Pleasant Valley High School
- Public
- Chico
- 482 seniors
- 1,960 students
UC admit rate
66%
35 of 53 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
7%
35 of 482 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
11%
53 of 482 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
β
β of 23 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
14%
3 of 21 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
Pleasant Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
3 of 21 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.82)
- San DiegoAbout the same
22%
7 of 32 admitted
This school22%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.86)
- Santa Barbara8 pts higher
41%
13 of 32 admitted
This school41%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.93)
- Davis11 pts higher
49%
17 of 35 admitted
This school49%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa Cruz10 pts lower
61%
11 of 18 admitted
This school61%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.70)
- Riverside13 pts higher
100%
12 of 12 admitted
This school100%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.77)
- Merced5 pts lower
91%
10 of 11 admitted
This school91%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.72)
too few applicants to report23 applied
too few applicants to report23 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
Pleasant Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo6 pts lower
24%
13 of 55 admitted
This school24%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
35%
22 of 62 admitted
This school35%Overall34%
- Long Beach20 pts higher
67%
20 of 30 admitted
This school67%Overall47%
- ChicoAbout the same
95%
92 of 97 admitted
This school95%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 (392 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
80%
315 of 392 graduates
UC or CSU
14%
55 graduates
Community college
59%
232 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 12 | 3% |
| CSU | 43 | 11% |
| CA private college | 11 | 3% |
| Out of state | 17 | 4% |
| Community college | 232 | 59% |
| Not enrolled | 77 | 20% |
| Enrolled in college | 315 | 80% |
| Total | 392 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, 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 75%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 44%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 45%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 10%
- Low-income students 50%County median 55%
- Graduates completing courses 39%County median 36%
Across California
Other schools in Chico Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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