Buhach Colony High School

  • Public
  • Atwater
  • 421 seniors
  • 1,670 students
Year

UC admit rate

93%

64 of 69 applicants, fall 2025

County median 88%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

64 of 421 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

16%

69 of 421 seniors

County median 17%

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 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

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 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 (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

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC368%
CSU348%
CA private college72%
Out of state153%
Community college9121%
Not enrolled25558%
Enrolled in college18342%
Total438100%

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
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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 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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