Sheldon High School
- Public
- Sacramento
- 623 seniors
- 2,357 students
UC admit rate
79%
102 of 129 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
16%
102 of 623 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
21%
129 of 623 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
β
β of 55 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
6.6%
4 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
Sheldon High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.
- Berkeley7 pts lower
7%
4 of 61 admitted
This school7%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.85)
- Irvine12 pts higher
34%
23 of 68 admitted
This school34%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.81)
- San Diego6 pts lower
18%
12 of 65 admitted
This school18%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.82)
- Santa Barbara11 pts higher
43%
16 of 37 admitted
This school43%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.74)
- DavisAbout the same
35%
38 of 108 admitted
This school35%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.78)
- Santa Cruz9 pts lower
63%
27 of 43 admitted
This school63%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.63)
- RiversideAbout the same
86%
48 of 56 admitted
This school86%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.77)
- MercedAbout the same
97%
62 of 64 admitted
This school97%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.73)
too few applicants to report55 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
Sheldon High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- San Diego23 pts lower
12%
6 of 52 admitted
This school12%Overall34%
- San Jose15 pts lower
65%
32 of 49 admitted
This school65%Overall80%
- FullertonAbout the same
88%
14 of 16 admitted
This school88%Overall87%
- SacramentoAbout the same
92%
178 of 194 admitted
This school92%Overall94%
- Chico8 pts lower
86%
25 of 29 admitted
This school86%Overall94%
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 (534 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
78%
415 of 534 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
127 graduates
Community college
48%
256 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 37 | 7% |
| CSU | 90 | 17% |
| CA private college | 15 | 3% |
| Out of state | 17 | 3% |
| Community college | 256 | 48% |
| Not enrolled | 119 | 22% |
| Enrolled in college | 415 | 78% |
| Total | 534 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Filipino, Two or more races, Pacific Islander
- 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 65%County median 50%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 30%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 31%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 7%
- Low-income students 53%County median 63%
- Graduates completing courses 47%County median 50%
Across California
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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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