John F. Kennedy High School
- Public
- Richmond
- 203 seniors
- 625 students
UC admit rate
75%
18 of 24 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
18 of 203 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
12%
24 of 203 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
β
β of 11 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
20%
4 of 20 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
John F. Kennedy High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.
- Berkeley7 pts higher
20%
4 of 20 admitted
This school20%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.73)
- DavisAbout the same
39%
7 of 18 admitted
This school39%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.69)
- Santa Cruz14 pts lower
58%
11 of 19 admitted
This school58%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.62)
- Riverside7 pts lower
80%
12 of 15 admitted
This school80%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.65)
- Merced11 pts lower
86%
12 of 14 admitted
This school86%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.69)
too few applicants to report11 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs 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
John F. Kennedy High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San Jose8 pts lower
72%
18 of 25 admitted
This school72%Overall80%
- Sacramento12 pts lower
82%
18 of 22 admitted
This school82%Overall94%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
94%
29 of 31 admitted
This school94%Overall96%
too few applicants to report4 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs 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 (133 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
42%
56 of 133 graduates
UC or CSU
19%
25 graduates
Community college
22%
29 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 16 | 12% |
| CSU | 9 | 7% |
| CA private college | 2 | 2% |
| Out of state | 0 | 0% |
| Community college | 29 | 22% |
| Not enrolled | 77 | 58% |
| Enrolled in college | 56 | 42% |
| Total | 133 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, English learners
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 16%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 9%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 1%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 10%
- Low-income students 78%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 32%County median 61%
Across California
Other schools in West Contra Costa Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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