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Napa County · 2025 · ≥50 seniors
What is UC Reach? UC Reach = unique top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size — the share of a school's
entire graduating class that reaches the six most selective UCs (
Berkeley,
UCLA, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis). It's a better gauge of school-wide success than admit rate, which only reflects the handful of students who applied.
Why it beats admit rate: if 6 students apply to the top UCs and all get in, that's a 100% admit rate — but at a 1,000-senior school it's a UC Reach of just 0.6% (6 ÷ 1,000). By contrast, a school where 250 of 1,000 seniors land a top-UC admit has a 25% UC Reach — far stronger, even though its admit rate is lower.
Why some schools are over 100%? Out of every 100 seniors at these schools, the class is generating
more than 100 admissions to the six most selective UCs — meaning the typical strong student is getting in at multiple top campuses (
UCLA +
UCSD, or
Berkeley +
UCSB + Irvine, for example). It's a rare achievement: fewer than 1% of California high schools clear 100% UC Reach.
Top and bottom schools by UC Reach, split public/charter vs private (≥50 seniors).
Scoped to Napa County — change the County filter above to rescope.
▲ Top 10 Public + Charter
Napa County
| 1 |
American Canyon · Public
|
19.3% |
| 2 |
Napa · Public
|
15.5% |
| 3 |
Napa · Public
|
9.2% |
▲ Top 10 Private
Napa County
▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter
Napa County
| 1 |
Napa · Public
|
9.2% |
| 2 |
Napa · Public
|
15.5% |
| 3 |
American Canyon · Public
|
19.3% |
▼ Bottom 10 Private
Napa County
Top UC Reach for schools with senior classes of 25–99. These are typically magnet programs, specialized charters, and small Catholic preps — too small to compare cleanly against comprehensive public high schools, but the most UC-effective small schools in California are here.
▲ Top 10 Small Public + Charter
Napa County
| 1 |
· Public
|
20.3% |
| 2 |
Saint Helena · Public
|
16.2% |
| 3 |
Napa · Public
|
10.4% |
▲ Top 10 Small Private
Napa County
Not enough schools in Napa County for this list.
Where each UC campus lands its admits, as a share of each high school's senior class. Same 50-senior floor.
Top 10 — UCB Reach
UC Berkeley
| 1 |
Napa · Private
|
3.8% |
| 2 |
American Canyon · Public
|
2.0% |
| 3 |
Napa · Public
|
1.8% |
| 4 |
Napa · Public
|
1.6% |
| 1 |
Napa · Private
|
3.8% |
| 2 |
American Canyon · Public
|
1.5% |
| 3 |
Napa · Public
|
0.8% |
| 4 |
Napa · Public
|
0.7% |
Top 10 — UCSD Reach
UC San Diego
| 1 |
Napa · Private
|
5.6% |
| 2 |
American Canyon · Public
|
4.2% |
| 3 |
Napa · Public
|
2.3% |
| 4 |
Napa · Public
|
1.5% |
Top 10 — UCSB Reach
UC Santa Barbara
| 1 |
Napa · Private
|
11.3% |
| 2 |
Napa · Public
|
3.6% |
| 3 |
American Canyon · Public
|
3.2% |
| 4 |
Napa · Public
|
2.5% |
Top 10 — UCI Reach
UC Irvine
| 1 |
Napa · Private
|
4.4% |
| 2 |
American Canyon · Public
|
0.7% |
Top 10 — UCD Reach
UC Davis
| 1 |
Napa · Private
|
9.4% |
| 2 |
Napa · Public
|
7.9% |
| 3 |
American Canyon · Public
|
7.7% |
| 4 |
Napa · Public
|
2.1% |
UC Reach measures who gets in. These lenses measure the upstream pipeline (A-G), the downstream outcome (UC graduation), the capacity that drives the pipeline (counselors), reliability over time (consistency), grade-11 academic preparation (CAASPP SBAC ELA & Math), and private-school financial strength. Click any school for its full profile.
