Los Angeles Senior High School

Los Angeles · Los Angeles County
Public Los Angeles County ~247 seniors
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
1,036 (2018)891 (2026)
-14.0%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
223 (2018)253 (2026)
+13.5%

If this trend holds (-1.9%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~874 -17 $0
3 yr (2029) ~842 -49 $0
5 yr (2031) ~811 -80 $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.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
UC Reach
20%
50 admits / 247 seniors
+1.3 pp above peer median (18.9%) · Ranked #3 of 6 similar schools
5-year trend
2021 · 18.4% 2025 · 20.2%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.5%
Top 10%
53.3%
This school
20.2%
0%50%100%
CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 20.2%

Higher than 55% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Los Angeles Senior High School's UC Reach of 20.2% is above the California median (18.5%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53.3% or higher.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 82 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Los Angeles Senior High School's UC Reach is higher than 55% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach
82.6%
204 applications
In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 252.7% · higher than 52% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
24.5%
50 / 204 applications
In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 42% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
6.0%
3 enrolled of 50 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
1.2%
3 enrollees / 247 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
73%
59% finished in 4 yrs · N=22 entered 2015
In context: CA median 88.0% · -15.3 pp vs. median.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
17.4
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 56% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
4.9
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 63% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
247
CDE grade 12 (exact)
Total School Enrollment
978
All grades · CDE Census Day

Los Angeles Senior High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · Los Angeles · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • On UC Reach, Los Angeles Senior High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 6): 20% vs. a peer median of 19%.
  • Its UC Reach has risen 6 points since 2018.
  • Across the top-6 UC campuses, Los Angeles Senior High School is admitting at roughly +5 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.662) alone would predict (24% actual vs. 19% 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 14% (223→253 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -20%.
  • At its recent rate (-1.9%/yr), enrollment projects to ~842 by 2029 — about 49 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

891 students (2026)
~842 projected (2029)
at -1.9%/yr

That's about 49 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
Los Angeles Senior High School Public 891 20.2% +14%
Peer-group median 18.9% -20%
Los Angeles Senior High Public 891 +6%
Manual Arts Senior High School Public 902 27.1% -6%
Manual Arts Senior High Public 902 -33%
Youthbuild Charter School Of California Public 881 -60%
New Open World Academy K-12 Public 791 +17%
Hollywood High School Public 980 31.1% -26%
West Adams Preparatory Hs Public 799 18.9% -33%
Thirty-Second Street Usc Performing Arts Public 825 -14%
Susan Miller Dorsey High Schl Public 756 10.6% -29%
Dr Maya Angelou Community Hs Public 909 18.8% +61%

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
3.66
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs
4.12

Admit rate vs. CA peer average, by campus

How does this school's admit rate at each UC compare to other CA schools whose applicant pool averages the same GPA?

Campus Applicant GPA (avg) Actual admit rate CA peer avg Δ Verdict
UC Berkeley 3.77 18.4% 12.1% +6.3pp Over
UCLA 3.67 11.4% 9.5% +1.9pp On target
UC San Diego 3.61 38.7% 31.2% +7.6pp Over
UC Santa Barbara 3.64 38.5% 28.0% +10.5pp Over
UC Irvine 3.62 19.6% 16.5% +3.0pp On target
UC Davis 3.65 36.8% 32.3% +4.5pp On target
"Applicant GPA" is the average GPA of this school's UC applicant pool — not an individual student GPA. "CA peer avg" is the application-weighted statewide admit rate at this school-pool GPA, fit separately per campus. At any given pool GPA, real admit rates span widely (UCSD ranges 8% → 65% across CA schools) because UCs use comprehensive review — context-of-opportunity, geography, demographics, and applicant essays all weigh in beyond GPA. A large negative residual flags this school is admitted at a meaningfully lower rate than other CA schools at the same pool GPA — not that students here were "rejected at expected rate X." "Over" / "Under" use a ±5-point band. Campuses with fewer than 5 applicants are omitted.

Where Los Angeles Senior High School sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 5.2 points above what their GPAs predict (24.5% actual vs. 19.3% 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 38 7 18.4% 2.8% 3.77 4.19
UCLA → Elite 44 5 11.4% 2.0% 3.67 4.23
UC San Diego → Selective 31 12 38.7% 4.9% 3.61 4.11
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 26 10 38.5% 4.0% 3.64 4.12
UC Irvine → Selective 46 9 19.6% 3.6% 3.62 4.12
UC Davis → 19 7 3 36.8% 2.8% 42.9% 3.65 3.99
⚠ 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.
Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.
Berkeley/UCLA admit volume is modest relative to overall UC reach. This is common and reflects the highly selective nature of those campuses, but may be a target area for the school's highest-performing students.
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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