El Capitan High School
- Public
- Merced
- 461 seniors
- 1,852 students
UC admit rate
92%
83 of 90 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
18%
83 of 461 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
20%
90 of 461 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
17%
6 of 35 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
27%
11 of 41 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
El Capitan High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- Los Angeles8 pts higher
17%
6 of 35 admitted
This school17%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.06)
- Berkeley13 pts higher
27%
11 of 41 admitted
This school27%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.06)
- Irvine28 pts higher
50%
19 of 38 admitted
This school50%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.97)
- San Diego7 pts lower
18%
6 of 34 admitted
This school18%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa Barbara7 pts higher
39%
16 of 41 admitted
This school39%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.99)
- Davis25 pts higher
62%
34 of 55 admitted
This school62%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa Cruz8 pts higher
79%
31 of 39 admitted
This school79%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.87)
- Riverside14 pts lower
73%
16 of 22 admitted
This school73%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.91)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
81 of 84 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.92)
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
El Capitan High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4.
- San Luis Obispo11 pts higher
41%
14 of 34 admitted
This school41%Overall30%
- SacramentoAbout the same
94%
50 of 53 admitted
This school94%Overall94%
- ChicoAbout the same
93%
27 of 29 admitted
This school93%Overall94%
- FresnoAbout the same
99%
72 of 73 admitted
This school99%Overall96%
- StanislausAbout the same
97%
56 of 58 admitted
This school97%Overall97%
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 (411 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
51%
209 of 411 graduates
UC or CSU
19%
79 graduates
Community college
26%
106 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 56 | 14% |
| CSU | 23 | 6% |
| CA private college | 9 | 2% |
| Out of state | 15 | 4% |
| Community college | 106 | 26% |
| Not enrolled | 202 | 49% |
| Enrolled in college | 209 | 51% |
| Total | 411 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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 54%County median 44%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 14%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 20%County median 15%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 2%
- Low-income students 77%County median 80%
- Graduates completing courses 50%County median 41%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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