Atwater High School
- Public
- Atwater
- 479 seniors
- 2,058 students
UC admit rate
87%
81 of 93 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
17%
81 of 479 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
19%
93 of 479 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
β
β of 27 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
15%
5 of 34 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
Atwater High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
15%
5 of 34 admitted
This school15%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.77)
- Irvine12 pts higher
35%
8 of 23 admitted
This school35%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.84)
- San Diego4 pts lower
21%
7 of 34 admitted
This school21%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.66)
- Santa Barbara13 pts higher
45%
14 of 31 admitted
This school45%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.72)
- Davis13 pts lower
25%
13 of 53 admitted
This school25%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.67)
- Santa Cruz13 pts lower
59%
24 of 41 admitted
This school59%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.68)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
23 of 25 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.75)
- Merced5 pts lower
91%
75 of 82 admitted
This school91%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.69)
too few applicants to report27 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs 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
Atwater High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- SacramentoAbout the same
95%
37 of 39 admitted
This school95%Overall94%
- Chico14 pts lower
80%
16 of 20 admitted
This school80%Overall94%
- Fresno4 pts higher
100%
73 of 73 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
- StanislausAbout the same
100%
76 of 76 admitted
This school100%Overall97%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs 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 (469 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
38%
177 of 469 graduates
UC or CSU
15%
71 graduates
Community college
21%
99 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 50 | 11% |
| CSU | 21 | 4% |
| CA private college | 2 | <1% |
| Out of state | 5 | 1% |
| Community college | 99 | 21% |
| Not enrolled | 292 | 62% |
| Enrolled in college | 177 | 38% |
| Total | 469 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 41%County median 44%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 14%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 15%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 2%
- Low-income students 80%County median 80%
- Graduates completing courses 28%County median 41%
Across California
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