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Balboa High School

1000 Cayuga Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112View on map

  • Public
  • San Francisco
  • 332 seniors
  • 1,195 students

Balboa High School is a public high school in San Francisco (San Francisco Unified) with 332 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 152 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 77%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 62% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

120 of 152 applicants, fall 2025

County median 77%

Seniors admitted to a UC

36%

120 of 332 seniors

County median 45%

Seniors who applied to UC

46%

152 of 332 seniors

County median 60%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

11 of 99 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

17 of 130 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Balboa High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    11 of 99 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.87)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    17 of 130 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Irvine8 pts lower

    14%

    14 of 97 admitted

    This school14%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.81)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    23%

    23 of 98 admitted

    This school23%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Santa Barbara10 pts lower

    22%

    18 of 81 admitted

    This school22%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Davis6 pts lower

    31%

    43 of 137 admitted

    This school31%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts lower

    67%

    64 of 96 admitted

    This school67%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.73)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    90%

    56 of 62 admitted

    This school90%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.83)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    73 of 75 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.86)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Balboa High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo25 pts higher

    55%

    47 of 86 admitted

    This school55%Overall30%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    77%

    102 of 132 admitted

    This school77%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    95%

    41 of 43 admitted

    This school95%Overall94%

  • San Francisco4 pts lower

    92%

    140 of 152 admitted

    This school92%Overall96%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (293 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

82%

241 of 293 graduates

UC or CSU

39%

115 graduates

Community college

39%

113 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC6322%
CSU5218%
CA private college41%
Out of state93%
Community college11339%
Not enrolled5218%
Enrolled in college24182%
Total293100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, White, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

9

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

25

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

37% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

48%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

141 of 293 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

25%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

77 of 305 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 2 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 5 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 50%County median 45%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 33%County median 17%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 21%County median 16%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 60%County median 66%
  • Graduates completing courses 62%County median 66%

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