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Lowell High School

1101 Eucalyptus Drive, San Francisco, CA 94132View on map

  • Public
  • San Francisco
  • 642 seniors
  • 2,589 students

Lowell High School is a public high school in San Francisco (San Francisco Unified) with 642 seniors. In fall 2025, 84% of its 443 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 77%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 93% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

84%

373 of 443 applicants, fall 2025

County median 77%

Seniors admitted to a UC

58%

373 of 642 seniors

County median 45%

Seniors who applied to UC

69%

443 of 642 seniors

County median 60%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.2%

24 of 335 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

12%

42 of 363 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

Lowell High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    7%

    24 of 335 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.97)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    12%

    42 of 363 admitted

    This school12%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Irvine20 pts higher

    43%

    140 of 327 admitted

    This school43%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.93)

  • San Diego12 pts lower

    13%

    46 of 353 admitted

    This school13%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts lower

    26%

    83 of 315 admitted

    This school26%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Davis5 pts lower

    32%

    118 of 365 admitted

    This school32%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Santa Cruz6 pts higher

    78%

    231 of 297 admitted

    This school78%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    91%

    178 of 196 admitted

    This school91%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.83)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    180 of 190 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.82)

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

Lowell High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo12 pts lower

    17%

    47 of 272 admitted

    This school17%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    32%

    94 of 296 admitted

    This school32%Overall34%

  • Long Beach5 pts higher

    52%

    110 of 211 admitted

    This school52%Overall47%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    81%

    189 of 233 admitted

    This school81%Overall80%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    93%

    225 of 241 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 (654 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

93%

605 of 654 graduates

UC or CSU

57%

371 graduates

Community college

15%

97 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC26040%
CSU11117%
CA private college305%
Out of state10716%
Community college9715%
Not enrolled497%
Enrolled in college60593%
Total654100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Filipino, Race not reported
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

25

AP courses offered

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

124

AP class sections

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

61% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

80%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

523 of 651 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)

81%

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

525 of 648 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 8 classes
  • English: 21 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 9 classes
  • Mathematics: 15 classes
  • Science: 27 classes
  • Social science: 41 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 93%County median 45%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 87%County median 17%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 74%County median 16%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 63%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 34%County median 66%
  • Graduates completing courses 93%County median 66%

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