Vista del Lago High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • San Luis Obispo9 pts lower

    21%

    31 of 151 admitted

    This school21%Overall30%

  • San Diego4 pts lower

    31%

    47 of 153 admitted

    This school31%Overall34%

  • San Jose10 pts lower

    70%

    67 of 96 admitted

    This school70%Overall80%

  • Sacramento5 pts higher

    99%

    87 of 88 admitted

    This school99%Overall94%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    97%

    32 of 33 admitted

    This school97%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 (419 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

89%

373 of 419 graduates

UC or CSU

30%

124 graduates

Community college

33%

139 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC6315%
CSU6115%
CA private college215%
Out of state8921%
Community college13933%
Not enrolled4611%
Enrolled in college37389%
Total419100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
  • Student need: Students with disabilities, Low-income
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Advanced Placement

14

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.

35% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

59%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

262 of 447 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)

41%

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

182 of 447 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 5 classes
  • Social science: 12 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 78%County median 49%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 57%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 49%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 35%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 8%County median 63%
  • Graduates completing courses 81%County median 50%

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