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San Francisco County · 2025 · ≥50 seniors
What is UC Reach? UC Reach = unique top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size — the share of a school's
entire graduating class that reaches the six most selective UCs (
Berkeley,
UCLA, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis). It's a better gauge of school-wide success than admit rate, which only reflects the handful of students who applied.
Why it beats admit rate: if 6 students apply to the top UCs and all get in, that's a 100% admit rate — but at a 1,000-senior school it's a UC Reach of just 0.6% (6 ÷ 1,000). By contrast, a school where 250 of 1,000 seniors land a top-UC admit has a 25% UC Reach — far stronger, even though its admit rate is lower.
Why some schools are over 100%? Out of every 100 seniors at these schools, the class is generating
more than 100 admissions to the six most selective UCs — meaning the typical strong student is getting in at multiple top campuses (
UCLA +
UCSD, or
Berkeley +
UCSB + Irvine, for example). It's a rare achievement: fewer than 1% of California high schools clear 100% UC Reach.
Top and bottom schools by UC Reach, split public/charter vs private (≥50 seniors).
Scoped to San Francisco County — change the County filter above to rescope.
▲ Top 10 Public + Charter
San Francisco County
| 1 |
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public
|
70.6% |
| 2 |
Mission Senior High School
San Francisco · Public
|
57.2% |
| 3 |
George Washington High School
San Francisco · Public
|
56.3% |
| 4 |
Gateway High School
San Francisco · Public
|
39.2% |
| 5 |
Balboa High School
San Francisco · Public
|
38.0% |
| 6 |
Raoul Wallenberg Traditional
San Francisco · Public
|
32.4% |
▲ Top 10 Private
San Francisco County
| 1 |
San Francisco University Hs
San Francisco · Private
|
60.4% |
| 2 |
Archbishop Riordan High School
San Francisco · Private
|
58.6% |
| 3 |
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
San Francisco · Private
|
57.1% |
| 4 |
Lick Wilmerding High School
San Francisco · Private
|
55.4% |
| 5 |
Bay School of San Francisco
San Francisco · Private
|
52.9% |
| 6 |
Saint Ignatius College Prep Sc
San Francisco · Private
|
51.2% |
▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter
San Francisco County
| 1 |
Raoul Wallenberg Traditional
San Francisco · Public
|
32.4% |
| 2 |
Balboa High School
San Francisco · Public
|
38.0% |
| 3 |
Gateway High School
San Francisco · Public
|
39.2% |
| 4 |
George Washington High School
San Francisco · Public
|
56.3% |
| 5 |
Mission Senior High School
San Francisco · Public
|
57.2% |
| 6 |
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public
|
70.6% |
▼ Bottom 10 Private
San Francisco County
| 1 |
Saint Ignatius College Prep Sc
San Francisco · Private
|
51.2% |
| 2 |
Bay School of San Francisco
San Francisco · Private
|
52.9% |
| 3 |
Lick Wilmerding High School
San Francisco · Private
|
55.4% |
| 4 |
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
San Francisco · Private
|
57.1% |
| 5 |
Archbishop Riordan High School
San Francisco · Private
|
58.6% |
| 6 |
San Francisco University Hs
San Francisco · Private
|
60.4% |
Top UC Reach for schools with senior classes of 25–99. These are typically magnet programs, specialized charters, and small Catholic preps — too small to compare cleanly against comprehensive public high schools, but the most UC-effective small schools in California are here.
▲ Top 10 Small Public + Charter
San Francisco County
Not enough schools in San Francisco County for this list.
▲ Top 10 Small Private
San Francisco County
| 1 |
Immaculate Conception Academy
San Francisco · Private
|
66.1% |
| 2 |
Urban School of San Francisco
San Francisco · Private
|
37.4% |
| 3 |
Drew School
San Francisco · Private
|
20.0% |
| 4 |
Jewish Community Hs of the Bay
San Francisco · Private
|
18.8% |
| 5 |
San Francisco Waldorf Hs
San Francisco · Private
|
7.5% |
Where each UC campus lands its admits, as a share of each high school's senior class. Same 50-senior floor.
