Jefferson High School
- Public
- Daly City
- 260 seniors
- 1,041 students
UC admit rate
75%
46 of 61 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
18%
46 of 260 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
23%
61 of 260 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.4%
3 of 32 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
6.3%
3 of 48 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
Jefferson High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 5.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
3 of 32 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.94)
- Berkeley7 pts lower
6%
3 of 48 admitted
This school6%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.94)
- San Diego5 pts higher
30%
10 of 33 admitted
This school30%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa Barbara7 pts higher
39%
9 of 23 admitted
This school39%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.89)
- Davis13 pts lower
24%
11 of 46 admitted
This school24%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.83)
- Santa Cruz11 pts lower
60%
18 of 30 admitted
This school60%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.83)
- Riverside6 pts lower
81%
21 of 26 admitted
This school81%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.73)
- Merced4 pts lower
92%
24 of 26 admitted
This school92%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.84)
too few applicants to report32 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
Jefferson High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Diego18 pts lower
17%
8 of 48 admitted
This school17%Overall34%
- San Jose4 pts higher
84%
81 of 96 admitted
This school84%Overall80%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
93%
173 of 186 admitted
This school93%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 (294 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
72%
211 of 294 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
71 graduates
Community college
45%
132 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 13 | 4% |
| CSU | 58 | 20% |
| CA private college | 6 | 2% |
| Out of state | 2 | 1% |
| Community college | 132 | 45% |
| Not enrolled | 83 | 28% |
| Enrolled in college | 211 | 72% |
| Total | 294 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, Asian, White
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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 47%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 20%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 18%
- Low-income students 37%County median 35%
- Graduates completing courses 63%County median 66%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 12 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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