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🏆 Top 10 in Madera County — UC Reach

Madera 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 Yosemite High School · Oakhurst 18.1% 2 Matilda Torres High School · Madera 17.0% 3 Madera High School · Madera 14.9% 4 Madera South High School · Madera 14.0% 5 Liberty High · 12.1% 6 Chowchilla Union High School · Chowchilla 11.9%

Leaderboards by type — Madera County (2025)

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

▲ Top 10 Public + Charter

Madera County

1
Yosemite High School
Oakhurst · Public
 18.1%
2
Matilda Torres High School
Madera · Public
 17.0%
3
Madera High School
Madera · Public
 14.9%
4
Madera South High School
Madera · Public
 14.0%
5
Liberty High
· Public
 12.1%
6
Chowchilla Union High School
Chowchilla · Public
 11.9%

▲ Top 10 Private

Madera County

Not enough schools in Madera County for this list.

▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter

Madera County

1
Chowchilla Union High School
Chowchilla · Public
 11.9%
2
Liberty High
· Public
 12.1%
3
Madera South High School
Madera · Public
 14.0%
4
Madera High School
Madera · Public
 14.9%
5
Matilda Torres High School
Madera · Public
 17.0%
6
Yosemite High School
Oakhurst · Public
 18.1%

▼ Bottom 10 Private

Madera County

Not enough schools in Madera County for this list.

Top 10 by individual UC campus — Madera 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
Matilda Torres High School
Madera · Public
 2.0%
2
Madera High School
Madera · Public
 1.8%
3
Chowchilla Union High School
Chowchilla · Public
 1.7%
4
Madera South High School
Madera · Public
 1.0%

Top 10 — UCLA Reach

UCLA

1
Matilda Torres High School
Madera · Public
 1.0%
2
Madera High School
Madera · Public
 0.8%
3
Madera South High School
Madera · Public
 0.8%

Top 10 — UCSD Reach

UC San Diego

1
Yosemite High School
Oakhurst · Public
 5.1%
2
Matilda Torres High School
Madera · Public
 3.3%
3
Madera High School
Madera · Public
 2.8%
4
Madera South High School
Madera · Public
 2.1%
5
Liberty High
· Public
 1.7%
6
Chowchilla Union High School
Chowchilla · Public
 1.3%

Top 10 — UCSB Reach

UC Santa Barbara

1
Yosemite High School
Oakhurst · Public
 5.1%
2
Liberty High
· Public
 3.5%
3
Chowchilla Union High School
Chowchilla · Public
 3.0%
4
Madera High School
Madera · Public
 2.8%
5
Matilda Torres High School
Madera · Public
 2.2%
6
Madera South High School
Madera · Public
 1.8%

Top 10 — UCI Reach

UC Irvine

1
Yosemite High School
Oakhurst · Public
 3.6%
2
Madera High School
Madera · Public
 3.1%
3
Chowchilla Union High School
Chowchilla · Public
 3.0%
4
Liberty High
· Public
 2.9%
5
Madera South High School
Madera · Public
 2.8%
6
Matilda Torres High School
Madera · Public
 2.7%

Top 10 — UCD Reach

UC Davis

1
Matilda Torres High School
Madera · Public
 5.9%
2
Madera South High School
Madera · Public
 5.4%
3
Yosemite High School
Oakhurst · Public
 4.3%
4
Liberty High
· Public
 4.0%
5
Madera High School
Madera · Public
 3.6%
6
Chowchilla Union High School
Chowchilla · Public
 3.0%

Beyond UC Reach — three more lenses on Madera 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), and reliability over time (consistency). Click any school for its full profile.

Top 10 — A-G Completion

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

1
Matilda Torres High School
Madera · Public
 61.2%
2
Liberty High
· Public
 58.3%
3
Minarets Charter High School
Oneals · Public
 57.8%
4
Yosemite High School
Oakhurst · Public
 48.8%
5
Minarets High School
Oneals · Public
 47.1%
6
Madera High School
Madera · Public
 46.7%
7
Madera South High School
Madera · Public
 45.3%
8
Chowchilla Union High School
Chowchilla · Public
 35.9%

Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate

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

1
Madera High School
Madera · Public
 79.2%
2
Yosemite High School
Oakhurst · Public
 72.0%
3
Madera South High School
Madera · Public
 60.0%

Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity

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

1
Madera South High School
Madera · Public
 201:1
2
Yosemite High School
Oakhurst · Public
 255:1
3
Madera High School
Madera · Public
 275:1
4
Chowchilla Union High School
Chowchilla · Public
 346:1
5
Liberty High
· Public
 388:1
6
Matilda Torres High School
Madera · Public
 652:1

Top 10 — Most Consistent

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

1
Madera High School
avg 12.4% · σ 2.97
 σ 2.97
2
Yosemite High School
avg 17.3% · σ 5.36
 σ 5.36
3
Madera South High School
avg 12.2% · σ 5.95
 σ 5.95

