Buhach Colony High School
- Public
- Atwater
- 421 seniors
- 1,670 students
UC admit rate
93%
64 of 69 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
15%
64 of 421 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
16%
69 of 421 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
β
β of 27 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
β
β of 30 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
Buhach Colony High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Irvine32 pts higher
54%
7 of 13 admitted
This school54%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.86)
- Santa Barbara18 pts higher
50%
7 of 14 admitted
This school50%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.69)
- Davis14 pts lower
23%
9 of 39 admitted
This school23%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.89)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
73%
19 of 26 admitted
This school73%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.86)
- Riverside4 pts higher
91%
10 of 11 admitted
This school91%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.84)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
59 of 63 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.83)
too few applicants to report30 applied
too few applicants to report27 applied
too few applicants to report20 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
Buhach Colony High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
32%
6 of 19 admitted
This school32%Overall30%
- Sacramento6 pts lower
88%
28 of 32 admitted
This school88%Overall94%
- FresnoAbout the same
96%
48 of 50 admitted
This school96%Overall96%
- StanislausAbout the same
96%
47 of 49 admitted
This school96%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 (438 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
42%
183 of 438 graduates
UC or CSU
16%
70 graduates
Community college
21%
91 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 36 | 8% |
| CSU | 34 | 8% |
| CA private college | 7 | 2% |
| Out of state | 15 | 3% |
| Community college | 91 | 21% |
| Not enrolled | 255 | 58% |
| Enrolled in college | 183 | 42% |
| Total | 438 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Black or African American
- 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 53%County median 44%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 15%County median 14%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 21%County median 15%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 2%
- Low-income students 76%County median 80%
- Graduates completing courses 40%County median 41%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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