Independence High School
1350 7th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122View on map
- Public
- San Francisco
- 87 seniors
- 204 students
Independence High School is a public high school in San Francisco (San Francisco Unified) with 87 seniors. In fall 2025, 50% of its 20 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 77%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 30% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
50%
10 of 20 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
11%
10 of 87 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
23%
20 of 87 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 12 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 15 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
Independence High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 1 campus, worse at 1.
- Santa Cruz48 pts lower
23%
3 of 13 admitted
This school23%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.34)
too few applicants to report15 applied
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report12 applied
too few applicants to report10 applied
too few applicants to report10 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report6 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
Independence High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San JoseAbout the same
77%
10 of 13 admitted
This school77%Overall80%
- Fullerton4 pts higher
90%
19 of 21 admitted
This school90%Overall87%
- Sonoma5 pts lower
90%
9 of 10 admitted
This school90%Overall95%
- San Francisco9 pts lower
87%
20 of 23 admitted
This school87%Overall96%
~93% · 2 yrs pooled9 applied
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 (117 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
49%
57 of 117 graduates
UC or CSU
13%
15 graduates
Community college
32%
38 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 8 | 7% |
| CSU | 7 | 6% |
| CA private college | 1 | 1% |
| Out of state | 3 | 3% |
| Community college | 38 | 32% |
| Not enrolled | 60 | 51% |
| Enrolled in college | 57 | 49% |
| Total | 117 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
3%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
3 of 116 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)
0%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
0 of 118 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
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 49%County median 45%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 11%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 16%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 6%
- Low-income students 54%County median 66%
- Graduates completing courses 30%County median 66%