Top 10 — UCB Reach
UC Berkeley
| 1 |
Lick Wilmerding High School
San Francisco · Private
|
13.7% |
| 2 |
Mission Senior High School
San Francisco · Public
|
13.0% |
| 3 |
San Francisco University Hs
San Francisco · Private
|
9.0% |
| 4 |
Saint Ignatius College Prep Sc
San Francisco · Private
|
8.8% |
| 5 |
Archbishop Riordan High School
San Francisco · Private
|
6.8% |
| 6 |
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public
|
6.5% |
| 7 |
Bay School of San Francisco
San Francisco · Private
|
6.5% |
| 8 |
Raoul Wallenberg Traditional
San Francisco · Public
|
5.5% |
| 9 |
Balboa High School
San Francisco · Public
|
5.1% |
| 10 |
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
San Francisco · Private
|
4.3% |
| 1 |
Lick Wilmerding High School
San Francisco · Private
|
9.4% |
| 2 |
San Francisco University Hs
San Francisco · Private
|
7.2% |
| 3 |
Bay School of San Francisco
San Francisco · Private
|
5.8% |
| 4 |
Saint Ignatius College Prep Sc
San Francisco · Private
|
4.7% |
| 5 |
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
San Francisco · Private
|
4.3% |
| 6 |
Gateway High School
San Francisco · Public
|
4.2% |
| 7 |
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public
|
3.7% |
| 8 |
Balboa High School
San Francisco · Public
|
3.3% |
| 9 |
Archbishop Riordan High School
San Francisco · Private
|
3.2% |
| 10 |
George Washington High School
San Francisco · Public
|
3.1% |
Top 10 — UCSD Reach
UC San Diego
| 1 |
Bay School of San Francisco
San Francisco · Private
|
15.2% |
| 2 |
George Washington High School
San Francisco · Public
|
12.9% |
| 3 |
San Francisco University Hs
San Francisco · Private
|
12.6% |
| 4 |
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
San Francisco · Private
|
12.3% |
| 5 |
Archbishop Riordan High School
San Francisco · Private
|
10.4% |
| 6 |
Saint Ignatius College Prep Sc
San Francisco · Private
|
7.4% |
| 7 |
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public
|
7.2% |
| 8 |
Balboa High School
San Francisco · Public
|
6.9% |
| 9 |
Gateway High School
San Francisco · Public
|
6.7% |
| 10 |
Lick Wilmerding High School
San Francisco · Private
|
5.8% |
Top 10 — UCSB Reach
UC Santa Barbara
| 1 |
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
San Francisco · Private
|
14.1% |
| 2 |
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public
|
12.9% |
| 3 |
San Francisco University Hs
San Francisco · Private
|
11.7% |
| 4 |
George Washington High School
San Francisco · Public
|
11.2% |
| 5 |
Saint Ignatius College Prep Sc
San Francisco · Private
|
11.0% |
| 6 |
Lick Wilmerding High School
San Francisco · Private
|
10.1% |
| 7 |
Archbishop Riordan High School
San Francisco · Private
|
8.2% |
| 8 |
Gateway High School
San Francisco · Public
|
7.5% |
| 9 |
Mission Senior High School
San Francisco · Public
|
6.9% |
| 10 |
Raoul Wallenberg Traditional
San Francisco · Public
|
5.5% |
Top 10 — UCI Reach
UC Irvine
| 1 |
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public
|
21.8% |
| 2 |
Archbishop Riordan High School
San Francisco · Private
|
15.4% |
| 3 |
Mission Senior High School
San Francisco · Public
|
13.7% |
| 4 |
Saint Ignatius College Prep Sc
