River City High School
- Public
- West Sacramento
- 551 seniors
- 2,099 students
UC admit rate
72%
85 of 118 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
15%
85 of 551 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
21%
118 of 551 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
13%
7 of 55 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
4.6%
3 of 66 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
River City High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
13%
7 of 55 admitted
This school13%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.09)
- Berkeley9 pts lower
5%
3 of 66 admitted
This school5%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 4.01)
- IrvineAbout the same
23%
13 of 56 admitted
This school23%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.04)
- San Diego12 pts higher
37%
19 of 52 admitted
This school37%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.97)
- Santa Barbara6 pts higher
38%
23 of 60 admitted
This school38%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.98)
- Davis11 pts higher
48%
43 of 90 admitted
This school48%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa Cruz15 pts higher
87%
53 of 61 admitted
This school87%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.95)
- Riverside7 pts higher
94%
33 of 35 admitted
This school94%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 4.01)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
43 of 45 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.94)
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
River City High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo24 pts higher
54%
35 of 65 admitted
This school54%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
37%
26 of 70 admitted
This school37%Overall34%
- Long Beach14 pts higher
61%
34 of 56 admitted
This school61%Overall47%
- SacramentoAbout the same
93%
128 of 138 admitted
This school93%Overall94%
- Chico4 pts lower
90%
35 of 39 admitted
This school90%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 (463 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
66%
307 of 463 graduates
UC or CSU
20%
93 graduates
Community college
41%
192 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 21 | 5% |
| CSU | 72 | 16% |
| CA private college | 10 | 2% |
| Out of state | 12 | 3% |
| Community college | 192 | 41% |
| Not enrolled | 156 | 34% |
| Enrolled in college | 307 | 66% |
| Total | 463 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Black or African American, Two or more races, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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 60%County median 59%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 25%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 26%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 7%
- Low-income students 41%County median 63%
- Graduates completing courses 49%County median 45%
Across California
Other schools in Washington Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
Unlock full report