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Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High School

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

  • Public
  • Carson
  • 105 seniors
  • 466 students

Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High School is a public high school in Carson (Los Angeles Unified) with 105 seniors. In fall 2025, 69% of its 29 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 70% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

69%

20 of 29 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

19%

20 of 105 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

28%

29 of 105 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

3 of 25 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

too few applicants to report

Fall 2025

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

Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 6 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    3 of 25 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.66)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    19%

    5 of 26 admitted

    This school19%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.66)

  • San Diego28 pts higher

    53%

    9 of 17 admitted

    This school53%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    33%

    5 of 15 admitted

    This school33%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Davis43 pts higher

    80%

    8 of 10 admitted

    This school80%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Riverside10 pts lower

    77%

    10 of 13 admitted

    This school77%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report8 applied

  • Merced

    too few applicants to report7 applied

  • Santa Cruz

    too few applicants to report5 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

Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach11 pts lower

    36%

    17 of 47 admitted

    This school36%Overall47%

  • Fullerton15 pts lower

    72%

    26 of 36 admitted

    This school72%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills9 pts higher

    100%

    27 of 27 admitted

    This school100%Overall91%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    93%

    14 of 15 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 (97 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

71%

69 of 97 graduates

UC or CSU

31%

30 graduates

Community college

37%

36 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1010%
CSU2021%
CA private college11%
Out of state22%
Community college3637%
Not enrolled2829%
Enrolled in college6971%
Total97100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

7

AP courses offered

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

7

AP class sections

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

24% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

42%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

47 of 112 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)

11%

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

13 of 120 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Social science: 3 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 64%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 25%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 82%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 70%County median 64%

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