Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Galileo Academy of Science & Tech
Public · San Francisco · San Francisco County · 1,806 students · Class of 2025
★ Top 10% UC Reach
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
61
Excellent
top 6% in California
Higher than 94% of California high schools
+18.7 pp above peer median (42)
· Ranked #2 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 44
2025 · 61
-15%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-13.7 pp
vs. San Francisco County baseline (-2%)
~1780
5-yr projected enrollment (26 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Galileo Academy of Science & Tech sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 11): 61 vs. a peer median of 42.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 36 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Galileo Academy of Science & Tech is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.867) alone would predict (27% actual vs. 21% 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 down 15% (496→420 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -4%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1780 by 2029 — about 26 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln High School | Public | 52 | -1% |
| Oakland Technical High School | Public | 45 | -4% |
| Alameda High School | Public | 51 | +5% |
| Oakland High School | Public | 34 | +10% |
| Lowell High School | Public | 71 | -5% |
| Encinal High School | Public | 27 | -16% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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