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Erma Duncan Polytechnical High School

4330 East Garland Avenue, Fresno, CA 93726View on map

  • Public
  • Fresno
  • 266 seniors
  • 1,189 students

Erma Duncan Polytechnical High School is a public high school in Fresno (Fresno Unified) with 266 seniors. In fall 2025, 90% of its 58 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 84%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Davis (UCD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 59% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

90%

52 of 58 applicants, fall 2025

County median 84%

Seniors admitted to a UC

20%

52 of 266 seniors

County median 14%

Seniors who applied to UC

22%

58 of 266 seniors

County median 16%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 31 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

18%

3 of 17 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

Erma Duncan Polytechnical High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • Berkeley4 pts higher

    18%

    3 of 17 admitted

    This school18%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.82)

  • Irvine6 pts higher

    28%

    9 of 32 admitted

    This school28%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.79)

  • San Diego7 pts lower

    18%

    5 of 28 admitted

    This school18%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Santa Barbara31 pts higher

    64%

    7 of 11 admitted

    This school64%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.72)

  • Davis11 pts lower

    26%

    11 of 42 admitted

    This school26%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Santa Cruz6 pts lower

    65%

    15 of 23 admitted

    This school65%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.65)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    84%

    16 of 19 admitted

    This school84%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.83)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    40 of 43 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (all applicants 3.70)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report31 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).

California State University

Erma Duncan Polytechnical High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • San Luis Obispo7 pts lower

    23%

    5 of 22 admitted

    This school23%Overall30%

  • Sacramento13 pts lower

    81%

    21 of 26 admitted

    This school81%Overall94%

  • Monterey BayAbout the same

    93%

    27 of 29 admitted

    This school93%Overall95%

  • Fresno4 pts lower

    92%

    153 of 166 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 (271 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

79%

215 of 271 graduates

UC or CSU

33%

89 graduates

Community college

44%

120 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC114%
CSU7829%
CA private college52%
Out of state1<1%
Community college12044%
Not enrolled5621%
Enrolled in college21579%
Total271100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, White
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners
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Advanced Placement

11

AP courses offered

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

17

AP class sections

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

29% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

34%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

91 of 266 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)

8%

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

19 of 251 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 1 class
  • Social science: 7 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 64%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 37%County median 24%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 24%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 9%
  • Low-income students 89%County median 79%
  • Graduates completing courses 59%County median 54%

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