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🏆 Top 10 in El Dorado County — UC Reach

El Dorado County · 2025 · ≥50 seniors
What is UC Reach? UC Reach = unique top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size — the share of a school's entire graduating class that reaches the six most selective UCs (Berkeley, UCLA, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis). It's a better gauge of school-wide success than admit rate, which only reflects the handful of students who applied.
Why it beats admit rate: if 6 students apply to the top UCs and all get in, that's a 100% admit rate — but at a 1,000-senior school it's a UC Reach of just 0.6% (6 ÷ 1,000). By contrast, a school where 250 of 1,000 seniors land a top-UC admit has a 25% UC Reach — far stronger, even though its admit rate is lower.
Why some schools are over 100%? Out of every 100 seniors at these schools, the class is generating more than 100 admissions to the six most selective UCs — meaning the typical strong student is getting in at multiple top campuses (UCLA + UCSD, or Berkeley + UCSB + Irvine, for example). It's a rare achievement: fewer than 1% of California high schools clear 100% UC Reach.
1 Oak Ridge High School · El Dorado Hills 31.5% 2 South Tahoe High School · South Lake Tahoe 19.0% 3 Ponderosa High School · Shingle Springs 13.8% 4 El Dorado High · 9.7% 5 Union Mine High School · El Dorado 7.2%

Leaderboards by type — El Dorado County (2025)

Top and bottom schools by UC Reach, split public/charter vs private (≥50 seniors). Scoped to El Dorado County — change the County filter above to rescope.

▲ Top 10 Public + Charter

El Dorado County

1
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · Public
 31.5%
2
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · Public
 19.0%
3
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · Public
 13.8%
4
El Dorado High
· Public
 9.7%
5
Union Mine High School
El Dorado · Public
 7.2%

▲ Top 10 Private

El Dorado County

Not enough schools in El Dorado County for this list.

▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter

El Dorado County

1
Union Mine High School
El Dorado · Public
 7.2%
2
El Dorado High
· Public
 9.7%
3
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · Public
 13.8%
4
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · Public
 19.0%
5
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · Public
 31.5%

▼ Bottom 10 Private

El Dorado County

Not enough schools in El Dorado County for this list.

Top 10 by individual UC campus — El Dorado County · 2025

Where each UC campus lands its admits, as a share of each high school's senior class. Same 50-senior floor.

Top 10 — UCB Reach

UC Berkeley

1
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · Public
 2.4%
2
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · Public
 2.1%

Top 10 — UCLA Reach

UCLA

1
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · Public
 2.0%
2
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · Public
 1.2%
3
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · Public
 0.7%

Top 10 — UCSD Reach

UC San Diego

1
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · Public
 6.6%
2
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · Public
 4.5%
3
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · Public
 3.5%
4
Union Mine High School
El Dorado · Public
 2.0%
5
El Dorado High
· Public
 1.6%

Top 10 — UCSB Reach

UC Santa Barbara

1
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · Public
 7.7%
2
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · Public
 5.0%
3
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · Public
 4.0%
4
El Dorado High
· Public
 2.9%
5
Union Mine High School
El Dorado · Public
 2.8%

Top 10 — UCI Reach

UC Irvine

1
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · Public
 3.1%
2
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · Public
 0.7%

Top 10 — UCD Reach

UC Davis

1
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · Public
 9.6%
2
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · Public
 6.2%
3
El Dorado High
· Public
 5.2%
4
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · Public
 4.9%
5
Union Mine High School
El Dorado · Public
 2.4%

Beyond UC Reach — more lenses on El Dorado County

UC Reach measures who gets in. These lenses measure the upstream pipeline (A-G), the downstream outcome (UC graduation), the capacity that drives the pipeline (counselors), reliability over time (consistency), grade-11 academic preparation (CAASPP SBAC ELA & Math), and private-school financial strength. Click any school for its full profile.

