City Arts & Leadership Academy
350 Seneca Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112View on map
- Public
- San Francisco
- 115 seniors
- 393 students
City Arts & Leadership Academy is a public high school in San Francisco (San Francisco Unified) with 115 seniors. In fall 2025, 68% of its 34 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 Santa Cruz (UCSC). 100% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
68%
23 of 34 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
20%
23 of 115 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
30%
34 of 115 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 14 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 26 applicants, fall 2025
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
City Arts & Leadership Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- San Diego19 pts higher
44%
7 of 16 admitted
This school44%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.79)
- DavisAbout the same
38%
11 of 29 admitted
This school38%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.73)
- Santa Cruz11 pts lower
60%
12 of 20 admitted
This school60%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.64)
- MercedAbout the same
93%
13 of 14 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.74)
too few applicants to report26 applied
too few applicants to report14 applied
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
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).
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (133 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
76%
101 of 133 graduates
UC or CSU
51%
68 graduates
Community college
19%
25 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 10 | 8% |
| CSU | 58 | 44% |
| CA private college | 7 | 5% |
| Out of state | 1 | 1% |
| Community college | 25 | 19% |
| Not enrolled | 32 | 24% |
| Enrolled in college | 101 | 76% |
| Total | 133 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
6
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
15
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
64% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
72%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
62 of 86 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)
15%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
16 of 106 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 3 classes
- Foreign language: 5 classes
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Science: 1 class
- 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 45%County median 45%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 9%County median 16%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 6%
- Low-income students 67%County median 66%
- Graduates completing courses 100%County median 66%