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Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School

4747 New York Avenue, La Crescenta, CA 91214View on map

  • Public
  • La Crescenta
  • 257 seniors
  • 1,152 students

Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School is a public high school in La Crescenta (Glendale Unified) with 257 seniors. In fall 2025, 69% of its 134 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 93% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

69%

93 of 134 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

36%

93 of 257 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

52%

134 of 257 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

13 of 126 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

9.3%

8 of 86 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

Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    13 of 126 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Berkeley4 pts lower

    9%

    8 of 86 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Irvine10 pts lower

    13%

    13 of 102 admitted

    This school13%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.88)

  • San Diego9 pts higher

    34%

    38 of 111 admitted

    This school34%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    26 of 81 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Davis8 pts higher

    45%

    21 of 47 admitted

    This school45%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    74%

    20 of 27 admitted

    This school74%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.84)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    49 of 57 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.83)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    35 of 37 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.80)

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

Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo18 pts lower

    11%

    5 of 44 admitted

    This school11%Overall30%

  • Long Beach14 pts higher

    61%

    22 of 36 admitted

    This school61%Overall47%

  • Pomona13 pts higher

    87%

    45 of 52 admitted

    This school87%Overall74%

  • Los Angeles5 pts higher

    97%

    37 of 38 admitted

    This school97%Overall92%

  • Northridge4 pts higher

    97%

    63 of 65 admitted

    This school97%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 (285 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

90%

257 of 285 graduates

UC or CSU

17%

48 graduates

Community college

69%

197 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC186%
CSU3011%
CA private college72%
Out of state52%
Community college19769%
Not enrolled2810%
Enrolled in college25790%
Total285100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income
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Advanced Placement

21

AP courses offered

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

37

AP class sections

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

52% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

74%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

192 of 259 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)

40%

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

111 of 281 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 6 classes
  • Social science: 16 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 78%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 76%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 46%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 43%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 73%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 93%County median 64%

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