Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Yuba City High School
Public · Yuba City · Sutter County · 1,605 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
12%
Higher than 25% of California high schools
+4.5 pp above peer median (7.1%)
· Ranked #3 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 7.6%
2025 · 11.6%
+5%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+6.5 pp
vs. Sutter County baseline (-1%)
~1521
5-yr projected enrollment (84 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Yuba City High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 8): 12% vs. a peer median of 7%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 5 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Yuba City High School is admitting at roughly +7 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.884) alone would predict (30% actual vs. 22% 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 5% (397→418 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +14%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1521 by 2029 — about 84 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Valley High School | Public | 11.0% | -8% |
| Lindhurst High School | Public | 7.1% | +14% |
| Marysville High School | Public | 5.8% | +26% |
| Wheatland Union High | Public | — | +90% |
| Sutter Peak Charter Academy | Public | — | +115% |
| 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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