Valley High School
- Public
- Sacramento
- 413 seniors
- 1,539 students
UC admit rate
82%
75 of 92 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
18%
75 of 413 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
22%
92 of 413 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.4%
3 of 32 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
10%
5 of 48 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
Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
3 of 32 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.70)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
10%
5 of 48 admitted
This school10%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.77)
- IrvineAbout the same
23%
12 of 53 admitted
This school23%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.74)
- San Diego24 pts higher
49%
18 of 37 admitted
This school49%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.79)
- Santa Barbara6 pts higher
38%
10 of 26 admitted
This school38%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.50)
- Davis4 pts higher
41%
29 of 71 admitted
This school41%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.70)
- Santa Cruz31 pts lower
40%
14 of 35 admitted
This school40%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.44)
- Riverside8 pts lower
79%
26 of 33 admitted
This school79%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.64 (all applicants 3.52)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
50 of 52 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.59 (all applicants 3.53)
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
Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo14 pts higher
44%
15 of 34 admitted
This school44%Overall30%
- San Jose8 pts higher
88%
36 of 41 admitted
This school88%Overall80%
- FullertonAbout the same
87%
13 of 15 admitted
This school87%Overall87%
- Sacramento5 pts lower
89%
169 of 190 admitted
This school89%Overall94%
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 (311 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
72%
225 of 311 graduates
UC or CSU
33%
104 graduates
Community college
36%
112 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 30 | 10% |
| CSU | 74 | 24% |
| CA private college | 4 | 1% |
| Out of state | 5 | 2% |
| Community college | 112 | 36% |
| Not enrolled | 86 | 28% |
| Enrolled in college | 225 | 72% |
| Total | 311 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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 50%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 23%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 20%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 7%
- Low-income students 72%County median 63%
- Graduates completing courses 48%County median 50%
Across California
Other schools in Elk Grove 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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