San Francisco · Private
|
6.9% |
| 5 |
Lick Wilmerding High School
San Francisco · Private
|
5.8% |
| 6 |
San Francisco University Hs
San Francisco · Private
|
5.4% |
| 7 |
George Washington High School
San Francisco · Public
|
5.1% |
| 8 |
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
San Francisco · Private
|
4.9% |
| 9 |
Balboa High School
San Francisco · Public
|
4.2% |
| 10 |
Bay School of San Francisco
San Francisco · Private
|
3.6% |
Top 10 — UCD Reach
UC Davis
| 1 |
George Washington High School
San Francisco · Public
|
19.8% |
| 2 |
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public
|
18.4% |
| 3 |
Bay School of San Francisco
San Francisco · Private
|
17.4% |
| 4 |
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
San Francisco · Private
|
17.2% |
| 5 |
Mission Senior High School
San Francisco · Public
|
17.2% |
| 6 |
Gateway High School
San Francisco · Public
|
16.7% |
| 7 |
Archbishop Riordan High School
San Francisco · Private
|
14.6% |
| 8 |
San Francisco University Hs
San Francisco · Private
|
14.4% |
| 9 |
Balboa High School
San Francisco · Public
|
13.0% |
| 10 |
Saint Ignatius College Prep Sc
San Francisco · Private
|
12.4% |
UC Reach measures who gets in. These lenses measure the upstream pipeline (A-G), the downstream outcome (UC graduation), the capacity that drives the pipeline (counselors), reliability over time (consistency), grade-11 academic preparation (CAASPP SBAC ELA & Math), and private-school financial strength. Click any school for its full profile.
Top 10 — A-G Completion
% of graduates meeting UC/CSU course requirements · 2024-25 cohort
| 1 |
City Arts & Leadership Academy
· Public
|
100.0% |
| 2 |
Kipp San Francisco College Preparatory
· Public
|
100.0% |
| 3 |
Gateway High School
San Francisco · Public
|
99.1% |
| 4 |
Asawa (ruth) Sf Sch Of The Arts, A Public School
· Public
|
87.4% |
| 5 |
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public
|
83.1% |
| 6 |
Burton (phillip And Sala) Academic High
· Public
|
71.2% |
| 7 |
Balboa High School
San Francisco · Public
|
70.6% |
| 8 |
S.f. International High
· Public
|
67.2% |
| 9 |
Galileo High
· Public
|
66.8% |
| 10 |
Academy (the)- Sf @mcateer
· Public
|
65.9% |
Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate
% of UC entrants who finished in 6 years · cohort N ≥ 20
| 1 |
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public
|
94.4% |
| 2 |
Raoul Wallenberg Traditional
San Francisco · Public
|
93.9% |
| 3 |
George Washington High School
San Francisco · Public
|
93.9% |
| 4 |
Saint Ignatius College Prep Sc
San Francisco · Private
|
93.2% |
| 5 |
Gateway High School
San Francisco · Public
|
90.0% |
| 6 |
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
San Francisco · Private
|
87.2% |
| 7 |
Balboa High School
San Francisco · Public
|
86.8% |
| 8 |
San Francisco University Hs
San Francisco · Private
|
81.8% |
| 9 |
Archbishop Riordan High School
San Francisco · Private
|
77.8% |
| 10 |
Mission Senior High School
San Francisco · Public
|
61.4% |
Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity
Lowest students-per-counselor (ASCA target 250:1) · public/charter, ≥500 students
| 1 |
