San Francisco County high schools by UC admissions, fall 2025

Year

Ranked by the share of each school's seniors (12th graders) admitted to at least one UC campus: admits and seniors from the same year, so large and small schools compare fairly.

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Showing 1–31 of 31 schools

UC admit rate 2018–2025
8488%74%65%—
6367%95%63%100%
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public
64269%84%58%93%
13984%68%57%—
18171%80%56%89%
32668%83%56%—
36373%67%48%—
28062%77%48%—
13871%67%48%—
11075%63%47%—
George Washington High School
San Francisco · Public
51056%83%46%77%
11171%65%46%—
8068%65%44%—
40852%83%44%66%
9980%54%43%—
Gateway High School
San Francisco · Public
12057%72%42%100%
Abraham Lincoln High School
San Francisco · Public
50553%77%41%59%
Mission High School
San Francisco · Public
26238%97%37%67%
Balboa High School
San Francisco · Public
33246%79%36%62%
14539%77%30%63%
25237%76%28%62%
S.F. International High School
San Francisco · Public
10828%93%26%56%
City Arts & Leadership Academy
San Francisco · Public
11530%68%20%100%
Thurgood Marshall High School
San Francisco · Public
11019%71%14%46%
Independence High School
San Francisco · Public
8723%50%11%30%
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Downtown High School
San Francisco · Public
94—too few—65%
191————
Ida B. Wells High School
San Francisco · Public
82—too few——
John O'Connell High School
San Francisco · Public
1027%too few—46%
June Jordan School for Equity
San Francisco · Public
549%too few—73%

Fall 2025. Seniors are 12th graders enrolled that October. Ticks mark the county median. "Too few" means under 10 applicants or counts the source hides. A–G complete is the share of graduates who finished the UC/CSU required courses (public schools, latest published class).