Waterford High School
121 South Reinway, Waterford, CA 95386View on map
- Public
- Waterford
- 164 seniors
- 578 students
Waterford High School is a public high school in Waterford (Waterford Unified) with 164 seniors. In fall 2025, 100% of its 18 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 89%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Davis (UCD). 24% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
100%
18 of 18 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
11%
18 of 164 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
11%
18 of 164 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 13 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
Waterford High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 1 campus.
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
17 of 17 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.80)
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report10 applied
~47% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— 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
Waterford High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 1 campus, worse at 1.
- Stanislaus9 pts lower
88%
22 of 25 admitted
This school88%Overall97%
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 (143 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
54%
77 of 143 graduates
UC or CSU
22%
31 graduates
Community college
29%
42 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 11 | 8% |
| CSU | 20 | 14% |
| CA private college | 0 | 0% |
| Out of state | 4 | 3% |
| Community college | 42 | 29% |
| Not enrolled | 66 | 46% |
| Enrolled in college | 77 | 54% |
| Total | 143 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
7
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
8
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
16% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
10%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
14 of 144 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)
7%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
9 of 138 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 1 class
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 67%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 19%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 33%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 6%
- Low-income students 81%County median 67%
- Graduates completing courses 24%County median 40%