Lincoln (abraham) High
· Public
|
166:1 |
| 2 |
Mission High
· Public
|
180:1 |
| 3 |
Asawa (ruth) Sf Sch Of The Arts, A Public School
· Public
|
189:1 |
| 4 |
Burton (phillip And Sala) Academic High
· Public
|
193:1 |
| 5 |
Galileo High
· Public
|
258:1 |
| 6 |
Balboa High School
San Francisco · Public
|
310:1 |
| 7 |
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public
|
646:1 |
Top 10 — Most Consistent
Lowest UC Reach std-dev across 5 years (above-CA-median mean)
| 1 |
Saint Ignatius College Prep Sc
avg 52.1% · σ 4.5
|
σ 4.5 |
| 2 |
George Washington High School
avg 42.0% · σ 9.25
|
σ 9.25 |
| 3 |
Mission Senior High School
avg 52.7% · σ 9.52
|
σ 9.52 |
| 4 |
Lowell High School
avg 90.1% · σ 11.78
|
σ 11.78 |
| 5 |
Lick Wilmerding High School
avg 63.2% · σ 12.29
|
σ 12.29 |
| 6 |
Immaculate Conception Academy
avg 51.6% · σ 14.52
|
σ 14.52 |
| 7 |
San Francisco University Hs
avg 53.5% · σ 15.46
|
σ 15.46 |
Top 10 — SBAC ELA met/exceeded
% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30
| 1 |
Lowell High School
San Francisco · n=567 · 2025
|
87% |
| 2 |
Asawa (ruth) Sf Sch Of The Arts, A Public School
· n=135 · 2025
|
81% |
| 3 |
Gateway High School
San Francisco · n=119 · 2025
|
68% |
| 4 |
Balboa High School
San Francisco · n=248 · 2025
|
66% |
| 5 |
Lincoln (abraham) High
· n=462 · 2025
|
64% |
| 6 |
Burton (phillip And Sala) Academic High
· n=239 · 2025
|
56% |
| 7 |
Galileo High
· n=371 · 2025
|
56% |
| 8 |
Kipp San Francisco College Preparatory
· n=49 · 2025
|
53% |
| 9 |
City Arts & Leadership Academy
· n=86 · 2025
|
36% |
| 10 |
Mission High
· n=221 · 2025
|
17% |
Top 10 — SBAC Math met/exceeded
% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30
| 1 |
Lowell High School
San Francisco · n=583 · 2025
|
71% |
| 2 |
Asawa (ruth) Sf Sch Of The Arts, A Public School
· n=125 · 2025
|
66% |
| 3 |
Lincoln (abraham) High
· n=449 · 2025
|
47% |
| 4 |
Balboa High School
San Francisco · n=247 · 2025
|
46% |
| 5 |
Galileo High
· n=370 · 2025
|
39% |
| 6 |
Burton (phillip And Sala) Academic High
· n=236 · 2025
|
26% |
| 7 |
Gateway High School
San Francisco · n=118 · 2025
|
21% |
| 8 |
Kipp San Francisco College Preparatory
· n=48 · 2025
|
21% |
| 9 |
City Arts & Leadership Academy
· n=86 · 2025
|
8% |
| 10 |
Mission High
· n=216 · 2025
|
6% |
Top 10 — Private Net Assets
Wealthiest CA private high schools · IRS Form 990 · latest fiscal year
| 1 |
Lick Wilmerding High School
San Francisco · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
|
$110.3M |
| 2 |
Urban School of San Francisco
San Francisco · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
|
$58.6M |
| 3 |
Bay School of San Francisco
San Francisco · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
|
$23.4M |
| 4 |
Drew School
San Francisco · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
|
$19.0M |
| 5 |
Proof School
San Francisco · FY 2023
|
$5.2M |
| 6 |
Rise University Preparatory
San Francisco · Other religious · FY 2023
|
$2.4M |
≥50 seniors · earliest→latest year
Which schools are moving a growing — or shrinking — share of their graduating class into the six most selective UCs. Reflects the current county/type filter.
