South San Francisco High School

  • Public
  • South San Francisco
  • 304 seniors
  • 1,224 students
Year

UC admit rate

64%

36 of 56 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

12%

36 of 304 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

18%

56 of 304 seniors

County median 42%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

9.7%

3 of 31 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

7.7%

3 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    3 of 31 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA β€” (all applicants 3.71)

  • Berkeley6 pts lower

    8%

    3 of 39 admitted

    This school8%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA β€” (all applicants 3.75)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    21%

    7 of 34 admitted

    This school21%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.76)

  • San Diego5 pts higher

    30%

    9 of 30 admitted

    This school30%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    30%

    8 of 27 admitted

    This school30%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.65)

  • DavisAbout the same

    34%

    14 of 41 admitted

    This school34%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.63)

  • Santa Cruz18 pts lower

    53%

    17 of 32 admitted

    This school53%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.63)

  • Riverside7 pts lower

    80%

    16 of 20 admitted

    This school80%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    19 of 19 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.77)

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

South San Francisco High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 3 campuses, worse at 3.

  • San Jose6 pts lower

    74%

    46 of 62 admitted

    This school74%Overall80%

  • Sacramento4 pts lower

    89%

    25 of 28 admitted

    This school89%Overall94%

  • San Francisco6 pts lower

    90%

    72 of 80 admitted

    This school90%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 (257 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

78%

200 of 257 graduates

UC or CSU

18%

45 graduates

Community college

55%

141 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC104%
CSU3514%
CA private college83%
Out of state62%
Community college14155%
Not enrolled5722%
Enrolled in college20078%
Total257100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, Asian, White
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Get notified when it launches

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, 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 59%County median 64%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 27%County median 40%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 34%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 18%
  • Low-income students 41%County median 35%
  • Graduates completing courses 47%County median 66%

Across California

Year
Loading chart…

Other schools in South San Francisco Unified and nearby

Campus-by-campus detail for 12 campuses

Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.

Unlock full report

The full report isn't out yet

It adds South San Francisco High School's earlier years, campus trends over the years, and side-by-side views. Leave your email and we'll let you know when it's ready.

By signing up you confirm you are 18 or older and agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. We will only email you about WhoGotIn reports.