Benjamin Franklin Senior High School
- Public
- Los Angeles
- 273 seniors
- 1,182 students
UC admit rate
73%
69 of 95 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
25%
69 of 273 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
35%
95 of 273 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.5%
7 of 74 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
12%
5 of 43 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
Benjamin Franklin Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
7 of 74 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.74)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
12%
5 of 43 admitted
This school12%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.83)
- Irvine11 pts lower
11%
7 of 62 admitted
This school11%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.72)
- San Diego8 pts higher
33%
18 of 54 admitted
This school33%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.69)
- Santa Barbara18 pts lower
14%
8 of 56 admitted
This school14%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.64)
- DavisAbout the same
35%
13 of 37 admitted
This school35%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.64)
- Santa Cruz7 pts lower
64%
25 of 39 admitted
This school64%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.64)
- Riverside4 pts lower
83%
44 of 53 admitted
This school83%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.64)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
23 of 23 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.70 (all applicants 3.70)
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
Benjamin Franklin Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- Long Beach13 pts lower
34%
34 of 100 admitted
This school34%Overall47%
- Pomona14 pts lower
60%
33 of 55 admitted
This school60%Overall74%
- Los Angeles6 pts higher
98%
141 of 144 admitted
This school98%Overall92%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
95%
91 of 96 admitted
This school95%Overall93%
- San Francisco4 pts higher
100%
13 of 13 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
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 (259 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
80%
208 of 259 graduates
UC or CSU
40%
104 graduates
Community college
35%
91 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 19 | 7% |
| CSU | 85 | 33% |
| CA private college | 4 | 2% |
| Out of state | 9 | 3% |
| Community college | 91 | 35% |
| Not enrolled | 51 | 20% |
| Enrolled in college | 208 | 80% |
| Total | 259 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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 58%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 26%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 8%
- Low-income students 89%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 75%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Los Angeles Unified and nearby
- Abraham Lincoln Senior High School
- Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High School
- Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High School
- Aggeler Community Day
- Albert Einstein Continuation
- Alexander Hamilton Senior High School
- Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High School
- Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High School
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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