Will C. Wood High School
998 Marshall Road, Vacaville, CA 95687View on map
- Public
- Vacaville
- 409 seniors
- 1,585 students
Will C. Wood High School is a public high school in Vacaville (Vacaville Unified) with 409 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 56 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 71%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 43% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
77%
43 of 56 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
11%
43 of 409 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
14%
56 of 409 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
12%
3 of 25 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 29 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
Will C. Wood High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 6 campuses, about the same at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
12%
3 of 25 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.82)
- San DiegoAbout the same
23%
5 of 22 admitted
This school23%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.89)
- Santa Barbara18 pts higher
50%
11 of 22 admitted
This school50%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.80)
- DavisAbout the same
36%
16 of 45 admitted
This school36%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.80)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
72%
13 of 18 admitted
This school72%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.69)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
20 of 20 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.87)
too few applicants to report29 applied
too few applicants to report24 applied
too few applicants to report8 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
Will C. Wood High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- San JoseAbout the same
79%
26 of 33 admitted
This school79%Overall80%
- Fullerton4 pts higher
90%
19 of 21 admitted
This school90%Overall87%
- SacramentoAbout the same
94%
59 of 63 admitted
This school94%Overall94%
- ChicoAbout the same
94%
34 of 36 admitted
This school94%Overall94%
- San Francisco4 pts lower
92%
24 of 26 admitted
This school92%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 (361 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
59%
212 of 361 graduates
UC or CSU
16%
57 graduates
Community college
39%
141 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 21 | 6% |
| CSU | 36 | 10% |
| CA private college | 4 | 1% |
| Out of state | 10 | 3% |
| Community college | 141 | 39% |
| Not enrolled | 149 | 41% |
| Enrolled in college | 212 | 59% |
| Total | 361 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races, Black or African American, Filipino, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
10
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
21
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
25%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
94 of 379 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)
14%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
53 of 385 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 6 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 3 classes
- Social science: 8 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 59%County median 44%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 24%County median 16%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 11%
- Low-income students 60%County median 67%
- Graduates completing courses 43%County median 51%