San Francisco’s Mission High School reports the highest UC Berkeley acceptance rate among California schools, according to figures cited by multiple outlets. The coverage highlights that the school’s acceptance rate is far ahead of other public and private schools.
Breitbart and the New York Post pair the UC Berkeley admissions outcome with performance data indicating that only a small share of Mission High School students are proficient in math, with figures described as around 4% proficient and roughly 94% failing math. The outlets use this comparison to frame the results, focusing on the contrast between low math proficiency and high Berkeley admissions. In the excerpts provided, other context such as how admissions are measured, the time period for the data, and any school-specific student demographics are not described. Both pieces link the same school and the same broad math-proficiency disparity to the Berkeley acceptance-rate claim.
