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Jefferson High School

6996 Mission Street, Daly City, CA 94014View on map

  • Public
  • Daly City
  • 260 seniors
  • 1,041 students

Jefferson High School is a public high school in Daly City (Jefferson Union High) with 260 seniors. In fall 2025, 75% of its 61 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Davis (UCD), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 63% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

75%

46 of 61 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

18%

46 of 260 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

23%

61 of 260 seniors

County median 42%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.4%

3 of 32 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

6.3%

3 of 48 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

Jefferson High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 5.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    3 of 32 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.94)

  • Berkeley7 pts lower

    6%

    3 of 48 admitted

    This school6%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.94)

  • San Diego5 pts higher

    30%

    10 of 33 admitted

    This school30%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts higher

    39%

    9 of 23 admitted

    This school39%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Davis13 pts lower

    24%

    11 of 46 admitted

    This school24%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts lower

    60%

    18 of 30 admitted

    This school60%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Riverside6 pts lower

    81%

    21 of 26 admitted

    This school81%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Merced4 pts lower

    92%

    24 of 26 admitted

    This school92%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report32 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

Jefferson High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Diego18 pts lower

    17%

    8 of 48 admitted

    This school17%Overall34%

  • San Jose4 pts higher

    84%

    81 of 96 admitted

    This school84%Overall80%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    93%

    173 of 186 admitted

    This school93%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 (294 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

72%

211 of 294 graduates

UC or CSU

24%

71 graduates

Community college

45%

132 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC134%
CSU5820%
CA private college62%
Out of state21%
Community college13245%
Not enrolled8328%
Enrolled in college21172%
Total294100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, Asian, White
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
See the full report

Advanced Placement

4

AP courses offered

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

5

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

19%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

55 of 297 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)

11%

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

28 of 261 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Social science: 2 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 48%County median 62%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 37%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 19%County median 29%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 19%
  • Low-income students 37%County median 35%
  • Graduates completing courses 63%County median 66%

Across California

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