▲ Biggest gains
| School | Then → Now | Δ |
|---|
|
Archbishop Riordan High School
San Francisco · Private
|
24% '20
→ 59% '25
|
+34.5pp |
|
George Washington High School
San Francisco · Public
|
27% '18
→ 56% '25
|
+29.4pp |
|
Bay School of San Francisco
San Francisco · Private
|
24% '21
→ 53% '25
|
+28.8pp |
|
Mission Senior High School
San Francisco · Public
|
38% '18
→ 57% '25
|
+19.6pp |
|
Urban School of San Francisco
San Francisco · Private
|
33% '20
→ 43% '24
|
+10.6pp |
|
Gateway High School
San Francisco · Public
|
36% '18
→ 39% '25
|
+3.0pp |
|
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
San Francisco · Private
|
58% '20
→ 57% '25
|
+-0.5pp |
|
John O'connell High School
San Francisco · Public
|
14% '18
→ 11% '24
|
+-2.2pp |
|
Balboa High School
San Francisco · Public
|
43% '18
→ 38% '25
|
+-5.2pp |
|
Saint Ignatius College Prep Sc
San Francisco · Private
|
58% '20
→ 51% '25
|
+-6.6pp |
▼ Biggest declines
| School | Then → Now | Δ |
|---|
|
Lick Wilmerding High School
San Francisco · Private
|
79% '20
→ 55% '25
|
-23.3pp |
|
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public
|
91% '18
→ 71% '25
|
-20.4pp |
|
Raoul Wallenberg Traditional
San Francisco · Public
|
52% '18
→ 32% '25
|
-19.8pp |
|
San Francisco University Hs
San Francisco · Private
|
68% '20
→ 60% '25
|
-7.5pp |
|
Saint Ignatius College Prep Sc
San Francisco · Private
|
58% '20
→ 51% '25
|
-6.6pp |
|
Balboa High School
San Francisco · Public
|
43% '18
→ 38% '25
|
-5.2pp |
|
John O'connell High School
San Francisco · Public
|
14% '18
→ 11% '24
|
-2.2pp |
|
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
San Francisco · Private
|
58% '20
→ 57% '25
|
-0.5pp |
|
Gateway High School
San Francisco · Public
|
36% '18
→ 39% '25
|
3.0pp |
|
Urban School of San Francisco
San Francisco · Private
|
33% '20
→ 43% '24
|
10.6pp |
grade-12 enrollment Δ vs. county · ≥80 students
The demographic tide is shrinking CA enrollment ~10% over 7 years statewide, so absolute decline alone is noise. The gap vs the county baseline is the actionable signal — schools losing share faster than their demographic floor are the ones to watch. Reflects the current county/type filter.
▲ Outperforming the county the most
| School | School · County | Gap |
|---|
|
Balboa High School
San Francisco · San Francisco · Public Best in class
|
+2.9% vs -1.6%
|
+4.6pp |
|
Gateway High School
San Francisco · San Francisco · Public Holding share
|
-0.9% vs -1.6%
|
+0.8pp |
|
Lowell High School
San Francisco · San Francisco · Public Weak at the gate
|
-5.2% vs -1.6%
|
-3.5pp |
▼ Underperforming the county the most
| School | School · County | Gap |
|---|
|
Lowell High School
San Francisco · San Francisco · Public Weak at the gate
|
-5.2% vs -1.6%
|
-3.5pp |
|
Gateway High School
San Francisco · San Francisco · Public Holding share
|
-0.9% vs -1.6%
|
+0.8pp |
|
Balboa High School
San Francisco · San Francisco · Public Best in class
|
+2.9% vs -1.6%
|
+4.6pp |
6 schools eligible · 2025
Each dot is one school. The diagonal is the per-campus GPA expectation — points above it admit students at higher rates than their GPA mix predicts; points below admit at lower rates. Schools need ≥30 top-6 UC applications and data across ≥3 campuses to appear.
▲ Top 10 outperformers
| School |
GPA |
Actual |
Δ vs exp. |
|
Mission Senior High School
San Francisco · Public
|
3.90 |
38.0% |
+16.3pp |
|
George Washington High School
San Francisco · Public
|
3.95 |
23.0% |
+1.5pp |
|
Gateway High School
San Francisco · Public
|
3.92 |
21.7% |
+1.0pp |
|
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public
|
3.94 |
22.0% |
+0.8pp |
|
Raoul Wallenberg Traditional
San Francisco · Public
|
3.94 |
21.3% |
+-0.1pp |
|
Balboa High School
San Francisco · Public
|
3.83 |
19.6% |
+-0.9pp |
▼ Top 10 underperformers
| School |
GPA |
Actual |
Δ vs exp. |
|
Balboa High School
San Francisco · Public
|
3.83 |
19.6% |
-0.9pp |
|
Raoul Wallenberg Traditional
San Francisco · Public
|
3.94 |
21.3% |
-0.1pp |
|
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public
|
3.94 |
22.0% |
0.8pp |
|
Gateway High School
San Francisco · Public
|
3.92 |
21.7% |
1.0pp |
|
George Washington High School
San Francisco · Public
|
3.95 |
23.0% |
1.5pp |
|
Mission Senior High School
San Francisco · Public
|
3.90 |
38.0% |
16.3pp |
Sortable by any column. Click a column header to sort. Click any school row to open its profile.