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
Liberty High
· Public
 2% '18 → 12% '25 +9.7pp
Chowchilla Union High School
Chowchilla · Public
 3% '18 → 12% '25 +8.8pp
Madera South High School
Madera · Public
 6% '18 → 14% '25 +8.2pp
Matilda Torres High School
Madera · Public
 12% '23 → 17% '25 +5.4pp
Madera High School
Madera · Public
 10% '18 → 15% '25 +4.9pp
Yosemite High School
Oakhurst · Public
 20% '18 → 18% '25 +-2.1pp

▼ Biggest declines

SchoolThen → NowΔ
Yosemite High School
Oakhurst · Public
 20% '18 → 18% '25 -2.1pp
Madera High School
Madera · Public
 10% '18 → 15% '25 4.9pp
Matilda Torres High School
Madera · Public
 12% '23 → 17% '25 5.4pp
Madera South High School
Madera · Public
 6% '18 → 14% '25 8.2pp
Chowchilla Union High School
Chowchilla · Public
 3% '18 → 12% '25 8.8pp
Liberty High
· Public
 2% '18 → 12% '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
Liberty High
· Madera · Public  Best in class
 +59.2% vs +6.9% +52.3pp
Matilda Torres High School
Madera · Madera · Public  Strong demand
 +34.4% vs +2.9% +31.4pp
Chowchilla Union High School
Chowchilla · Madera · Public  Weak at the gate
 +0.9% vs +6.9% -6.0pp
Madera High School
Madera · Madera · Public  Material decline
 -19.7% vs +6.9% -26.6pp
Madera South High School
Madera · Madera · Public  Compounding decline
 -31.0% vs +6.9% -37.9pp
Yosemite High School
Oakhurst · Madera · Public  Compounding decline
 -36.7% vs +6.9% -43.6pp

▼ Underperforming the county the most

SchoolSchool · CountyGap
Yosemite High School
Oakhurst · Madera · Public  Compounding decline
 -36.7% vs +6.9% -43.6pp
Madera South High School
Madera · Madera · Public  Compounding decline
 -31.0% vs +6.9% -37.9pp
Madera High School
Madera · Madera · Public  Material decline
 -19.7% vs +6.9% -26.6pp
Chowchilla Union High School
Chowchilla · Madera · Public  Weak at the gate
 +0.9% vs +6.9% -6.0pp
Matilda Torres High School
Madera · Madera · Public  Strong demand
 +34.4% vs +2.9% +31.4pp
Liberty High
· Madera · Public  Best in class
 +59.2% vs +6.9% +52.3pp

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

6 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.
Yosemite High School
Oakhurst · Public
 4.14 56.8% +24.7pp
Chowchilla Union High School
Chowchilla · Public
 3.80 42.4% +17.4pp
Liberty High
· Public
 4.17 47.7% +13.8pp
Madera High School
Madera · Public
 3.74 32.0% +11.7pp
Madera South High School
Madera · Public
 3.85 31.6% +10.2pp
Matilda Torres High School
Madera · Public
 3.89 28.8% +8.3pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School GPA Actual Δ vs exp.
Matilda Torres High School
Madera · Public
 3.89 28.8% 8.3pp
Madera South High School
Madera · Public
 3.85 31.6% 10.2pp
Madera High School
Madera · Public
 3.74 32.0% 11.7pp
Liberty High
· Public
 4.17 47.7% 13.8pp
Chowchilla Union High School
Chowchilla · Public
 3.80 42.4% 17.4pp
Yosemite High School
Oakhurst · Public
 4.14 56.8% 24.7pp

Full rankings — every Madera County high school by UC Reach

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6 schools · 2025 data
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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
Yosemite High School
Oakhurst · Public  Compounding decline
 Madera 138 542 18.1% 44.9% 40.3% 32.0% 13.8 — 62 25
2
Matilda Torres High School
Madera · Public  Strong demand
 Madera 511 2,017 17.0% 59.1% 28.8% 18.4% 11.2 2.9 302 87
3
Madera High School
Madera · Public  Material decline
 Madera 390 1,869 14.9% 46.4% 32.0% 24.1% 11.3 2.6 181 58
4
Madera South High School
Madera · Public  Compounding decline
 Madera 386 1,859 14.0% 44.3% 31.6% 22.2% 8.6 1.8 171 54
5
Liberty High
· Public  Best in class
 Madera 173 748 12.1% 42.2% 28.8% 19.1% 8.1 — 73 21
6
Chowchilla Union High School
Chowchilla · Public  Weak at the gate
 Madera 236 1,017 11.9% 34.3% 34.6% — 8.9 1.7 81 28
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 50 seniors are excluded from the leaderboard by default — a small cohort with one strong year can otherwise dominate. See methodology →