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John F. Kennedy High School

39999 Blacow Road, Fremont, CA 94538View on map

  • Public
  • Fremont
  • 336 seniors
  • 1,308 students

John F. Kennedy High School is a public high school in Fremont (Fremont Unified) with 336 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 99 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Irvine (UCI). 55% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

80%

79 of 99 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

24%

79 of 336 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

29%

99 of 336 seniors

County median 41%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

5.2%

3 of 58 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.7%

6 of 69 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

John F. Kennedy High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 6.

  • Los Angeles4 pts lower

    5%

    3 of 58 admitted

    This school5%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.94)

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    9%

    6 of 69 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.88)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    20%

    13 of 65 admitted

    This school20%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.94)

  • San Diego8 pts lower

    17%

    11 of 65 admitted

    This school17%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts lower

    24%

    13 of 54 admitted

    This school24%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Davis7 pts lower

    30%

    25 of 82 admitted

    This school30%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Santa Cruz7 pts lower

    65%

    42 of 65 admitted

    This school65%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.86)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    50 of 57 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.85)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    47 of 48 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.78)

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

John F. Kennedy High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    27%

    15 of 55 admitted

    This school27%Overall30%

  • San Diego5 pts lower

    30%

    21 of 71 admitted

    This school30%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    80%

    69 of 86 admitted

    This school80%Overall80%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    94%

    44 of 47 admitted

    This school94%Overall96%

  • East Bay12 pts lower

    85%

    34 of 40 admitted

    This school85%Overall97%

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

Any college

75%

264 of 350 graduates

UC or CSU

30%

105 graduates

Community college

39%

135 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5014%
CSU5516%
CA private college51%
Out of state195%
Community college13539%
Not enrolled8625%
Enrolled in college26475%
Total350100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

13

AP courses offered

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

14

AP class sections

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

19% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

32%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

105 of 331 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)

23%

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

75 of 327 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 4 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 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 32%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 29%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 56%County median 68%
  • Graduates completing courses 55%County median 75%

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