Top 10 — A-G Completion
% of graduates meeting UC/CSU course requirements · 2024-25 cohort
| 1 |
Saint Helena · Public
|
60.2% |
| 2 |
· Public
|
58.6% |
| 3 |
American Canyon · Public
|
54.5% |
| 4 |
Napa · Public
|
49.2% |
| 5 |
Napa · Public
|
41.3% |
| 6 |
Napa · Public
|
34.2% |
Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate
% of UC entrants who finished in 6 years · cohort N ≥ 20
| 1 |
Napa · Public
|
96.8% |
| 2 |
Napa · Public
|
91.7% |
| 3 |
Napa · Private
|
90.0% |
| 4 |
American Canyon · Public
|
86.2% |
Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity
Lowest students-per-counselor (ASCA target 250:1) · public/charter, ≥500 students
| 1 |
Napa · Public
|
390:1 |
| 2 |
Napa · Public
|
531:1 |
| 3 |
· Public
|
581:1 |
| 4 |
American Canyon · Public
|
590:1 |
Top 10 — Most Consistent
Lowest UC Reach std-dev across 5 years (above-CA-median mean)
| 1 |
avg 15.9% · σ 1.84
|
σ 1.84 |
| 2 |
avg 16.4% · σ 7.09
|
σ 7.09 |
| 3 |
avg 20.1% · σ 13.73
|
σ 13.73 |
Top 10 — SBAC ELA met/exceeded
% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30
| 1 |
Saint Helena · n=95 · 2025
|
67% |
| 2 |
American Canyon · n=425 · 2025
|
65% |
| 3 |
Napa · n=361 · 2025
|
55% |
| 4 |
Napa · n=358 · 2025
|
50% |
| 5 |
Napa · n=90 · 2025
|
48% |
| 6 |
· n=60 · 2025
|
47% |
| 7 |
· n=80 · 2025
|
12% |
Top 10 — SBAC Math met/exceeded
% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30
| 1 |
American Canyon · n=421 · 2025
|
29% |
| 2 |
Saint Helena · n=95 · 2025
|
28% |
| 3 |
Napa · n=365 · 2025
|
21% |
| 4 |
Napa · n=356 · 2025
|
19% |
| 5 |
· n=61 · 2025
|
15% |
| 6 |
Napa · n=90 · 2025
|
13% |
| 7 |
· n=80 · 2025
|
0% |
Top 10 — Private Net Assets
Wealthiest CA private high schools · IRS Form 990 · latest fiscal year
| 1 |
Napa · Catholic · FY 2023
|
$4.5M |
≥50 seniors · earliest→latest year
Which schools are moving a growing — or shrinking — share of their graduating class into the six most selective UCs. Reflects the current county/type filter.
▲ Biggest gains
| School | Then → Now | Δ |
|---|
|
Saint Helena · Public
|
8% '18
→ 27% '24
|
+19.4pp |
|
Napa · Public
|
12% '18
→ 16% '25
|
+4.0pp |
|
American Canyon · Public
|
19% '18
→ 19% '25
|
+0.7pp |
|
Napa · Public
|
12% '18
→ 9% '25
|
+-3.2pp |
|
Napa · Private
|
43% '20
→ 38% '25
|
+-5.0pp |
▼ Biggest declines
| School | Then → Now | Δ |
|---|
|
Napa · Private
|
43% '20
→ 38% '25
|
-5.0pp |
|
Napa · Public
|
12% '18
→ 9% '25
|
-3.2pp |
|
American Canyon · Public
|
19% '18
→ 19% '25
|
0.7pp |
|
Napa · Public
|
12% '18
→ 16% '25
|
4.0pp |
|
Saint Helena · Public
|
8% '18
→ 27% '24
|
19.4pp |
grade-12 enrollment Δ vs. county · ≥80 students
The demographic tide is shrinking CA enrollment ~10% over 7 years statewide, so absolute decline alone is noise. The gap vs the county baseline is the actionable signal — schools losing share faster than their demographic floor are the ones to watch. Reflects the current county/type filter.
