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John F. Kennedy High School

6715 Gloria Drive, Sacramento, CA 95831View on map

  • Public
  • Sacramento
  • 436 seniors
  • 1,663 students

John F. Kennedy High School is a public high school in Sacramento (Sacramento City Unified) with 436 seniors. In fall 2025, 68% of its 78 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 Los Angeles (UCLA). 49% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

68%

53 of 78 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

12%

53 of 436 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

18%

78 of 436 seniors

County median 20%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.8%

4 of 41 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.9%

4 of 45 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 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 6.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    4 of 41 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.83)

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    9%

    4 of 45 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.86)

  • Irvine5 pts lower

    18%

    6 of 34 admitted

    This school18%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.90)

  • San Diego10 pts lower

    15%

    6 of 39 admitted

    This school15%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    33%

    13 of 39 admitted

    This school33%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Davis7 pts lower

    30%

    20 of 66 admitted

    This school30%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts higher

    79%

    31 of 39 admitted

    This school79%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Riverside7 pts lower

    80%

    20 of 25 admitted

    This school80%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Merced4 pts lower

    93%

    25 of 27 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.79)

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 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo6 pts higher

    36%

    15 of 42 admitted

    This school36%Overall30%

  • San Jose5 pts higher

    85%

    40 of 47 admitted

    This school85%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    95%

    117 of 123 admitted

    This school95%Overall94%

  • Chico10 pts lower

    84%

    26 of 31 admitted

    This school84%Overall94%

  • San Francisco11 pts lower

    85%

    29 of 34 admitted

    This school85%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 (454 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

74%

337 of 454 graduates

UC or CSU

24%

109 graduates

Community college

44%

202 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC337%
CSU7617%
CA private college102%
Out of state164%
Community college20244%
Not enrolled11726%
Enrolled in college33774%
Total454100%

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, Two or more races, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

12

AP courses offered

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

35

AP class sections

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

26% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

20%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

84 of 418 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)

18%

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

97 of 535 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 6 classes
  • Social science: 10 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 39%County median 49%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 19%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 62%County median 63%
  • Graduates completing courses 49%County median 50%

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