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Franklin High School

6400 Whitelock Parkway, Elk Grove, CA 95757View on map

  • Public
  • Elk Grove
  • 675 seniors
  • 2,695 students

Franklin High School is a public high school in Elk Grove (Elk Grove Unified) with 675 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 228 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 77% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

77%

175 of 228 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

26%

175 of 675 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

34%

228 of 675 seniors

County median 20%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.5%

11 of 130 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

11%

14 of 131 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

Franklin High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    11 of 130 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.96)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    11%

    14 of 131 admitted

    This school11%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.98)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    24%

    38 of 160 admitted

    This school24%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.96)

  • San Diego9 pts lower

    16%

    23 of 145 admitted

    This school16%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts lower

    25%

    29 of 114 admitted

    This school25%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.90)

  • DavisAbout the same

    35%

    66 of 190 admitted

    This school35%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Santa Cruz10 pts higher

    81%

    87 of 107 admitted

    This school81%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Riverside9 pts higher

    96%

    98 of 102 admitted

    This school96%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    104 of 104 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (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

Franklin High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Diego7 pts lower

    28%

    46 of 167 admitted

    This school28%Overall34%

  • Long Beach5 pts higher

    52%

    75 of 144 admitted

    This school52%Overall47%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    81%

    83 of 103 admitted

    This school81%Overall80%

  • Fullerton7 pts higher

    94%

    60 of 64 admitted

    This school94%Overall87%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    96%

    229 of 238 admitted

    This school96%Overall94%

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

Any college

87%

550 of 631 graduates

UC or CSU

33%

209 graduates

Community college

45%

287 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC11017%
CSU9916%
CA private college223%
Out of state325%
Community college28745%
Not enrolled8113%
Enrolled in college55087%
Total631100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

18

AP courses offered

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

37

AP class sections

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

32% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

36%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

230 of 633 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)

33%

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

214 of 643 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 11 classes
  • Social science: 13 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 58%County median 49%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 46%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 30%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 20%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 36%County median 63%
  • Graduates completing courses 77%County median 50%

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