The O'Farrell Charter
6130 Skyline Drive, San Diego, CA 92114View on map
- Public
- San Diego
- 139 seniors
- 1,833 students
The O'Farrell Charter is a public high school in San Diego (San Diego Unified) with 139 seniors. In fall 2025, 73% of its 51 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 100% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
73%
37 of 51 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
27%
37 of 139 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
37%
51 of 139 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
12%
4 of 33 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 25 applicants, fall 2025
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
The O'Farrell Charter applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
12%
4 of 33 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.04)
- Irvine5 pts higher
27%
9 of 33 admitted
This school27%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.95)
- San Diego13 pts higher
38%
17 of 45 admitted
This school38%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.92)
- Davis10 pts lower
27%
3 of 11 admitted
This school27%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.93)
- RiversideAbout the same
88%
21 of 24 admitted
This school88%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.82)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
14 of 14 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.87)
too few applicants to report25 applied
~28% · 3 yrs pooled6 applied
too few applicants to report5 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
The O'Farrell Charter applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Diego6 pts higher
41%
38 of 93 admitted
This school41%Overall34%
- Fullerton17 pts lower
70%
37 of 53 admitted
This school70%Overall87%
- Northridge7 pts higher
100%
11 of 11 admitted
This school100%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 (132 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
74%
98 of 132 graduates
UC or CSU
33%
44 graduates
Community college
39%
51 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 24 | 18% |
| CSU | 20 | 15% |
| CA private college | 2 | 2% |
| Out of state | 1 | 1% |
| Community college | 51 | 39% |
| Not enrolled | 34 | 26% |
| Enrolled in college | 98 | 74% |
| Total | 132 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
11
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
17
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
43% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
65%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
104 of 159 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)
26%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
30 of 116 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 1 class
- English: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 3 classes
- Science: 1 class
- 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 71%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 39%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 35%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 20%County median 11%
- Low-income students 64%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 100%County median 65%