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John H. Francis Polytechnic

12431 Roscoe Boulevard, Sun Valley, CA 91352View on map

  • Public
  • Sun Valley
  • 512 seniors
  • 1,965 students

John H. Francis Polytechnic is a public high school in Sun Valley (Los Angeles Unified) with 512 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 111 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 San Diego (UCSD). 66% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

87 of 111 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

17%

87 of 512 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

22%

111 of 512 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.5%

6 of 80 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

6 of 47 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 H. Francis Polytechnic applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 5.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    6 of 80 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.67)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    6 of 47 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.66)

  • Irvine9 pts lower

    14%

    10 of 74 admitted

    This school14%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.69)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    27%

    18 of 66 admitted

    This school27%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.64)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts lower

    27%

    14 of 51 admitted

    This school27%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.63)

  • Davis9 pts lower

    29%

    12 of 42 admitted

    This school29%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.64)

  • Santa Cruz10 pts lower

    62%

    16 of 26 admitted

    This school62%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.47)

  • Riverside8 pts lower

    79%

    45 of 57 admitted

    This school79%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.62 (all applicants 3.55)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    57 of 57 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.61 (all applicants 3.61)

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 H. Francis Polytechnic applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo22 pts higher

    52%

    25 of 48 admitted

    This school52%Overall30%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    88%

    43 of 49 admitted

    This school88%Overall87%

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    96%

    96 of 100 admitted

    This school96%Overall92%

  • Channel Islands4 pts higher

    97%

    35 of 36 admitted

    This school97%Overall93%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    91%

    185 of 204 admitted

    This school91%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 (459 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

56%

258 of 459 graduates

UC or CSU

32%

148 graduates

Community college

21%

95 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC439%
CSU10523%
CA private college82%
Out of state72%
Community college9521%
Not enrolled20144%
Enrolled in college25856%
Total459100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

24

AP courses offered

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

11

AP class sections

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

10% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

25%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

125 of 492 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

61 of 509 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 3 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 52%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 25%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 20%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 94%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 66%County median 64%

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