Placer High School
- Public
- Auburn
- 347 seniors
- 1,239 students
UC admit rate
87%
26 of 30 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
7%
26 of 347 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
9%
30 of 347 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
—
— of 13 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
—
— of 13 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
Placer High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 6 campuses.
- Irvine4 pts higher
27%
4 of 15 admitted
This school27%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.14)
- San Diego16 pts higher
41%
7 of 17 admitted
This school41%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.07)
- Santa Barbara28 pts higher
60%
12 of 20 admitted
This school60%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.08)
- Davis28 pts higher
65%
13 of 20 admitted
This school65%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa Cruz14 pts higher
86%
12 of 14 admitted
This school86%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 4.03)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
10 of 10 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.91)
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report6 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
Placer High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 4.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
31%
8 of 26 admitted
This school31%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
37%
10 of 27 admitted
This school37%Overall34%
- SacramentoAbout the same
96%
22 of 23 admitted
This school96%Overall94%
- ChicoAbout the same
92%
22 of 24 admitted
This school92%Overall94%
~95% · 2 yrs pooled9 applied
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 (292 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
71%
207 of 292 graduates
UC or CSU
13%
39 graduates
Community college
47%
138 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 15 | 5% |
| CSU | 24 | 8% |
| CA private college | 8 | 3% |
| Out of state | 22 | 8% |
| Community college | 138 | 47% |
| Not enrolled | 85 | 29% |
| Enrolled in college | 207 | 71% |
| Total | 292 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
- 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. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 70%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 34%County median 39%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 35%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 16%
- Low-income students 32%County median 38%
- Graduates completing courses 54%County median 66%
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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