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🏆 Top 10 in Humboldt County — UC Reach

Humboldt 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 Arcata High School · Arcata 22.0% 2 Fortuna Union High School · Fortuna 6.2% 3 Eureka Senior High · 3.9% 4 Eureka Senior High School · Eureka 3.9% 5 Mckinleyville High School · Mckinleyville 2.5%

Leaderboards by type — Humboldt County (2025)

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

▲ Top 10 Public + Charter

Humboldt County

1
Arcata High School
Arcata · Public
 22.0%
2
Fortuna Union High School
Fortuna · Public
 6.2%
3
Eureka Senior High
· Public
 3.9%
4
Eureka Senior High School
Eureka · Public
 3.9%
5
Mckinleyville High School
Mckinleyville · Public
 2.5%

▲ Top 10 Private

Humboldt County

Not enough schools in Humboldt County for this list.

▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter

Humboldt County

1
Mckinleyville High School
Mckinleyville · Public
 2.5%
2
Eureka Senior High
· Public
 3.9%
3
Eureka Senior High School
Eureka · Public
 3.9%
4
Fortuna Union High School
Fortuna · Public
 6.2%
5
Arcata High School
Arcata · Public
 22.0%

▼ Bottom 10 Private

Humboldt County

Not enough schools in Humboldt County for this list.

🎯 Specialized high schools — Humboldt County · 2025

Top UC Reach for schools with senior classes of 25–99. These are typically magnet programs, specialized charters, and small Catholic preps — too small to compare cleanly against comprehensive public high schools, but the most UC-effective small schools in California are here.

▲ Top 10 Small Public + Charter

Humboldt County

1
Academy of the Redwoods
Eureka · Public
 51.1%

▲ Top 10 Small Private

Humboldt County

Not enough schools in Humboldt County for this list.

Top 10 by individual UC campus — Humboldt 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
Arcata High School
Arcata · Public
 1.9%

Top 10 — UCLA Reach

UCLA

1
Arcata High School
Arcata · Public
 1.5%

Top 10 — UCSD Reach

UC San Diego

1
Arcata High School
Arcata · Public
 3.0%

Top 10 — UCSB Reach

UC Santa Barbara

1
Arcata High School
Arcata · Public
 7.2%
2
Fortuna Union High School
Fortuna · Public
 3.4%
3
Eureka Senior High
· Public
 1.7%
4
Eureka Senior High School
Eureka · Public
 1.7%

Top 10 — UCI Reach

UC Irvine

1
Arcata High School
Arcata · Public
 3.0%

Top 10 — UCD Reach

UC Davis

1
Arcata High School
Arcata · Public
 5.3%
2
Fortuna Union High School
Fortuna · Public
 2.8%
3
Mckinleyville High School
Mckinleyville · Public
 2.5%
4
Eureka Senior High
· Public
 2.1%
5
Eureka Senior High School
Eureka · Public
 2.1%

Beyond UC Reach — more lenses on Humboldt 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
Academy of the Redwoods
Eureka · Public
 76.7%
2
Arcata High School
Arcata · Public
 55.6%
3
Mckinleyville High School
Mckinleyville · Public
 55.0%
4
Fortuna Union High School
Fortuna · Public
 41.7%
5
South Fork High School
Miranda · Public
 40.0%
6
Northern United - Humboldt Charter
· Public
 37.0%
7
Alder Grove Charter School 2
· Public
 30.3%
8
Eureka Senior High
· Public
 29.8%
9
Hoopa Valley High School
Hoopa · Public
 24.5%

Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate

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

1
Arcata High School
Arcata · Public
 90.0%

Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity

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

1
Mckinleyville High School
Mckinleyville · Public
 179:1
2
Fortuna Union High School
Fortuna · Public
 208:1
3
Arcata High School
Arcata · Public
 256:1
4
Eureka Senior High
· Public
 386:1

Top 10 — Most Consistent

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

1
Arcata High School
avg 20.5% · σ 3.84
 σ 3.84
2
Mckinleyville High School
avg 9.9% · σ 8.79
 σ 8.79

Top 10 — SBAC ELA met/exceeded

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

1
Academy of the Redwoods
Eureka · n=37 · 2025
 81%
2
Arcata High School
Arcata · n=242 · 2025
 66%
3
Alder Grove Charter School 2
· n=33 · 2025
 55%
4
Ferndale High School
Ferndale · n=33 · 2025
 52%
5
Eureka Senior High
· n=256 · 2025
 51%
6
Mckinleyville High School
Mckinleyville · n=133 · 2025
 46%
7
Fortuna Union High School
Fortuna · n=177 · 2025
 45%
8
Hoopa Valley High School
Hoopa · n=66 · 2025
 42%
9
Northern United - Humboldt Charter
· n=33 · 2025
 36%
10
South Fork High School
Miranda · n=48 · 2025
 23%

