University Preparatory
- Public
- Redding
- 124 seniors
- 1,004 students
UC admit rate
83%
30 of 36 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
24%
30 of 124 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
29%
36 of 124 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
27%
4 of 15 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
18%
3 of 17 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
University Preparatory applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 8 campuses, worse at 1.
- Los Angeles17 pts higher
27%
4 of 15 admitted
This school27%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.16)
- Berkeley4 pts higher
18%
3 of 17 admitted
This school18%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.17)
- Irvine4 pts lower
19%
3 of 16 admitted
This school19%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.07)
- San Diego17 pts higher
42%
10 of 24 admitted
This school42%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.11)
- Santa Barbara18 pts higher
50%
10 of 20 admitted
This school50%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.99)
- Davis8 pts higher
45%
13 of 29 admitted
This school45%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 4.01)
- Santa Cruz23 pts higher
94%
16 of 17 admitted
This school94%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.98)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
13 of 13 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 4.02)
~94% · 3 yrs pooled6 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
University Preparatory applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 2 campuses, worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo5 pts lower
25%
5 of 20 admitted
This school25%Overall30%
- San Diego4 pts lower
30%
6 of 20 admitted
This school30%Overall34%
~100% · 2 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 (124 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
89%
110 of 124 graduates
UC or CSU
18%
22 graduates
Community college
53%
66 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 17 | 14% |
| CSU | 5 | 4% |
| CA private college | 5 | 4% |
| Out of state | 17 | 14% |
| Community college | 66 | 53% |
| Not enrolled | 14 | 11% |
| Enrolled in college | 110 | 89% |
| Total | 124 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
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 85%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 57%County median 36%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 41%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 31%County median 12%
- Low-income students 31%County median 55%
- Graduates completing courses 85%County median 46%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 12 campuses
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