Mission Senior High School

San Francisco · San Francisco County

Public San Francisco County ~262 seniors

Data Year

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

1,084 (2018) → 948 (2026)

-12.5%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

268 (2018) → 284 (2026)

+6.0%

If this trend holds (-1.7%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027)	~932	-16	$0
3 yr (2029)	~902	-46	$0
5 yr (2031)	~872	-76	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Mission Senior High School sent 395 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 38.0% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 57.3% — 38.8 percentage points above the California median of 18.5%, higher than 92% of California high schools. The school produces 15.6 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

★ Top 10% UC Reach

UC Reach ⓘ

57%

150 admits / 262 seniors
+32.1 pp above peer median (25.2%) · Ranked #1 of 6 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 42.9% 2025 · 57.3%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.5%

Peer median
25.2%

Top 10%
53.3%

This school
57.3%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 57.3%

Higher than 92% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Mission Senior High School's UC Reach of 57.3% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53.3%) — meaning roughly 57 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 45 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Mission Senior High School's UC Reach is higher than 92% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

150.8%

395 applications

Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).

In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · higher than 76% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

38.0%

150 / 395 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 86% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

23.3%

35 enrolled of 150 admitted

Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.

UC Enrollment Reach ⓘ

13.4%

35 enrollees / 262 seniors

Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.

UC 6-Yr Grad Rate ⓘ

61%

50% finished in 4 yrs · N=44 entered 2019

In context: CA median 88.6% · -27.2 pp vs. median.

Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

40.1

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 89% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

15.6

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 96% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

262

CDE grade 12 (exact)

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

993

All grades · CDE Census Day

Mission Senior High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · San Francisco · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, Mission Senior High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 6): 57% vs. a peer median of 25%.
▸Its UC Reach has risen 20 points since 2018.
▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Mission Senior High School is admitting at roughly +16 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.898) alone would predict (38% actual vs. 22% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
▸Senior-class enrollment is up 6% (268→284 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +2%.
▸At its recent rate (-1.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~902 by 2029 — about 46 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

948 students (2026)

→

~902 projected (2029)

at -1.7%/yr

That's about 46 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.

Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
Mission Senior High School	Public	948	57.3%	+6%
Peer-group median			25.2%	+2%
Mission High School	Public	948	—	+6%
Mission High	Public	948	—	-6%
Burton (phillip And Sala) Academic High	Public	1015	—	+0%
Five Keys Charter (sf Sheriff's)	Public	753	—	+65%
Jefferson High School	Public	1041	13.8%	+9%
Balboa High School	Public	1195	38.0%	+3%
El Camino High	Public	1051	22.5%	-13%
Asawa (ruth) Sf Sch Of The Arts, A Public School	Public	664	—	-10%
Oakland School for the Arts	Public	815	26.8%	+9%
Westmoor High School	Public	1273	25.2%	-21%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

3.90

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.09

UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA

Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.

🎯 Who's actually getting into UC from Mission Senior High School

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
UC Berkeley	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out	Filtered out
UCLA	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out	Filtered out
UC San Diego	Strong shot	Moderate	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Santa Barbara	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Irvine	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Davis	Strong shot	Strong shot	Real shot	Filtered out

Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2025.

The numbers behind it

Campus	Applicant GPA	Admit GPA	Lift ⓘ	Admit rate	vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ
UC Berkeley	3.93	4.08	+0.15	44.7%	Peers +0.27 · wider
UCLA	3.96	4.22	+0.26	12.3%	Peers +0.29 · matches
UC San Diego	3.95	4.19	+0.25	19.6%	Peers +0.29 · wider
UC Santa Barbara	3.88	4.18	+0.30	26.5%	Peers +0.32 · matches
UC Irvine	3.91	4.04	+0.13	73.5%	Peers +0.27 · wider
UC Davis	3.82	4.08	+0.26	47.9%	Peers +0.30 · wider

📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2025 (for reference)

GPA band	UCB	UCLA	UCSD	UCSB	UCI	UCD
4.00+	17.0%	15.1%	45.2%	62.3%	46.3%	65.9%
3.70–3.99	3.1%	1.6%	9.3%	17.6%	17.0%	31.1%
3.30–3.69	0.8%	0.5%	1.5%	2.8%	2.4%	10.3%
3.00–3.29	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%	0.4%	0.3%	1.9%
< 3.00	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	0.7%

How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

Where Mission Senior High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 16.3 points above what their GPAs predict (38.0% actual vs. 21.6% expected).

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach % (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite	76	34	25	44.7%	13.0%	73.5%	3.93	4.08
UCLA → Elite	57	7	—	12.3%	2.7%	—	3.96	4.22
UC San Diego → Selective	51	10	—	19.6%	3.8%	—	3.95	4.19
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	68	18	—	26.5%	6.9%	—	3.88	4.18
UC Irvine → Selective	49	36	—	73.5%	13.7%	—	3.91	4.04
UC Davis →	94	45	10	47.9%	17.2%	22.2%	3.82	4.08

⚠ Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once. Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.

A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.

UC Reach is very strong — more than 57% of seniors are earning UC admission. This places the school among California's highest-performing high schools on this metric.

Strong UC Reach paired with low yield: students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere. The pattern is characteristic of competitive college-preparatory schools where many students choose more selective private colleges or out-of-state flagships over UC — UC functions as a strong backup option rather than a first choice.

The school generates broad UC access, but fewer students are reaching the most selective UC campuses (UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCI). Targeted academic enrichment and campus-fit advising may help.

Berkeley and UCLA admit volume is strong — a clear high-end signal for this school's academic preparation.

UC Reach has improved meaningfully compared to the prior year — a positive trajectory worth monitoring and reinforcing.

Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.

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