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John F. Kennedy High School

11254 Gothic Avenue, Granada Hills, CA 91344View on map

  • Public
  • Granada Hills
  • 512 seniors
  • 2,167 students

John F. Kennedy High School is a public high school in Granada Hills (Los Angeles Unified) with 512 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 126 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 61% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

71%

89 of 126 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

17%

89 of 512 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

25%

126 of 512 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

10 of 96 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

11%

7 of 65 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 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    10 of 96 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.92)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    11%

    7 of 65 admitted

    This school11%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Irvine4 pts higher

    26%

    21 of 80 admitted

    This school26%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.96)

  • San Diego14 pts higher

    39%

    29 of 75 admitted

    This school39%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    31%

    24 of 77 admitted

    This school31%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    48%

    24 of 50 admitted

    This school48%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts lower

    68%

    21 of 31 admitted

    This school68%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    92%

    54 of 59 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.86)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    37 of 38 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.83)

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 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach8 pts lower

    39%

    47 of 120 admitted

    This school39%Overall47%

  • Fullerton9 pts higher

    96%

    45 of 47 admitted

    This school96%Overall87%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    93%

    62 of 67 admitted

    This school93%Overall92%

  • Channel IslandsAbout the same

    93%

    38 of 41 admitted

    This school93%Overall93%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    93%

    202 of 217 admitted

    This school93%Overall93%

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

Any college

63%

300 of 479 graduates

UC or CSU

30%

145 graduates

Community college

25%

121 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC225%
CSU12326%
CA private college184%
Out of state163%
Community college12125%
Not enrolled17937%
Enrolled in college30063%
Total479100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

19

AP courses offered

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

47

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

40%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

216 of 541 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)

12%

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

67 of 553 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 8 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 9 classes
  • Social science: 16 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 60%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 36%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 77%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 61%County median 64%

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