Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
River Valley High School
Public · Yuba City · Sutter County · 1,705 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
11%
Higher than 23% of California high schools
On the peer median (11.6%)
· Ranked #5 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 13.5%
2025 · 11.0%
-8%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-7.2 pp
vs. Sutter County baseline (-1%)
~1664
5-yr projected enrollment (41 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, River Valley High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 8): 11% vs. a peer median of 12%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, River Valley High School is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.872) alone would predict (31% actual vs. 24% 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 down 8% (417→382 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +17%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1664 by 2029 — about 41 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuba City High School | Public | 11.6% | +5% |
| Lindhurst High School | Public | 7.1% | +14% |
| Marysville High School | Public | 5.8% | +26% |
| Sutter Peak Charter Academy | Public | — | +115% |
| Wheatland Union High | Public | — | +90% |
| Sutter High School | Public | 4.4% | -13% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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