Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Yuba City High School
Public · Yuba City · Sutter County · 1,605 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
12
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 24% of California high schools
+4.5 pp above peer median (7)
· Ranked #3 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 8
2025 · 12
+5%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+6.5 pp
vs. Sutter County baseline (-1%)
~1521
5-yr projected enrollment (84 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Yuba City High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 8): 12 vs. a peer median of 7.
- ▸Yuba City High School's UC Reach Score has stepped down from a peak of 21 in 2024 to 12 in 2025 — a 9-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Yuba City High School is admitting at roughly +7 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.884) alone would predict (30% actual vs. 22% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 5% (397→418 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +14%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1521 by 2029 — about 84 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Valley High School | Public | 11 | -8% |
| Lindhurst High School | Public | 7 | +14% |
| Marysville High School | Public | 6 | +26% |
| Wheatland Union High | Public | — | +90% |
| Sutter Peak Charter Academy | Public | — | +115% |
| Sutter High School | Public | 4 | -13% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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