Washington High School
6041 South Elm Avenue, Fresno, CA 93706View on map
- Public
- Fresno
- 258 seniors
- 1,065 students
Washington High School is a public high school in Fresno (Washington Unified) with 258 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 28 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 84%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 45% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
79%
22 of 28 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
22 of 258 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
11%
28 of 258 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 17 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
21%
3 of 14 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
Washington High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 4 campuses.
- Berkeley8 pts higher
21%
3 of 14 admitted
This school21%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.00)
- Irvine16 pts higher
38%
5 of 13 admitted
This school38%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.90)
- Davis23 pts higher
60%
9 of 15 admitted
This school60%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.97)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
12 of 12 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.94)
too few applicants to report17 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
~56% · 3 yrs pooled8 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
~70% · 3 yrs pooled5 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
Washington High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 1 campus, about the same at 1.
- FresnoAbout the same
99%
90 of 91 admitted
This school99%Overall96%
~98% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
~100% · 3 yrs pooled7 applied
~98% · 3 yrs pooled7 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 (267 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
71%
189 of 267 graduates
UC or CSU
21%
57 graduates
Community college
45%
119 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 6 | 2% |
| CSU | 51 | 19% |
| CA private college | 6 | 2% |
| Out of state | 7 | 3% |
| Community college | 119 | 45% |
| Not enrolled | 78 | 29% |
| Enrolled in college | 189 | 71% |
| Total | 267 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, White, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
11
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
11
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
12% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
13%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
32 of 255 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)
6%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
16 of 261 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 1 class
- English: 1 class
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 3 classes
- Science: 1 class
- Social science: 3 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 56%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 24%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 24%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 9%
- Low-income students 92%County median 79%
- Graduates completing courses 45%County median 54%