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San Rafael High School

150 Third Street, San Rafael, CA 94901View on map

  • Public
  • San Rafael
  • 367 seniors
  • 1,308 students

San Rafael High School is a public high school in San Rafael (San Rafael City High) with 367 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 81 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 70%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 58% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

80%

65 of 81 applicants, fall 2025

County median 70%

Seniors admitted to a UC

18%

65 of 367 seniors

County median 33%

Seniors who applied to UC

22%

81 of 367 seniors

County median 47%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

6.3%

3 of 48 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

18%

9 of 51 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 Rafael High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    6%

    3 of 48 admitted

    This school6%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.96)

  • Berkeley4 pts higher

    18%

    9 of 51 admitted

    This school18%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.89)

  • San Diego6 pts lower

    19%

    8 of 43 admitted

    This school19%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Santa Barbara14 pts lower

    18%

    9 of 49 admitted

    This school18%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Davis11 pts lower

    27%

    13 of 49 admitted

    This school27%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Santa Cruz6 pts higher

    77%

    34 of 44 admitted

    This school77%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Riverside13 pts higher

    100%

    14 of 14 admitted

    This school100%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.58 (all applicants 3.58)

  • Merced9 pts lower

    88%

    21 of 24 admitted

    This school88%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.64 (all applicants 3.63)

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report33 applied

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 Rafael High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • San Luis Obispo11 pts lower

    19%

    11 of 59 admitted

    This school19%Overall30%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    47%

    28 of 60 admitted

    This school47%Overall47%

  • Sacramento10 pts lower

    84%

    31 of 37 admitted

    This school84%Overall94%

  • SonomaAbout the same

    93%

    39 of 42 admitted

    This school93%Overall95%

  • San Francisco12 pts lower

    84%

    27 of 32 admitted

    This school84%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 (283 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

81%

229 of 283 graduates

UC or CSU

27%

76 graduates

Community college

40%

113 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC2910%
CSU4717%
CA private college176%
Out of state238%
Community college11340%
Not enrolled5419%
Enrolled in college22981%
Total283100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

13

AP courses offered

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

21

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

35%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

117 of 338 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)

16%

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

56 of 346 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 5 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 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 38%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 31%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 14%County median 19%
  • Low-income students 75%County median 49%
  • Graduates completing courses 58%County median 60%

Across California

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