Madera South High School
- Public
- Madera
- 386 seniors
- 1,810 students
UC admit rate
86%
54 of 63 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
14%
54 of 386 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
16%
63 of 386 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
10%
3 of 30 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
14%
4 of 29 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
Madera South High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
3 of 30 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.89)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
4 of 29 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.88)
- Irvine10 pts higher
32%
11 of 34 admitted
This school32%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.89)
- San Diego11 pts higher
36%
8 of 22 admitted
This school36%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.83)
- Santa Barbara14 pts higher
47%
7 of 15 admitted
This school47%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.62)
- Davis14 pts higher
51%
21 of 41 admitted
This school51%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.88)
- Santa Cruz15 pts lower
57%
17 of 30 admitted
This school57%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.72)
- RiversideAbout the same
85%
11 of 13 admitted
This school85%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.74)
- Merced4 pts lower
92%
36 of 39 admitted
This school92%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.74)
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
Madera South High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis Obispo7 pts higher
37%
11 of 30 admitted
This school37%Overall30%
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
27 of 27 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- Monterey Bay5 pts higher
100%
31 of 31 admitted
This school100%Overall95%
- FresnoAbout the same
99%
134 of 135 admitted
This school99%Overall96%
- StanislausAbout the same
100%
15 of 15 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 (437 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
75%
326 of 437 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
76 graduates
Community college
56%
243 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 15 | 3% |
| CSU | 61 | 14% |
| CA private college | 3 | 1% |
| Out of state | 4 | 1% |
| Community college | 243 | 56% |
| Not enrolled | 111 | 25% |
| Enrolled in college | 326 | 75% |
| Total | 437 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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 45%County median 54%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 9%County median 16%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 2%County median 3%
- Low-income students 95%County median 72%
- Graduates completing courses 55%County median 52%
Across California
Other schools in Madera 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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