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Mission High School

3750 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94114View on map

  • Public
  • San Francisco
  • 262 seniors
  • 948 students

Mission High School is a public high school in San Francisco (San Francisco Unified) with 262 seniors. In fall 2025, 97% of its 100 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 77%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 67% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

97%

97 of 100 applicants, fall 2025

County median 77%

Seniors admitted to a UC

37%

97 of 262 seniors

County median 45%

Seniors who applied to UC

38%

100 of 262 seniors

County median 60%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

7 of 57 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

45%

34 of 76 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

Mission High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    7 of 57 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Berkeley31 pts higher

    45%

    34 of 76 admitted

    This school45%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Irvine51 pts higher

    73%

    36 of 49 admitted

    This school73%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.91)

  • San Diego5 pts lower

    20%

    10 of 51 admitted

    This school20%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts lower

    26%

    18 of 68 admitted

    This school26%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    48%

    45 of 94 admitted

    This school48%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    74%

    69 of 93 admitted

    This school74%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Riverside11 pts higher

    98%

    44 of 45 admitted

    This school98%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.64 (all applicants 3.62)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    64 of 67 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.74)

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

Mission High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • San Luis Obispo40 pts higher

    70%

    16 of 23 admitted

    This school70%Overall30%

  • Long Beach26 pts higher

    73%

    30 of 41 admitted

    This school73%Overall47%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    82%

    94 of 115 admitted

    This school82%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    96%

    90 of 94 admitted

    This school96%Overall94%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    95%

    143 of 151 admitted

    This school95%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 (231 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

67%

154 of 231 graduates

UC or CSU

47%

109 graduates

Community college

16%

36 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5825%
CSU5122%
CA private college42%
Out of state52%
Community college3616%
Not enrolled7733%
Enrolled in college15467%
Total231100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

5

AP courses offered

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

8

AP class sections

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

14% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

17%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

51 of 296 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)

3%

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

7 of 252 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 2 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 1 class

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 26%County median 45%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 15%County median 17%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 8%County median 16%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 66%County median 66%
  • Graduates completing courses 67%County median 66%

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