Top 10 — SBAC Math met/exceeded

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

1
Academy of the Redwoods
Eureka · n=37 · 2025
 70%
2
Arcata High School
Arcata · n=242 · 2025
 37%
3
Ferndale High School
Ferndale · n=33 · 2025
 30%
4
Mckinleyville High School
Mckinleyville · n=134 · 2025
 23%
5
Northern United - Humboldt Charter
· n=33 · 2025
 21%
6
Eureka Senior High
· n=257 · 2025
 21%
7
Alder Grove Charter School 2
· n=33 · 2025
 18%
8
Hoopa Valley High School
Hoopa · n=65 · 2025
 15%
9
Fortuna Union High School
Fortuna · n=176 · 2025
 11%
10
South Fork High School
Miranda · n=47 · 2025
 9%

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
Arcata High School
Arcata · Public
 20% '18 → 22% '25 +1.5pp
Fortuna Union High School
Fortuna · Public
 6% '18 → 6% '25 +0.2pp
Eureka Senior High School
Eureka · Public
 5% '19 → 4% '25 +-1.3pp
Mckinleyville High School
Mckinleyville · Public
 4% '18 → 2% '25 +-1.7pp
Eureka Senior High
· Public
 8% '18 → 4% '25 +-3.9pp

▼ Biggest declines

SchoolThen → NowΔ
Eureka Senior High
· Public
 8% '18 → 4% '25 -3.9pp
Mckinleyville High School
Mckinleyville · Public
 4% '18 → 2% '25 -1.7pp
Eureka Senior High School
Eureka · Public
 5% '19 → 4% '25 -1.3pp
Fortuna Union High School
Fortuna · Public
 6% '18 → 6% '25 0.2pp
Arcata High School
Arcata · Public
 20% '18 → 22% '25 1.5pp

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
Arcata High School
Arcata · Humboldt · Public  Demand problem
 +35.5% vs +41.0% -5.6pp
Eureka Senior High
· Humboldt · Public  Material decline
 +25.0% vs +41.0% -16.0pp
Fortuna Union High School
Fortuna · Humboldt · Public  Compounding decline
 +5.4% vs +41.0% -35.6pp
Mckinleyville High School
Mckinleyville · Humboldt · Public  Material decline
 -4.3% vs +41.0% -45.3pp

▼ Underperforming the county the most

SchoolSchool · CountyGap
Mckinleyville High School
Mckinleyville · Humboldt · Public  Material decline
 -4.3% vs +41.0% -45.3pp
Fortuna Union High School
Fortuna · Humboldt · Public  Compounding decline
 +5.4% vs +41.0% -35.6pp
Eureka Senior High
· Humboldt · Public  Material decline
 +25.0% vs +41.0% -16.0pp
Arcata High School
Arcata · Humboldt · Public  Demand problem
 +35.5% vs +41.0% -5.6pp

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

1 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.
Arcata High School
Arcata · Public
 4.10 31.7% +7.0pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School GPA Actual Δ vs exp.
Arcata High School
Arcata · Public
 4.10 31.7% 7.0pp

Full rankings — every Humboldt County high school by UC Reach

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5 schools · 2025 data · 3 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
Arcata High School
Arcata · Public  Demand problem
 Humboldt 264 1,007 22.0% 69.3% 31.7% 24.1% 16.7 3.4 183 58
2
Fortuna Union High School
Fortuna · Public  Compounding decline
 Humboldt 177 826 6.2% 28.8% 21.6% 27.3% 3.4 — 51 11
3
Eureka Senior High
· Public  Material decline
 Humboldt 286 1,162 3.9% 23.8% 16.2% — 1.8 — 68 11
4
Eureka Senior High School
Eureka · Public
 Humboldt 286 1,162 3.9% 23.8% 16.2% — 1.8 — 68 11
5
Mckinleyville High School
Mckinleyville · Public  Material decline
 Humboldt 119 566 2.5% 16.8% 15.0% 100.0% — — 20 3
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 →