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Hiram W. Johnson High School

6879 14th Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95820View on map

  • Public
  • Sacramento
  • 433 seniors
  • 1,637 students

Hiram W. Johnson High School is a public high school in Sacramento (Sacramento City Unified) with 433 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 57 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 Merced. 35% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

45 of 57 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

10%

45 of 433 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

13%

57 of 433 seniors

County median 20%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 26 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 37 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

Hiram W. Johnson High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • Irvine9 pts lower

    14%

    3 of 22 admitted

    This school14%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.71)

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    32%

    9 of 28 admitted

    This school32%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.71)

  • DavisAbout the same

    36%

    18 of 50 admitted

    This school36%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Santa Cruz18 pts lower

    54%

    15 of 28 admitted

    This school54%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Riverside14 pts lower

    73%

    8 of 11 admitted

    This school73%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.69)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    31 of 32 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.66 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report37 applied

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report26 applied

  • Santa Barbara

    ~71% · 3 yrs pooled8 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

Hiram W. Johnson High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 3 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach25 pts lower

    22%

    7 of 32 admitted

    This school22%Overall47%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    95%

    109 of 115 admitted

    This school95%Overall94%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    92%

    47 of 51 admitted

    This school92%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 (297 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

61%

181 of 297 graduates

UC or CSU

15%

44 graduates

Community college

39%

117 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC93%
CSU3512%
CA private college165%
Out of state41%
Community college11739%
Not enrolled11639%
Enrolled in college18161%
Total297100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

4

AP courses offered

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

10

AP class sections

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

9% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

6%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

23 of 405 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)

1%

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

6 of 416 graduates

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

Subject areas

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

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 23%County median 49%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 9%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 6%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 80%County median 63%
  • Graduates completing courses 35%County median 50%

Across California

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