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FG12 Senior Snapshot – 2018

Our current senior class, the 12th cohort of First Graduate® (FG12), has 37 students attending 10 high schools

  • Average ACT score: 21
  • ACT Range: 14-32
  • Free/Reduced Lunch: approximately 75%
  • Average GPA* : 3.3
  • 76% have a GPA* of 3.0 and higher
  • 46% have a GPA* of 3.5 and higher

*cumulative, unweighted
FG 2018 HS Grads

High Schools Our Students Are Attending

Our 156 high school students are attending the following schools during the 2017-2018 academic year:

Abraham Lincoln (10)
Academy of Arts and Sciences (3)
Archbishop Riordan (2)
Balboa High School (4)
City Arts & Technology (8)
Galileo High School (12)
Gateway High School (14)
George Washington High School (8)
Immaculate Conception Academy (20)
International High School (1)
June Jordan School for Equity (1)
KIPP College Preparatory (12)
Leadership High School (9)
Lick-Wilmerding High School (1)
Lowell High School (30)
Mercy High School (1)
Mission High School (8)
Phillip & Sala Burton High School (4)
Wallenberg High School (4)
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep (1)
Summit Shasta (1)
Thurgood Marshall (1)
The Urban School of San Francisco (1)

Colleges Our Students Are Attending

We have 151 college students currently attending the following colleges and universities:

California State Universities
Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly SLO, CSU Chico, CSU Fresno, CSU Los Angeles, CSU Sacramento, San Francisco State University, San Jose State University, Sonoma State University

Universities of California
UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Merced, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz

Private Colleges/Universities
Barnard College, Baylor University, Boston University, Clark University, Denison University, Georgetown University, Holy Names University, Johns Hopkins University, Kalamazoo College, Macalester College, Mills College, New York University, Notre Dame de Namur, Occidental College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Saint Mary’s College of California, Simmons College, Smith College, University of Portland, University of San Francisco, Wesleyan University

Additional Colleges & Universities
Academy of Art University, Chabot College, City College of San Francisco, College of Marin, College of San Mateo, Contra Costa College, Merrit College, Skyline College, United States Air Force Academy

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