Buchanan High School
- Public
- Clovis
- 649 seniors
- 2,578 students
UC admit rate
77%
94 of 122 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
14%
94 of 649 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
19%
122 of 649 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
13%
9 of 69 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
18%
11 of 61 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
Buchanan High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
13%
9 of 69 admitted
This school13%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 4.07)
- Berkeley5 pts higher
18%
11 of 61 admitted
This school18%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.05)
- Irvine26 pts higher
48%
33 of 69 admitted
This school48%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.04)
- San DiegoAbout the same
26%
20 of 77 admitted
This school26%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa Barbara4 pts higher
37%
28 of 76 admitted
This school37%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.01)
- DavisAbout the same
34%
25 of 73 admitted
This school34%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.98)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
68%
26 of 38 admitted
This school68%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.91)
- Riverside4 pts lower
83%
30 of 36 admitted
This school83%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.90)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
53 of 54 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.93)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s 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
Buchanan High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo16 pts lower
14%
14 of 99 admitted
This school14%Overall30%
- San Diego4 pts lower
31%
33 of 108 admitted
This school31%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
49%
36 of 74 admitted
This school49%Overall47%
- Monterey Bay5 pts higher
100%
37 of 37 admitted
This school100%Overall95%
- FresnoAbout the same
99%
198 of 201 admitted
This school99%Overall96%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s 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 (609 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
82%
497 of 609 graduates
UC or CSU
22%
133 graduates
Community college
47%
284 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 27 | 4% |
| CSU | 106 | 17% |
| CA private college | 22 | 4% |
| Out of state | 58 | 10% |
| Community college | 284 | 47% |
| Not enrolled | 112 | 18% |
| Enrolled in college | 497 | 82% |
| Total | 609 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races, Black or African American, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 82%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 57%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 54%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 26%County median 5%
- Low-income students 44%County median 79%
- Graduates completing courses 60%County median 54%
Across California
Other schools in Clovis Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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