Davis Senior High School

Davis · Yolo County

Public Yolo County ~560 seniors

Data Year

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

1,789 (2018) → 1,758 (2026)

-1.7%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

605 (2018) → 591 (2026)

-2.3%

If this trend holds (-0.2%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027)	~1,754	-4	$0
3 yr (2029)	~1,747	-11	$0
5 yr (2031)	~1,739	-19	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Davis Senior High School sent 1,340 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 22.0% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 52.7% — 34.2 percentage points above the California median of 18.5%, higher than 90% of California high schools. The school produces 7.0 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

UC Reach ⓘ

53%

295 admits / 560 seniors
+33.5 pp above peer median (19.2%) · Ranked #1 of 10 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 53.1% 2025 · 52.7%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.5%

Top 10%
53.3%

This school
52.7%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 52.7%

Higher than 90% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Davis Senior High School's UC Reach of 52.7% is in the top quartile statewide (median 18.5%; top 25% bar 32.0%) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 53.3%.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 50 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Davis Senior High School's UC Reach is higher than 90% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

How they did at each UC — 2019 entrants

Campus	Entered	Finished in 4 yrs	Finished in 6 yrs
UC Davis	27	63%	89%
UC Santa Cruz	22	73%	86%

Only campuses with at least 20 entrants from this school shown. Source: UC Information Center.

UC Application Reach ⓘ

239.3%

1340 applications

Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 2 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.

In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · higher than 89% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

22.0%

295 / 1340 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 27% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

28.5%

84 enrolled of 295 admitted

Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.

UC Enrollment Reach ⓘ

15.0%

84 enrollees / 560 seniors

Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.

UC 6-Yr Grad Rate ⓘ

94%

77% finished in 4 yrs · N=111 entered 2019

In context: CA median 88.6% · +5.1 pp above.

Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

35.4

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 84% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

7.0

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 76% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

560

CDE grade 12 (exact)

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

1,755

All grades · CDE Census Day

Davis Senior High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · Davis · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, Davis Senior High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 10): 53% vs. a peer median of 19%.
▸Its UC Reach has risen 11 points since 2018.
▸Senior-class enrollment is down 2% (605→591 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +2%.
▸At its recent rate (-0.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1747 by 2029 — about 11 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

1758 students (2026)

→

~1747 projected (2029)

at -0.2%/yr

That's about 11 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.

Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
Davis Senior High School	Public	1758	52.7%	-2%
Peer-group median			19.2%	+2%
Davis Senior High	Public	1758	—	+5%
Pioneer High	Public	1621	19.2%	+4%
John F. Kennedy High	Public	1663	12.2%	-13%
River City High School	Public	2099	19.6%	+7%
Natomas Charter	Public	1899	39.6%	+17%
Westlake Charter	Public	1492	38.1%	-17%
Woodland High School	Public	1142	18.7%	-15%
Inderkum High School	Public	2169	28.5%	-1%
Luther Burbank High School	Public	1512	9.6%	-3%
Hiram W Johnson High School	Public	1637	8.3%	+18%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.05

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.25

UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA

Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.

🎯 Who's actually getting into UC from Davis Senior High School

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
UC Berkeley	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out	Filtered out
UCLA	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out	Filtered out
UC San Diego	Strong shot	Moderate	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Santa Barbara	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Irvine	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Davis	Strong shot	Strong shot	Real shot	Filtered out

Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2025.

The numbers behind it

Campus	Applicant GPA	Admit GPA	Lift ⓘ	Admit rate	vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ
UC Berkeley	4.08	4.27	+0.18	9.8%	Peers +0.19 · matches
UCLA	4.09	4.29	+0.20	8.3%	Peers +0.22 · matches
UC San Diego	4.04	4.27	+0.23	22.2%	Peers +0.24 · matches
UC Santa Barbara	4.05	4.28	+0.22	31.2%	Peers +0.24 · matches
UC Irvine	4.05	4.21	+0.16	16.1%	Peers +0.20 · wider
UC Davis	4.02	4.23	+0.22	42.2%	Peers +0.20 · matches

📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2025 (for reference)

GPA band	UCB	UCLA	UCSD	UCSB	UCI	UCD
4.00+	17.0%	15.1%	45.2%	62.3%	46.3%	65.9%
3.70–3.99	3.1%	1.6%	9.3%	17.6%	17.0%	31.1%
3.30–3.69	0.8%	0.5%	1.5%	2.8%	2.4%	10.3%
3.00–3.29	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%	0.4%	0.3%	1.9%
< 3.00	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	0.7%

How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

Where Davis Senior High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (22.0% actual vs. 23.6% expected).

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach % (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite	225	22	14	9.8%	3.9%	63.6%	4.08	4.27
UCLA → Elite	206	17	10	8.3%	3.0%	58.8%	4.09	4.29
UC San Diego → Selective	243	54	13	22.2%	9.6%	24.1%	4.04	4.27
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	231	72	21	31.2%	12.9%	29.2%	4.05	4.28
UC Irvine → Selective	205	33	4	16.1%	5.9%	12.1%	4.05	4.21
UC Davis →	230	97	22	42.2%	17.3%	22.7%	4.02	4.23

⚠ Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once. Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.

A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.

UC Reach is very strong — more than 53% of seniors are earning UC admission. This places the school among California's highest-performing high schools on this metric.

Strong UC Reach paired with low yield: students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere. The pattern is characteristic of competitive college-preparatory schools where many students choose more selective private colleges or out-of-state flagships over UC — UC functions as a strong backup option rather than a first choice.

The school generates broad UC access, but fewer students are reaching the most selective UC campuses (UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCI). Targeted academic enrichment and campus-fit advising may help.

UC Reach has declined meaningfully year-over-year. This should be reviewed in context of applicant volume, GPA trends, course rigor changes, and peer-school performance before drawing conclusions.

Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.

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