Sacramento High School
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University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score
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N/A
(class size est.)
UC Application Reach Score
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N/A
62 applications
UC Admit Rate
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N/A
None / 62 applications
UC Yield Rate
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N/A
None enrolled of None admitted
Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.
UC Enrollment Reach Score
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N/A
None enrollees / None seniors
Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what share ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.
UC 6-Yr Grad Rate
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48% of UC entrants from here finish within six years — below the state norm. Ask counselors how students are prepared for the jump.
48%
12% finished in 4 yrs ·
N=25 entered 2018
In context:
CA median 88.4% · -40.4 pp vs. median.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
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N/A
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
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N/A
Senior Class Size
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N/A
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Total School Enrollment
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N/A
All grades · CDE Census Day
Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ
3.56
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.
🎯 Who's actually getting into UC from Sacramento High School
| 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 |
Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band ·
Real shot = 10–29% ·
Moderate = 5–9% ·
Long odds = 1–4% ·
Filtered out = under 1%.
Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2025.
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley (2020) | 3.66 | 4.10 | +0.44 | 20.0% | Peers +0.42 · matches |
| UCLA (2019) | 3.64 | 4.08 | +0.43 | 20.0% | Peers +0.51 · wider |
| UC San Diego (2023) | 3.91 | 4.09 | +0.19 | 64.3% | Peers +0.30 · wider |
| UC Santa Barbara (2020) | 3.62 | 4.16 | +0.54 | 16.1% | Peers +0.40 · steeper |
| UC Irvine (2019) | 3.63 | 3.95 | +0.32 | 36.4% | Peers +0.41 · wider |
| UC Davis (2024) | 3.68 | 3.84 | +0.16 | 75.0% | Peers +0.34 · wider |
📊 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% |
How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
UC Admit Rate %
UC Reach Score (where available)
UC Admits (count, right axis)
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 | 12 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.56 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 13 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.59 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 11 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.55 | —† |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 7 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.64 | —† |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 7 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.50 | —† |
| UC Davis → | 12 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.51 | —† |
† = UCOP-suppressed (count below 3 students, hidden for privacy — actual value is 0, 1, or 2, not necessarily zero).
Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once;
Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts.
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What This Means
Note: the UC Reach Score sums campus-level admits across the top-six UC campuses, so a student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted at each. It reflects competitive admit volume relative to class size — admit-events, not distinct students — which is why a Score can exceed 100.
Senior class size is estimated from CDE grade 12 enrollment data. Reach percentages should be interpreted as approximate.
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