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San Fernando Senior High School

11133 O'Melveny Avenue, San Fernando, CA 91340View on map

  • Public
  • San Fernando
  • 367 seniors
  • 1,528 students

San Fernando Senior High School is a public high school in San Fernando (Los Angeles Unified) with 367 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 82 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Riverside (UCR). 55% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

80%

66 of 82 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

18%

66 of 367 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

22%

82 of 367 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

6 of 58 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

23%

9 of 39 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    6 of 58 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Berkeley10 pts higher

    23%

    9 of 39 admitted

    This school23%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Irvine4 pts lower

    19%

    11 of 59 admitted

    This school19%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.89)

  • San Diego14 pts higher

    39%

    16 of 41 admitted

    This school39%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts higher

    39%

    18 of 46 admitted

    This school39%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Davis4 pts lower

    33%

    11 of 33 admitted

    This school33%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Santa Cruz24 pts lower

    47%

    8 of 17 admitted

    This school47%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.44)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    44 of 48 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.84)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    28 of 30 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.81)

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

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

  • Pomona6 pts lower

    68%

    21 of 31 admitted

    This school68%Overall74%

  • Fullerton5 pts higher

    92%

    35 of 38 admitted

    This school92%Overall87%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    90%

    132 of 147 admitted

    This school90%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 (327 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

55%

179 of 327 graduates

UC or CSU

30%

97 graduates

Community college

17%

56 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC206%
CSU7724%
CA private college165%
Out of state103%
Community college5617%
Not enrolled14845%
Enrolled in college17955%
Total327100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

13

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.

24% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

36%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

115 of 317 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)

10%

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

40 of 392 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 4 classes
  • English: 8 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 6 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 45%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 95%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 55%County median 64%

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