Davis Senior High School
Davis · Yolo County · Public
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- The UC pipeline here is real. 295 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 560 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 10% of California high schools.
- Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 39 of this class's 1,340 UC applications. The strong middle campuses — San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis — are where most real UC outcomes happen.
- Who actually gets in: the top half of applicants. UC admits from this school average about a 4.3 weighted GPA — noticeably above the average applicant. Being near the top of THIS school's class is what converts to admits; UC reads applications in each school's own context.
- One question for any counselor: who should still test? Plenty of strong students skip the SAT/ACT now — but merit scholarships at dozens of colleges still key off scores. Ask how the school decides who should still sit for one.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
🎓 Where grads go — and what it costs & pays
UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
Getting in is step one. The cost above is the average family's net price — yours depends on your income — and your child's odds depend on their GPA + scores. See your family's real numbers at these campuses:
🎯 Get my child's odds + our real net price →Sources: UC Office of the President (admits); IPEDS net price + College Scorecard 10-yr earnings (cost & payoff). Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.
How Davis Senior High School compares for families
Top-tier college outcomes for California families.
- ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 53 — 35 points above the California median of 18. Ahead of 90% of California high schools.
- ▸ Locally🎓 #1 in Yolo County on UC Reach.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 53 vs a 19 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-0.2%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~1,754 | -4 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~1,747 | -11 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~1,739 | -19 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
How does Davis Senior High School really compare on getting kids to college?
We've ranked it #1 of 10 most similar nearby schools on UC Reach. Unlock the full snapshot to see the head-to-head — who's ahead, by how much, and where it's heading.
Your similar-school group includes
Davis Senior High · Pioneer High · John F. Kennedy High · River City High School · Natomas Charter · Westlake Charter · +4 more
Davis Senior High School sent 1,340 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 22.0% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 53 — 35 points above the California median of 18, higher than 90% of California high schools. The school produces 7.0 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
+33 pts above peer median (19) · Ranked #1 of 10 similar schools
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Higher than 90% of California high schools (980 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Davis Senior High School's UC Reach Score of 53 clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (51) — meaning roughly 52 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97 — a gap of 44 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Davis Senior High School's UC Reach is higher than 90% of California high schools (980 ranked).
| Campus | Entered | Finished in 4 yrs | Finished in 6 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Davis | 27 | 63% | 89% |
| UC Santa Cruz | 22 | 73% | 86% |
UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA
Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.
| Campus | 4.00+ GPA | 3.70–3.99 GPA | 3.30–3.69 GPA | < 3.30 GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UCLA | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UC San Diego | Strong shot | Moderate | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Santa Barbara | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Irvine | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Davis | Strong shot | Strong shot | Real shot | Filtered out |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 4.08 | 4.27 | +0.18 | 9.8% | Peers +0.19 · matches |
| UCLA | 4.09 | 4.29 | +0.20 | 8.3% | Peers +0.22 · matches |
| UC San Diego | 4.04 | 4.27 | +0.23 | 22.2% | Peers +0.24 · matches |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4.05 | 4.28 | +0.22 | 31.2% | Peers +0.24 · matches |
| UC Irvine | 4.05 | 4.21 | +0.16 | 16.1% | Peers +0.20 · wider |
| UC Davis | 4.02 | 4.23 | +0.22 | 42.2% | Peers +0.20 · matches |
📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2025 (for reference)
| GPA band | UCB | UCLA | UCSD | UCSB | UCI | UCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.00+ | 17.0% | 15.1% | 45.2% | 62.3% | 46.3% | 65.9% |
| 3.70–3.99 | 3.1% | 1.6% | 9.3% | 17.6% | 17.0% | 31.1% |
| 3.30–3.69 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 10.3% |
| 3.00–3.29 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.9% |
| < 3.00 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Where Davis Senior High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (22.0% actual vs. 23.6% expected).
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.
Campus Breakdown — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach Score | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 225 | 22 | 14 | 9.8% | 4 | 63.6% | 4.08 | 4.27 |
| UCLA → Elite | 206 | 17 | 10 | 8.3% | 3 | 58.8% | 4.09 | 4.29 |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 243 | 54 | 13 | 22.2% | 10 | 24.1% | 4.04 | 4.27 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 231 | 72 | 21 | 31.2% | 13 | 29.2% | 4.05 | 4.28 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 205 | 33 | 4 | 16.1% | 6 | 12.1% | 4.05 | 4.21 |
| UC Davis → | 230 | 97 | 22 | 42.2% | 17 | 22.7% | 4.02 | 4.23 |
What This Means
For School Admins
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- ✓Your UC Reach Score (53) ranked head-to-head against your closest competitor schools
- ✓Your 5-year enrollment forecast (currently -0.2%/yr) with the revenue at stake
- ✓Student-retention benchmarking vs your county median — and the LCAP evidence to back your goals