Thomas Downey High School
- Public
- Modesto
- 504 seniors
- 2,180 students
UC admit rate
87%
45 of 52 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
45 of 504 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
10%
52 of 504 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
20%
3 of 15 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
25%
6 of 24 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
Thomas Downey High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 4.
- Los Angeles10 pts higher
20%
3 of 15 admitted
This school20%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 4.06)
- Berkeley12 pts higher
25%
6 of 24 admitted
This school25%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.84)
- Irvine8 pts higher
31%
4 of 13 admitted
This school31%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.75)
- San DiegoAbout the same
28%
5 of 18 admitted
This school28%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.76)
- Santa Barbara34 pts higher
67%
14 of 21 admitted
This school67%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.81)
- DavisAbout the same
35%
14 of 40 admitted
This school35%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.83)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
69%
18 of 26 admitted
This school69%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.78)
- MercedAbout the same
93%
27 of 29 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.70)
too few applicants to report9 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
Thomas Downey High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis Obispo13 pts higher
42%
11 of 26 admitted
This school42%Overall30%
- San JoseAbout the same
79%
15 of 19 admitted
This school79%Overall80%
- Chico6 pts higher
100%
33 of 33 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- StanislausAbout the same
95%
80 of 84 admitted
This school95%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 (484 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
58%
281 of 484 graduates
UC or CSU
15%
74 graduates
Community college
39%
190 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 18 | 4% |
| CSU | 56 | 12% |
| CA private college | 4 | 1% |
| Out of state | 13 | 3% |
| Community college | 190 | 39% |
| Not enrolled | 203 | 42% |
| Enrolled in college | 281 | 58% |
| Total | 484 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Two or more races, Race not reported
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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 48%County median 50%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 21%County median 19%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 6%
- Low-income students 78%County median 67%
- Graduates completing courses 35%County median 40%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
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