John F. Kennedy High School
- Public
- Granada Hills
- 512 seniors
- 2,167 students
UC admit rate
71%
89 of 126 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
17%
89 of 512 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
25%
126 of 512 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
10%
10 of 96 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
11%
7 of 65 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 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
10 of 96 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.92)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
11%
7 of 65 admitted
This school11%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.93)
- Irvine4 pts higher
26%
21 of 80 admitted
This school26%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.96)
- San Diego14 pts higher
39%
29 of 75 admitted
This school39%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.85)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
31%
24 of 77 admitted
This school31%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.83)
- Davis11 pts higher
48%
24 of 50 admitted
This school48%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.90)
- Santa Cruz4 pts lower
68%
21 of 31 admitted
This school68%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.67)
- Riverside4 pts higher
92%
54 of 59 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.86)
- MercedAbout the same
97%
37 of 38 admitted
This school97%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.83)
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 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Long Beach8 pts lower
39%
47 of 120 admitted
This school39%Overall47%
- Fullerton9 pts higher
96%
45 of 47 admitted
This school96%Overall87%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
93%
62 of 67 admitted
This school93%Overall92%
- Channel IslandsAbout the same
93%
38 of 41 admitted
This school93%Overall93%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
93%
202 of 217 admitted
This school93%Overall93%
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 (479 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
63%
300 of 479 graduates
UC or CSU
30%
145 graduates
Community college
25%
121 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 22 | 5% |
| CSU | 123 | 26% |
| CA private college | 18 | 4% |
| Out of state | 16 | 3% |
| Community college | 121 | 25% |
| Not enrolled | 179 | 37% |
| Enrolled in college | 300 | 63% |
| Total | 479 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Filipino, Asian
- 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 60%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 33%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 8%
- Low-income students 77%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 61%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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