Top 10 — A-G Completion

% of graduates meeting UC/CSU course requirements · 2024-25 cohort

1
John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills
· Public
 93.5%
2
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · Public
 73.7%
3
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · Public
 53.6%
4
Union Mine High School
El Dorado · Public
 48.3%
5
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · Public
 41.9%
6
Golden Sierra Junior Senior High
· Public
 41.0%
7
El Dorado High
· Public
 39.4%
8
Sky Mountain Charter School
Placerville · Public
 26.4%

Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate

% of UC entrants who finished in 6 years · cohort N ≥ 20

1
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · Public
 95.2%
2
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · Public
 90.5%
3
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · Public
 89.7%
4
Union Mine High School
El Dorado · Public
 76.9%

Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity

Lowest students-per-counselor (ASCA target 250:1) · public/charter, ≥500 students

1
Union Mine High School
El Dorado · Public
 343:1
2
El Dorado High
· Public
 362:1
3
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · Public
 409:1
4
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · Public
 420:1
5
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · Public
 469:1
6
Charter Montessori Valley View Campus
· Public
 1195:1

Top 10 — Most Consistent

Lowest UC Reach std-dev across 5 years (above-CA-median mean)

1
Ponderosa High School
avg 10.0% · σ 2.48
 σ 2.48
2
Oak Ridge High School
avg 22.3% · σ 6.56
 σ 6.56
3
South Tahoe High School
avg 14.3% · σ 7.05
 σ 7.05

Top 10 — SBAC ELA met/exceeded

% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30

1
John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills
· n=53 · 2025
 89%
2
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · n=555 · 2025
 78%
3
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · n=344 · 2025
 71%
4
Sky Mountain Charter School
Placerville · n=153 · 2025
 71%
5
Golden Sierra Junior Senior High
· n=59 · 2025
 69%
6
Charter Community School Home Study Academy
· n=65 · 2025
 66%
7
El Dorado High
· n=246 · 2025
 65%
8
Union Mine High School
El Dorado · n=228 · 2025
 61%
9
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · n=236 · 2025
 42%
10
Independence Continuation
· n=50 · 2025
 16%

Top 10 — SBAC Math met/exceeded

% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30

1
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · n=555 · 2025
 65%
2
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · n=342 · 2025
 49%
3
Sky Mountain Charter School
Placerville · n=153 · 2025
 42%
4
John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills
· n=53 · 2025
 42%
5
El Dorado High
· n=248 · 2025
 31%
6
Charter Community School Home Study Academy
· n=66 · 2025
 30%
7
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · n=236 · 2025
 28%
8
Union Mine High School
El Dorado · n=228 · 2025
 26%
9
Golden Sierra Junior Senior High
· n=59 · 2025
 20%
10
Independence Continuation
· n=49 · 2025
 2%

Top 10 — Private Net Assets

Wealthiest CA private high schools · IRS Form 990 · latest fiscal year

No private-school 990 data for this filter.

Reach momentum — biggest gains & declines over time ⓘ

≥50 seniors · earliest→latest year

Which schools are moving a growing — or shrinking — share of their graduating class into the six most selective UCs. Reflects the current county/type filter.

▲ Biggest gains

SchoolThen → NowΔ
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · Public
 9% '18 → 19% '25 +9.7pp
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · Public
 8% '18 → 14% '25 +6.2pp
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · Public
 25% '18 → 32% '25 +6.1pp
El Dorado High
· Public
 6% '18 → 10% '25 +3.4pp
Union Mine High School
El Dorado · Public
 9% '18 → 7% '25 +-1.6pp

▼ Biggest declines

SchoolThen → NowΔ
Union Mine High School
El Dorado · Public
 9% '18 → 7% '25 -1.6pp
El Dorado High
· Public
 6% '18 → 10% '25 3.4pp
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · Public
 25% '18 → 32% '25 6.1pp
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · Public
 8% '18 → 14% '25 6.2pp
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · Public
 9% '18 → 19% '25 9.7pp

Demand momentum — biggest gaps vs the county baseline ⓘ

grade-12 enrollment Δ vs. county · ≥80 students

The demographic tide is shrinking CA enrollment ~10% over 7 years statewide, so absolute decline alone is noise. The gap vs the county baseline is the actionable signal — schools losing share faster than their demographic floor are the ones to watch. Reflects the current county/type filter.

