George Washington High School

  • Public
  • San Francisco
  • 510 seniors
  • 2,059 students
Year

UC admit rate

83%

235 of 284 applicants, fall 2025

County median 77%

Seniors admitted to a UC

46%

235 of 510 seniors

County median 45%

Seniors who applied to UC

56%

284 of 510 seniors

County median 60%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

8.2%

16 of 196 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

9.6%

21 of 220 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

George Washington High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    16 of 196 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Berkeley4 pts lower

    10%

    21 of 220 admitted

    This school10%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Irvine10 pts lower

    12%

    26 of 213 admitted

    This school12%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.92)

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    32%

    66 of 204 admitted

    This school32%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    57 of 176 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Davis5 pts higher

    42%

    101 of 239 admitted

    This school42%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts lower

    68%

    108 of 160 admitted

    This school68%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    124 of 135 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.84)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    118 of 121 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.82)

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

George Washington High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • San Diego7 pts lower

    28%

    59 of 213 admitted

    This school28%Overall34%

  • Long Beach5 pts lower

    42%

    65 of 154 admitted

    This school42%Overall47%

  • Pomona11 pts higher

    85%

    73 of 86 admitted

    This school85%Overall74%

  • San Jose4 pts higher

    85%

    159 of 188 admitted

    This school85%Overall80%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    94%

    193 of 206 admitted

    This school94%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 (475 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

89%

425 of 475 graduates

UC or CSU

50%

236 graduates

Community college

31%

149 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC12326%
CSU11324%
CA private college204%
Out of state204%
Community college14931%
Not enrolled5011%
Enrolled in college42589%
Total475100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races, Filipino, Black or African American, Race not reported
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
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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 69%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 52%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 31%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 26%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 48%County median 66%
  • Graduates completing courses 77%County median 66%

Across California

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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses

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