Merced County high schools by UC admissions, fall 2025

Year

Ranked by the share of each school's seniors (12th graders) admitted to at least one UC campus: admits and seniors from the same year, so large and small schools compare fairly.

See CSU rankings

Include schools with under 50 seniors

Showing 1–14 of 14 schools


Delhi High School Delhi · Public	162	35%	95%	33%	41%
Golden Valley High School Merced · Public	434	23%	92%	21%	34%
El Capitan High School Merced · Public	461	20%	92%	18%	50%
Atwater High School Atwater · Public	479	19%	87%	17%	28%
Los Banos High School Los Banos · Public	352	19%	88%	17%	49%
Dos Palos High School Dos Palos · Public	151	17%	88%	15%	25%
Buhach Colony High School Atwater · Public	421	16%	93%	15%	40%
Livingston High School Livingston · Public	296	17%	88%	15%	29%
Gustine High School Gustine · Public	128	16%	90%	14%	42%
Merced High School Merced · Public	441	17%	75%	13%	21%
Pacheco High School Los Banos · Public	443	15%	85%	13%	46%
Hilmar High School Hilmar · Public	160	9%	53%	5%	41%
Le Grand High School Le Grand · Public	117	—	—	—	53%
Yosemite High School (Continuation) Merced · Public	223	—	too few	—	—

Fall 2025. Seniors are 12th graders enrolled that October. Ticks mark the county median. "Too few" means under 10 applicants or counts the source hides. A–G complete is the share of graduates who finished the UC/CSU required courses (public schools, latest published class).

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