13 schools · 2025 data
· 20 hidden (under 100 seniors)
| # |
School |
County |
Seniors
ⓘ
|
Total Enroll
ⓘ
|
UC Reach
ⓘ
|
App Reach
ⓘ
|
Admit Rate
ⓘ
|
Yield
ⓘ
|
Selective Reach
ⓘ
|
Elite Reach
ⓘ
|
Raw Apps
ⓘ
|
Raw Admits
ⓘ
|
| 1 |
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public Weak at the gate
|
San Francisco |
642 |
2,571 |
70.6%
|
320.6% |
22.0% |
33.8% |
52.2 |
10.3 |
2,058 |
453 |
| 2 |
San Francisco University Hs
San Francisco · Private
|
San Francisco |
111 |
488 |
60.4%
|
309.0% |
19.5% |
11.9% |
46.0 |
16.2 |
343 |
67 |
| 3 |
Archbishop Riordan High School
San Francisco · Private
|
San Francisco |
280 |
1,192 |
58.6%
|
247.9% |
23.6% |
29.9% |
43.9 |
10.0 |
694 |
164 |
| 4 |
Mission Senior High School
San Francisco · Public
|
San Francisco |
262 |
993 |
57.2%
|
150.8% |
38.0% |
23.3% |
40.1 |
15.7 |
395 |
150 |
| 5 |
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
San Francisco · Private
|
San Francisco |
326 |
1,438 |
57.1%
|
274.9% |
20.8% |
27.4% |
39.9 |
8.6 |
896 |
186 |
| 6 |
George Washington High School
San Francisco · Public
|
San Francisco |
510 |
2,068 |
56.3%
|
244.7% |
23.0% |
32.1% |
36.5 |
7.2 |
1,248 |
287 |
| 7 |
Lick Wilmerding High School
San Francisco · Private
|
San Francisco |
139 |
559 |
55.4%
|
379.1% |
14.6% |
24.7% |
44.6 |
23.0 |
527 |
77 |
| 8 |
Bay School of San Francisco
San Francisco · Private
|
San Francisco |
138 |
410 |
52.9%
|
292.0% |
18.1% |
19.2% |
35.5 |
12.3 |
403 |
73 |
| 9 |
Saint Ignatius College Prep Sc
San Francisco · Private
|
San Francisco |
363 |
1,555 |
51.2%
|
299.7% |
17.1% |
25.8% |
38.8 |
13.5 |
1,088 |
186 |
| 10 |
Gateway High School
San Francisco · Public Holding share
|
San Francisco |
120 |
464 |
39.2%
|
204.2% |
19.2% |
23.4% |
22.5 |
8.3 |
245 |
47 |
| 11 |
Balboa High School
San Francisco · Public Best in class
|
San Francisco |
332 |
1,238 |
38.0%
|
193.4% |
19.6% |
30.9% |
25.0 |
8.4 |
642 |
126 |
| 12 |
Raoul Wallenberg Traditional
San Francisco · Public
|
San Francisco |
145 |
522 |
32.4%
|
152.4% |
21.3% |
36.2% |
20.0 |
8.3 |
221 |
47 |
| 13 |
John O'connell High School
San Francisco · Public
|
San Francisco |
102 |
460 |
—
|
5.9% |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6 |
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UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size. Where UCOP has not published unique-student totals,
campus admits are summed — students admitted to more than one of the 6 campuses are counted at each, so values
above 100% indicate strong students winning multiple competitive UC offers.
Schools with fewer than 100 seniors are excluded from the leaderboard by default — a small cohort
with one strong year can otherwise dominate.
See methodology →