▲ Outperforming the county the most
| School | School · County | Gap |
|---|
|
American Canyon · Napa · Public Best in class
|
+19.1% vs +1.0%
|
+18.1pp |
|
Napa · Napa · Public Strong demand
|
+9.5% vs +1.0%
|
+8.5pp |
|
Napa · Napa · Public Tracking
|
+2.3% vs +1.0%
|
+1.3pp |
|
Saint Helena · Napa · Public Weak at the gate
|
-2.0% vs +1.0%
|
-3.0pp |
|
Napa · Napa · Public Material decline
|
-11.5% vs +1.0%
|
-12.6pp |
▼ Underperforming the county the most
| School | School · County | Gap |
|---|
|
Napa · Napa · Public Material decline
|
-11.5% vs +1.0%
|
-12.6pp |
|
Saint Helena · Napa · Public Weak at the gate
|
-2.0% vs +1.0%
|
-3.0pp |
|
Napa · Napa · Public Tracking
|
+2.3% vs +1.0%
|
+1.3pp |
|
Napa · Napa · Public Strong demand
|
+9.5% vs +1.0%
|
+8.5pp |
|
American Canyon · Napa · Public Best in class
|
+19.1% vs +1.0%
|
+18.1pp |
4 schools eligible · 2025
Each dot is one school. The diagonal is the per-campus GPA expectation — points above it admit students at higher rates than their GPA mix predicts; points below admit at lower rates. Schools need ≥30 top-6 UC applications and data across ≥3 campuses to appear.
▲ Top 10 outperformers
| School |
GPA |
Actual |
Δ vs exp. |
|
Napa · Public
|
3.97 |
31.0% |
+8.7pp |
|
Napa · Public
|
3.86 |
26.5% |
+4.9pp |
|
Saint Helena · Public
|
3.90 |
30.8% |
+3.6pp |
|
American Canyon · Public
|
3.94 |
22.0% |
+0.3pp |
▼ Top 10 underperformers
| School |
GPA |
Actual |
Δ vs exp. |
|
American Canyon · Public
|
3.94 |
22.0% |
0.3pp |
|
Saint Helena · Public
|
3.90 |
30.8% |
3.6pp |
|
Napa · Public
|
3.86 |
26.5% |
4.9pp |
|
Napa · Public
|
3.97 |
31.0% |
8.7pp |
Sortable by any column. Click a column header to sort. Click any school row to open its profile.
| # |
School |
County |
Seniors
ⓘ
|
Total Enroll
ⓘ
|
UC Reach
ⓘ
|
App Reach
ⓘ
|
Admit Rate
ⓘ
|
Yield
ⓘ
|
Selective Reach
ⓘ
|
Elite Reach
ⓘ
|
Raw Apps
ⓘ
|
Raw Admits
ⓘ
|
| 1 |
Napa · Private
|
Napa |
160 |
679 |
38.1%
|
189.4% |
20.1% |
26.2% |
28.8 |
7.5 |
303 |
61 |
| 2 |
· Public Strong demand
|
Napa |
59 |
355 |
20.3%
|
118.6% |
17.1% |
— |
6.8 |
— |
70 |
12 |
| 3 |
American Canyon · Public Best in class
|
Napa |
404 |
1,720 |
19.3%
|
87.9% |
22.0% |
23.1% |
11.6 |
3.5 |
355 |
78 |
| 4 |
Saint Helena · Public Weak at the gate
|
Napa |
99 |
416 |
16.2%
|
92.9% |
17.4% |
18.8% |
8.1 |
— |
92 |
16 |
| 5 |
Napa · Public Material decline
|
Napa |
393 |
1,622 |
15.5%
|
56.2% |
27.6% |
31.1% |
7.6 |
2.5 |
221 |
61 |
| 6 |
Napa · Public Strong demand
|
Napa |
77 |
365 |
10.4%
|
55.8% |
18.6% |
50.0% |
— |
— |
43 |
8 |
| 7 |
Napa · Public Tracking
|
Napa |
434 |
1,642 |
9.2%
|
38.5% |
23.9% |
12.5% |
7.1 |
2.3 |
167 |
40 |
| 8 |
Calistoga · Public
|
Napa |
— |
— |
—
|
— |
17.1% |
— |
— |
— |
70 |
12 |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size. Where UCOP has not published unique-student totals,
campus admits are summed — students admitted to more than one of the 6 campuses are counted at each, so values
above 100% indicate strong students winning multiple competitive UC offers.
See methodology →