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Wasco High School

1900 Seventh Street, Wasco, CA 93280View on map

  • Public
  • Wasco
  • 386 seniors
  • 1,656 students

Wasco High School is a public high school in Wasco (Wasco Union High) with 386 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 55 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Merced, and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 33% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

82%

45 of 55 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

12%

45 of 386 seniors

County median 9%

Seniors who applied to UC

14%

55 of 386 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

14%

4 of 29 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

11%

3 of 27 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

Wasco High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    14%

    4 of 29 admitted

    This school14%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.85)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    11%

    3 of 27 admitted

    This school11%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.76)

  • Irvine23 pts higher

    45%

    14 of 31 admitted

    This school45%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.84)

  • San Diego17 pts higher

    42%

    11 of 26 admitted

    This school42%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Santa Barbara20 pts higher

    52%

    11 of 21 admitted

    This school52%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Davis17 pts higher

    54%

    13 of 24 admitted

    This school54%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts lower

    67%

    10 of 15 admitted

    This school67%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Riverside13 pts lower

    74%

    14 of 19 admitted

    This school74%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Merced6 pts lower

    90%

    27 of 30 admitted

    This school90%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.72)

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

Wasco High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    32%

    18 of 56 admitted

    This school32%Overall30%

  • Bakersfield6 pts higher

    94%

    109 of 116 admitted

    This school94%Overall88%

  • Sacramento6 pts higher

    100%

    19 of 19 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    95%

    60 of 63 admitted

    This school95%Overall96%

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 (366 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

55%

200 of 366 graduates

UC or CSU

23%

85 graduates

Community college

27%

100 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC134%
CSU7220%
CA private college113%
Out of state41%
Community college10027%
Not enrolled16645%
Enrolled in college20055%
Total366100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

6

AP courses offered

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

7

AP class sections

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

5% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

3%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

13 of 402 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)

3%

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

11 of 413 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Science: 2 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 64%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 23%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 24%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 88%County median 85%
  • Graduates completing courses 33%County median 33%

Across California

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