New Designs Charter School
Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How New Designs Charter School compares for families
Real college outcomes data available below.
- ▸ Statewide8.4% UC Reach — 9.7 points below the California median of 18.1%.
- ▸ Locally🎯 Top 5% in California on Attendance (lowest chronic absenteeism) — plus 1 more top-rank.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (8.4% UC Reach vs 28.3% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
New Designs Charter School sent 79 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 10.1% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 8.4% — 9.7 percentage points below the California median of 18.1%, higher than 12% of California high schools..
-19.9 pp vs. peer median (28.3%) · Ranked #5 of 6 similar schools
18.1%
28.3%
51.2%
8.4%
Higher than 12% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
New Designs Charter School's UC Reach of 8.4% is below the California median (18.1%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51.2% or higher.
Against similar schools, New Designs Charter School trails the peer-group median (28.3%) — even though it looks strong vs. the state average.
Overall, New Designs Charter School's UC Reach is higher than 12% of California high schools (978 ranked).
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.
| Campus | 4.00+ GPA | 3.70–3.99 GPA | 3.30–3.69 GPA | < 3.30 GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego | 3.70 | 3.95 | +0.25 | 35.7% | Peers +0.41 · wider |
| UC Santa Barbara (2021) | 3.70 | 4.07 | +0.37 | 35.7% | Peers +0.40 · matches |
| UC Irvine (2019) | 3.58 | 4.07 | +0.49 | 13.5% | Peers +0.43 · steeper |
| UC Davis (2023) | 3.52 | 4.08 | +0.56 | 27.8% | Peers +0.45 · steeper |
📊 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% |
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
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 | 11 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.78 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 24 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.70 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 14 | 5 | —† | 35.7% | 5.3% | — | 3.70 | 3.95 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 6 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.85 | —† |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 19 | 3 | —† | 15.8% | 3.2% | — | 3.69 | —† |
| UC Davis → | 5 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.46 | —† |
SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025
Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.
Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Low and stable absenteeism — students are engaged and showing up. The leading indicator is healthy.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+3.1%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~482 | +15 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~512 | +45 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~545 | +78 | $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.
New Designs Charter School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · Los Angeles · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, New Designs Charter School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 6): 8% vs. a peer median of 28%.
- ▸New Designs Charter School's UC Reach has stepped down from a peak of 15% in 2024 to 8% in 2025 — a 6-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 44% (82→118 from 2024 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +10%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+3.1%/yr); projects to ~512 by 2029.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Designs Charter School | Public | 467 | 8.4% | +44% |
| Peer-group median | 28.3% | +10% | ||
| Wallis Annenberg High School | Public | 487 | 45.7% | +13% |
| University Preparatory Value High | Public | 496 | — | -5% |
| Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High | Public | 417 | — | +6% |
| Alliance Ted K Tajima High Sch | Public | 480 | 28.3% | +90% |
| Thomas Jefferson High School | Public | 490 | 15.9% | -2% |
| School For The Visual Arts And Humanities | Public | 448 | — | +83% |
| Ednovate - Brio College Prep | Public | 483 | — | +59% |
| Central City Value High School | Public | 479 | 8.3% | -9% |
| Ednovate - Usc Hybrid High College Prep | Public | 519 | — | +4% |
| Rise Kohyang High School | Public | 486 | 35.5% | +46% |
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 →
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Los Angeles County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
New Designs Charter School outperformed Los Angeles County on enrollment (school +43.9% vs. county -12.1%) AND maintains 95.3% stability. Replicable model — worth documenting what's working.
21 of 448 students who enrolled at New Designs Charter School this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (4.7% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.