Ponderosa High School
- Public
- Shingle Springs
- 428 seniors
- 1,634 students
UC admit rate
79%
48 of 61 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
11%
48 of 428 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
14%
61 of 428 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
13%
3 of 24 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
—
— of 26 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
Ponderosa High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
13%
3 of 24 admitted
This school13%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.02)
- Irvine10 pts lower
12%
3 of 25 admitted
This school12%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.99)
- San Diego15 pts higher
39%
15 of 38 admitted
This school39%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.05)
- Santa Barbara8 pts higher
40%
17 of 42 admitted
This school40%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.02)
- Davis15 pts higher
53%
21 of 40 admitted
This school53%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.04)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
74%
26 of 35 admitted
This school74%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.91)
- Riverside7 pts higher
94%
16 of 17 admitted
This school94%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.87)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
18 of 18 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.90)
too few applicants to report26 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
Ponderosa High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
31%
14 of 45 admitted
This school31%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
36%
17 of 47 admitted
This school36%Overall34%
- Sacramento4 pts higher
97%
37 of 38 admitted
This school97%Overall94%
- ChicoAbout the same
97%
34 of 35 admitted
This school97%Overall94%
- San MarcosAbout the same
94%
16 of 17 admitted
This school94%Overall96%
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 (388 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
72%
280 of 388 graduates
UC or CSU
12%
45 graduates
Community college
45%
175 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 14 | 4% |
| CSU | 31 | 8% |
| CA private college | 5 | 1% |
| Out of state | 55 | 14% |
| Community college | 175 | 45% |
| Not enrolled | 108 | 28% |
| Enrolled in college | 280 | 72% |
| Total | 388 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, 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. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 71%County median 71%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 49%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 39%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 21%County median 14%
- Low-income students 17%County median 35%
- Graduates completing courses 51%County median 42%
Across California
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