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Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High School

22328 South Main Street, Carson, CA 90745View on map

  • Public
  • Carson
  • 120 seniors
  • 476 students

Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High School is a public high school in Carson (Los Angeles Unified) with 120 seniors. In fall 2025, 74% of its 38 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 45% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

74%

28 of 38 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

23%

28 of 120 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

32%

38 of 120 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

4 of 35 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

33%

6 of 18 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    4 of 35 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.91)

  • Berkeley20 pts higher

    33%

    6 of 18 admitted

    This school33%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Irvine9 pts lower

    14%

    4 of 29 admitted

    This school14%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.97)

  • San Diego14 pts higher

    39%

    11 of 28 admitted

    This school39%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Santa Barbara14 pts higher

    47%

    7 of 15 admitted

    This school47%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Davis10 pts lower

    27%

    3 of 11 admitted

    This school27%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.69)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    14 of 16 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Merced

    too few applicants to report7 applied

  • Santa Cruz

    too few applicants to report7 applied

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach18 pts lower

    29%

    19 of 66 admitted

    This school29%Overall47%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    84%

    46 of 55 admitted

    This school84%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills6 pts higher

    97%

    33 of 34 admitted

    This school97%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    92%

    12 of 13 admitted

    This school92%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    93%

    26 of 28 admitted

    This school93%Overall93%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (110 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

63%

69 of 110 graduates

UC or CSU

24%

26 graduates

Community college

33%

36 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC22%
CSU2422%
CA private college11%
Out of state65%
Community college3633%
Not enrolled4137%
Enrolled in college6963%
Total110100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

8

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

13

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

32% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

54%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

65 of 120 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

7%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

9 of 131 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Social science: 7 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 62%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 11%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 20%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 82%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 45%County median 64%

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