Peter Johansen High School

  • Public
  • Modesto
  • 508 seniors
  • 1,938 students
Year

UC admit rate

92%

66 of 72 applicants, fall 2025

County median 89%

Seniors admitted to a UC

13%

66 of 508 seniors

County median 13%

Seniors who applied to UC

14%

72 of 508 seniors

County median 15%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

β€”

β€” of 20 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley admit rate

9.1%

3 of 33 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

Peter Johansen High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • Berkeley4 pts lower

    9%

    3 of 33 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA β€” (all applicants 3.86)

  • Irvine18 pts higher

    41%

    11 of 27 admitted

    This school41%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.93)

  • San Diego5 pts lower

    20%

    3 of 15 admitted

    This school20%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA β€” (all applicants 3.85)

  • Santa Barbara18 pts higher

    50%

    11 of 22 admitted

    This school50%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.75)

  • DavisAbout the same

    37%

    17 of 46 admitted

    This school37%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Santa Cruz13 pts lower

    59%

    17 of 29 admitted

    This school59%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Riverside8 pts higher

    95%

    19 of 20 admitted

    This school95%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.92)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    54 of 57 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.81)

  • too few applicants to report20 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

Peter Johansen High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • San Jose6 pts lower

    74%

    17 of 23 admitted

    This school74%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    93%

    38 of 41 admitted

    This school93%Overall94%

  • Chico4 pts lower

    89%

    17 of 19 admitted

    This school89%Overall94%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    96%

    27 of 28 admitted

    This school96%Overall96%

  • StanislausAbout the same

    95%

    71 of 75 admitted

    This school95%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 (374 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

50%

188 of 374 graduates

UC or CSU

13%

48 graduates

Community college

35%

131 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC144%
CSU349%
CA private college51%
Out of state41%
Community college13135%
Not enrolled18650%
Enrolled in college18850%
Total374100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, 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 43%County median 50%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 83%County median 67%
  • Graduates completing courses 29%County median 40%

Across California

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