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Yuba City High School

850 B Street, Yuba City, CA 95991View on map

  • Public
  • Yuba City
  • 415 seniors
  • 1,605 students

Yuba City High School is a public high school in Yuba City (Yuba City Unified) with 415 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 50 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 42% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

80%

40 of 50 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

10%

40 of 415 seniors

County median 10%

Seniors who applied to UC

12%

50 of 415 seniors

County median 11%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

3 of 25 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

4 of 29 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

Yuba City High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    3 of 25 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.80)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    4 of 29 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.91)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    20%

    3 of 15 admitted

    This school20%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.93)

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    32%

    8 of 25 admitted

    This school32%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Santa Barbara9 pts higher

    42%

    10 of 24 admitted

    This school42%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Davis8 pts higher

    45%

    20 of 44 admitted

    This school45%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Santa Cruz7 pts higher

    78%

    18 of 23 admitted

    This school78%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Riverside13 pts higher

    100%

    16 of 16 admitted

    This school100%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    16 of 16 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.88)

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

Yuba City High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 3 campuses.

  • San Jose6 pts higher

    87%

    13 of 15 admitted

    This school87%Overall80%

  • Sacramento4 pts higher

    97%

    38 of 39 admitted

    This school97%Overall94%

  • Chico6 pts higher

    100%

    37 of 37 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • San Francisco

    ~88% · 3 yrs pooled8 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 (347 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

67%

231 of 347 graduates

UC or CSU

14%

49 graduates

Community college

47%

162 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC195%
CSU309%
CA private college72%
Out of state134%
Community college16247%
Not enrolled11633%
Enrolled in college23167%
Total347100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

11

AP courses offered

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

14

AP class sections

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

13% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

16%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

64 of 410 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

15 of 448 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 4 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 51%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 9%
  • Low-income students 76%County median 68%
  • Graduates completing courses 42%County median 43%

Across California

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