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🏆 Top 10 in Shasta County — UC Reach

Shasta 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 University Preparatory School · Redding 34.7% 2 Shasta High School · Redding 8.2% 3 Foothill High · 7.3% 4 West Valley High School · Cottonwood 5.8% 5 Enterprise High School · Redding 4.8%

Leaderboards by type — Shasta County (2025)

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

▲ Top 10 Public + Charter

Shasta County

1
University Preparatory School
Redding · Public
 34.7%
2
Shasta High School
Redding · Public
 8.2%
3
Foothill High
· Public
 7.3%
4
West Valley High School
Cottonwood · Public
 5.8%
5
Enterprise High School
Redding · Public
 4.8%

▲ Top 10 Private

Shasta County

Not enough schools in Shasta County for this list.

▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter

Shasta County

1
Enterprise High School
Redding · Public
 4.8%
2
West Valley High School
Cottonwood · Public
 5.8%
3
Foothill High
· Public
 7.3%
4
Shasta High School
Redding · Public
 8.2%
5
University Preparatory School
Redding · Public
 34.7%

▼ Bottom 10 Private

Shasta County

Not enough schools in Shasta County for this list.

Top 10 by individual UC campus — Shasta 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
University Preparatory School
Redding · Public
 2.4%

Top 10 — UCLA Reach

UCLA

1
University Preparatory School
Redding · Public
 3.2%

Top 10 — UCSD Reach

UC San Diego

1
University Preparatory School
Redding · Public
 8.1%
2
West Valley High School
Cottonwood · Public
 2.0%
3
Shasta High School
Redding · Public
 1.1%
4
Foothill High
· Public
 1.0%

Top 10 — UCSB Reach

UC Santa Barbara

1
University Preparatory School
Redding · Public
 8.1%
2
Shasta High School
Redding · Public
 3.6%
3
Foothill High
· Public
 2.7%
4
West Valley High School
Cottonwood · Public
 2.2%
5
Enterprise High School
Redding · Public
 2.2%

Top 10 — UCI Reach

UC Irvine

1
University Preparatory School
Redding · Public
 2.4%
2
West Valley High School
Cottonwood · Public
 0.9%

Top 10 — UCD Reach

UC Davis

1
University Preparatory School
Redding · Public
 10.5%
2
Foothill High
· Public
 3.7%
3
Shasta High School
Redding · Public
 3.6%
4
Enterprise High School
Redding · Public
 2.6%
5
West Valley High School
Cottonwood · Public
 0.7%

Beyond UC Reach — three more lenses on Shasta 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
University Preparatory School
Redding · Public
 86.9%
2
West Valley High School
Cottonwood · Public
 64.8%
3
Central Valley High
· Public
 52.9%
4
Shasta High School
Redding · Public
 47.1%
5
Foothill High
· Public
 42.7%
6
Fall River Junior-Senior Hs
Mcarthur · Public
 39.5%
7
Enterprise High School
Redding · Public
 39.1%
8
West Valley Early College High
· Public
 38.0%
9
Shasta Collegiate Academy
· Public
 28.9%
10
Redding Collegiate Academy
· Public
 21.2%

Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate

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

1
Shasta High School
Redding · Public
 90.5%
2
Enterprise High School
Redding · Public
 70.0%

Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity

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

1
West Valley Early College High
· Public
 255:1
2
Enterprise High School
Redding · Public
 281:1
3
Central Valley High
· Public
 299:1
4
Shasta High School
Redding · Public
 317:1
5
West Valley High School
Cottonwood · Public
 371:1
6
Foothill High
· Public
 407:1

Top 10 — Most Consistent

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

1
Shasta High School
avg 11.7% · σ 2.84
 σ 2.84
2
University Preparatory School
avg 35.8% · σ 5.27
 σ 5.27
3
West Valley High School
avg 9.2% · σ 5.63
 σ 5.63

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
University Preparatory School
Redding · Public
 23% '18 → 35% '25 +12.0pp
Enterprise High School
Redding · Public
 4% '18 → 5% '25 +1.3pp
Foothill High
· Public
 6% '18 → 7% '25 +1.0pp
Central Valley High
· Public
 3% '21 → 3% '24 +-0.5pp
West Valley High School
Cottonwood · Public
 9% '18 → 6% '25 +-3.3pp
Shasta High School
Redding · Public
 18% '18 → 8% '25 +-9.6pp

▼ Biggest declines

SchoolThen → NowΔ
Shasta High School
Redding · Public
 18% '18 → 8% '25 -9.6pp
West Valley High School
Cottonwood · Public
 9% '18 → 6% '25 -3.3pp
Central Valley High
· Public
 3% '21 → 3% '24 -0.5pp
Foothill High
· Public
 6% '18 → 7% '25 1.0pp
Enterprise High School
Redding · Public
 4% '18 → 5% '25 1.3pp
University Preparatory School
Redding · Public
 23% '18 → 35% '25 12.0pp

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
Foothill High
· Shasta · Public  Best in class
 +25.9% vs +12.3% +13.6pp
University Preparatory School
Redding · Shasta · Public  Best in class
 +23.6% vs +12.3% +11.3pp
Enterprise High School
Redding · Shasta · Public  Best in class
 +22.7% vs +12.3% +10.5pp
Shasta High School
Redding · Shasta · Public  Holding share
 +13.3% vs +12.3% +1.0pp
West Valley High School
Cottonwood · Shasta · Public  Weak at the gate
 +5.3% vs +12.3% -7.0pp

▼ Underperforming the county the most

SchoolSchool · CountyGap
West Valley High School
Cottonwood · Shasta · Public  Weak at the gate
 +5.3% vs +12.3% -7.0pp
Shasta High School
Redding · Shasta · Public  Holding share
 +13.3% vs +12.3% +1.0pp
Enterprise High School
Redding · Shasta · Public  Best in class
 +22.7% vs +12.3% +10.5pp
University Preparatory School
Redding · Shasta · Public  Best in class
 +23.6% vs +12.3% +11.3pp
Foothill High
· Shasta · Public  Best in class
 +25.9% vs +12.3% +13.6pp

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

3 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.
Foothill High
· Public
 4.01 62.9% +33.6pp
University Preparatory School
Redding · Public
 4.08 35.5% +11.2pp
Shasta High School
Redding · Public
 3.92 37.1% +8.6pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School GPA Actual Δ vs exp.
Shasta High School
Redding · Public
 3.92 37.1% 8.6pp
University Preparatory School
Redding · Public
 4.08 35.5% 11.2pp
Foothill High
· Public
 4.01 62.9% 33.6pp

Full rankings — every Shasta County high school by UC Reach

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6 schools · 2025 data · 1 hidden (under 50 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
University Preparatory School
Redding · Public  Best in class
 Shasta 124 1,009 34.7% 97.6% 35.5% 18.6% 24.2 5.7 121 43
2
Shasta High School
Redding · Public  Holding share
 Shasta 281 1,268 8.2% 36.6% 22.3% 30.4% 4.6 — 103 23
3
Foothill High
· Public  Best in class
 Shasta 300 1,487 7.3% 21.3% 34.4% 27.3% 3.7 — 64 22
4
West Valley High School
Cottonwood · Public  Weak at the gate
 Shasta 446 1,857 5.8% 42.8% 13.6% 15.4% 5.2 — 191 26
5
Enterprise High School
Redding · Public  Best in class
 Shasta 270 1,148 4.8% 34.4% 14.0% 53.9% 2.2 — 93 13
6
Shasta Charter Academy
Redding · Public  Sharp downturn
 Shasta 84 283 — 11.9% — — — — 10 —
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 →