El Camino High School
1320 Mission Road, South San Francisco, CA 94080View on map
- Public
- South San Francisco
- 271 seniors
- 1,051 students
El Camino High School is a public high school in South San Francisco (South San Francisco Unified) with 271 seniors. In fall 2025, 66% of its 86 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Irvine (UCI). 67% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
66%
57 of 86 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
21%
57 of 271 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
32%
86 of 271 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
7.1%
4 of 56 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
8.2%
5 of 61 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
El Camino High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
7%
4 of 56 admitted
This school7%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.02)
- Berkeley5 pts lower
8%
5 of 61 admitted
This school8%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.97)
- Irvine8 pts lower
15%
9 of 61 admitted
This school15%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.98)
- San Diego10 pts lower
15%
9 of 60 admitted
This school15%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.96)
- Santa Barbara5 pts lower
28%
11 of 40 admitted
This school28%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.99)
- DavisAbout the same
36%
23 of 64 admitted
This school36%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa Cruz9 pts higher
81%
21 of 26 admitted
This school81%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.86)
- Riverside13 pts higher
100%
33 of 33 admitted
This school100%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 4.01)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
25 of 26 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.89)
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
El Camino High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San DiegoAbout the same
32%
18 of 56 admitted
This school32%Overall34%
- San Jose4 pts higher
85%
55 of 65 admitted
This school85%Overall80%
- Fullerton7 pts higher
94%
29 of 31 admitted
This school94%Overall87%
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
17 of 17 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
96%
52 of 54 admitted
This school96%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 (287 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
83%
237 of 287 graduates
UC or CSU
29%
84 graduates
Community college
47%
134 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 31 | 11% |
| CSU | 53 | 18% |
| CA private college | 11 | 4% |
| Out of state | 8 | 3% |
| Community college | 134 | 47% |
| Not enrolled | 50 | 17% |
| Enrolled in college | 237 | 83% |
| Total | 287 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, Asian, White, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
12
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
26
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
33% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
29%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
80 of 274 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)
22%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
67 of 302 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 8 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 3 classes
- Science: 4 classes
- Social science: 9 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 70%County median 62%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 37%County median 37%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 33%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 19%
- Low-income students 26%County median 35%
- Graduates completing courses 67%County median 66%