Colfax High School
- Public
- Colfax
- 138 seniors
- 602 students
UC admit rate
79%
23 of 29 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
17%
23 of 138 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
21%
29 of 138 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
42%
5 of 12 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
31%
4 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
Colfax High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 7 campuses.
- Los Angeles32 pts higher
42%
5 of 12 admitted
This school42%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.16)
- Berkeley17 pts higher
31%
4 of 13 admitted
This school31%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 4.16)
- Irvine11 pts higher
33%
4 of 12 admitted
This school33%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 4.22)
- San Diego10 pts higher
35%
6 of 17 admitted
This school35%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.15)
- Santa Barbara31 pts higher
64%
7 of 11 admitted
This school64%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.12)
- Davis18 pts higher
56%
10 of 18 admitted
This school56%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.08)
- Santa Cruz14 pts higher
86%
12 of 14 admitted
This school86%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 4.02)
too few applicants to reportβ applied
too few applicants to reportβ applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs 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
Colfax High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
32%
7 of 22 admitted
This school32%Overall30%
- San Diego22 pts higher
56%
9 of 16 admitted
This school56%Overall34%
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
11 of 11 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- Chico4 pts lower
90%
9 of 10 admitted
This school90%Overall94%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs 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 (163 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
71%
116 of 163 graduates
UC or CSU
13%
21 graduates
Community college
45%
74 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 7 | 4% |
| CSU | 14 | 9% |
| CA private college | 4 | 2% |
| Out of state | 17 | 10% |
| Community college | 74 | 45% |
| Not enrolled | 47 | 29% |
| Enrolled in college | 116 | 71% |
| Total | 163 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 62%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 50%County median 39%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 20%County median 16%
- Low-income students 22%County median 38%
- Graduates completing courses 58%County median 66%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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