▲ Outperforming the county the most

SchoolSchool · CountyGap
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · El Dorado · Public  Watch — engagement
 +14.5% vs +8.6% +5.9pp
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · El Dorado · Public  Weak at the gate
 +2.8% vs +8.6% -5.9pp
Union Mine High School
El Dorado · El Dorado · Public  Demand problem
 -0.4% vs +8.6% -9.0pp
El Dorado High
· El Dorado · Public  Sharp downturn
 -7.3% vs +8.6% -15.9pp
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · El Dorado · Public  Sharp downturn
 -10.2% vs +8.6% -18.9pp

▼ Underperforming the county the most

SchoolSchool · CountyGap
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · El Dorado · Public  Sharp downturn
 -10.2% vs +8.6% -18.9pp
El Dorado High
· El Dorado · Public  Sharp downturn
 -7.3% vs +8.6% -15.9pp
Union Mine High School
El Dorado · El Dorado · Public  Demand problem
 -0.4% vs +8.6% -9.0pp
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · El Dorado · Public  Weak at the gate
 +2.8% vs +8.6% -5.9pp
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · El Dorado · Public  Watch — engagement
 +14.5% vs +8.6% +5.9pp

GPA Performance — over/under their predicted UC admit rate ⓘ

5 schools eligible · 2025

Each dot is one school. The diagonal is the per-campus GPA expectation — points above it admit students at higher rates than their GPA mix predicts; points below admit at lower rates. Schools need ≥30 top-6 UC applications and data across ≥3 campuses to appear.

▲ Top 10 outperformers

School GPA Actual Δ vs exp.
El Dorado High
· Public
 3.88 46.9% +18.1pp
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · Public
 3.95 34.8% +12.0pp
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · Public
 4.03 34.9% +9.3pp
Union Mine High School
El Dorado · Public
 3.85 35.3% +6.6pp
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · Public
 3.97 23.0% +0.9pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School GPA Actual Δ vs exp.
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · Public
 3.97 23.0% 0.9pp
Union Mine High School
El Dorado · Public
 3.85 35.3% 6.6pp
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · Public
 4.03 34.9% 9.3pp
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · Public
 3.95 34.8% 12.0pp
El Dorado High
· Public
 3.88 46.9% 18.1pp

Full rankings — every El Dorado County high school by UC Reach

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6 schools · 2025 data · 1 hidden (under 100 seniors)
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# School County Seniors ⓘ Total Enroll ⓘ UC Reach ⓘ App Reach ⓘ Admit Rate ⓘ Yield ⓘ Selective Reach ⓘ Elite Reach ⓘ Raw Apps ⓘ Raw Admits ⓘ
1
Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills · Public  Weak at the gate
 El Dorado 635 2,346 31.5% 136.7% 23.0% 29.0% 21.9 4.4 868 200
2
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe · Public  Watch — engagement
 El Dorado 242 1,076 19.0% 62.8% 30.3% 6.5% 12.8 3.3 152 46
3
Ponderosa High School
Shingle Springs · Public  Sharp downturn
 El Dorado 428 1,675 13.8% 45.6% 30.3% 18.6% 8.9 0.7 195 59
4
El Dorado High
· Public  Sharp downturn
 El Dorado 310 1,135 9.7% 34.2% 28.3% 26.7% 4.5 — 106 30
5
Union Mine High School
El Dorado · Public  Demand problem
 El Dorado 249 1,033 7.2% 32.5% 22.2% — 4.8 — 81 18
6
Sky Mountain Charter School
Placerville · Public  Strong demand
 El Dorado 114 583 — 13.2% — — — — 15 —
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size. Where UCOP has not published unique-student totals, campus admits are summed — students admitted to more than one of the 6 campuses are counted at each, so values above 100% indicate strong students winning multiple competitive UC offers. Schools with fewer than 100 seniors are excluded from the leaderboard by default — a small cohort with one strong year can otherwise dominate. See methodology →