Rio Linda Senior High School

Rio Linda · Sacramento County

Public Sacramento County ~329 seniors

Data Year

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

1,596 (2018) → 1,641 (2026)

+2.8%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

369 (2018) → 372 (2026)

+0.8%

If this trend holds (+0.3%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027)	~1,647	+6	$0
3 yr (2029)	~1,658	+17	$0
5 yr (2031)	~1,670	+29	$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.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

UC Reach ⓘ

31 admits / 329 seniors
-4.9 pp vs. peer median (14.3%) · Ranked #7 of 10 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 7.3% 2025 · 9.4%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.5%

Peer median
14.3%

Top 10%
53.3%

This school
9.4%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 9.4%

Higher than 16% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Rio Linda Senior High School's UC Reach of 9.4% is below the California median (18.5%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53.3% or higher.

Overall, Rio Linda Senior High School's UC Reach is higher than 16% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

38.3%

126 applications

In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · Sacramento Co. Top 10% ≥ 143.7% · higher than 17% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

24.6%

31 / 126 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 42% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

32.3%

10 enrolled of 31 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 ⓘ

3.0%

10 enrollees / 329 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.

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

4.0

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 2% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

N/A

Senior Class Size ⓘ

329

CDE grade 12 (exact)

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

1,594

All grades · CDE Census Day

Rio Linda Senior High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · Rio Linda · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, Rio Linda Senior High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 10): 9% vs. a peer median of 14%.
▸Its UC Reach has risen 2 points since 2018.
▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Rio Linda Senior High School is admitting at roughly +16 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.769) alone would predict (46% actual vs. 30% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
▸Senior-class enrollment is up 1% (369→372 from 2018 to 2026), tracking the peer-group median of +2%.
▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.3%/yr); projects to ~1658 by 2029.

Enrollment projection

1641 students (2026)

→

~1658 projected (2029)

at +0.3%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
Rio Linda Senior High School	Public	1641	9.4%	+1%
Peer-group median			14.3%	+2%
Rio Linda High	Public	1641	—	-1%
Mira Loma High School	Public	1679	45.4%	-5%
Antelope High School	Public	1781	14.3%	+1%
Westlake Charter	Public	1492	38.1%	-17%
Foothill High	Public	1432	11.2%	+34%
Natomas Charter	Public	1899	39.6%	+17%
Del Campo High School	Public	1531	7.7%	-4%
Grant Union High	Public	2124	15.7%	+20%
Center High School	Public	1257	8.8%	+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 ⓘ

3.81

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.04

Admit rate vs. CA peer average, by campus ⓘ

How does this school's admit rate at each UC compare to other CA schools whose applicant pool averages the same GPA?

Campus	Applicant GPA (avg)	Actual admit rate	CA peer avg	Δ	Verdict
UC San Diego	3.76	37.5%	26.1%	+11.4pp	Over
UC Santa Barbara	3.75	70.0%	26.4%	+43.6pp	Over
UC Davis	3.78	43.9%	32.0%	+11.9pp	Over

"Applicant GPA" is the average GPA of this school's UC applicant pool — not an individual student GPA. "CA peer avg" is the application-weighted statewide admit rate at this school-pool GPA, fit separately per campus. At any given pool GPA, real admit rates span widely (UCSD ranges 8% → 65% across CA schools) because UCs use comprehensive review — context-of-opportunity, geography, demographics, and applicant essays all weigh in beyond GPA. A large negative residual flags this school is admitted at a meaningfully lower rate than other CA schools at the same pool GPA — not that students here were "rejected at expected rate X." "Over" / "Under" use a ±5-point band. Campuses with fewer than 5 applicants are omitted.

Where Rio Linda Senior High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 16.5 points above what their GPAs predict (46.3% actual vs. 29.8% 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	28	—	—	—	—	—	3.84	—
UCLA → Elite	19	—	—	—	—	—	3.95	—
UC San Diego → Selective	16	6	—	37.5%	1.8%	—	3.76	4.04
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	10	7	—	70.0%	2.1%	—	3.75	3.98
UC Irvine → Selective	12	—	—	—	—	—	3.73	—
UC Davis →	41	18	10	43.9%	5.5%	55.6%	3.78	4.07

⚠ 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 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.

Fewer than 15% of seniors are earning UC admission. This may reflect a high non-UC college-going rate, significant A-G completion gaps, or an early-stage UC pipeline. A deeper review of A-G readiness and counseling capacity is warranted.

Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.

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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