Animo Leadership High School
11044 South Freeman Avenue, Inglewood, CA 90301View on map
- Public
- Inglewood
- 152 seniors
- 630 students
Animo Leadership High School is a public high school in Inglewood (Lennox) with 152 seniors. In fall 2025, 98% of its 89 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 73% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
98%
87 of 89 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
57%
87 of 152 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
59%
89 of 152 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
9.4%
5 of 53 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
21%
7 of 33 applicants, 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
Animo Leadership High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
5 of 53 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.91)
- Berkeley8 pts higher
21%
7 of 33 admitted
This school21%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.96)
- IrvineAbout the same
21%
15 of 71 admitted
This school21%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.73)
- San Diego16 pts higher
41%
21 of 51 admitted
This school41%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.77)
- Santa Barbara12 pts higher
44%
19 of 43 admitted
This school44%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.84)
- Davis11 pts higher
48%
16 of 33 admitted
This school48%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.76)
- Santa Cruz7 pts lower
64%
16 of 25 admitted
This school64%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.62)
- RiversideAbout the same
90%
55 of 61 admitted
This school90%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.67)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
51 of 52 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.68 (all applicants 3.68)
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
Animo Leadership High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- Long Beach8 pts lower
39%
34 of 87 admitted
This school39%Overall47%
- Fullerton8 pts lower
78%
65 of 83 admitted
This school78%Overall87%
- Dominguez HillsAbout the same
90%
71 of 79 admitted
This school90%Overall91%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
90%
38 of 42 admitted
This school90%Overall92%
- Northridge5 pts higher
98%
59 of 60 admitted
This school98%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 (155 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
81%
125 of 155 graduates
UC or CSU
49%
76 graduates
Community college
28%
44 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 29 | 19% |
| CSU | 47 | 30% |
| CA private college | 2 | 1% |
| Out of state | 3 | 2% |
| Community college | 44 | 28% |
| Not enrolled | 30 | 19% |
| Enrolled in college | 125 | 81% |
| Total | 155 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
10
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
18
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
36% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
66%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
96 of 146 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)
31%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
45 of 147 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 5 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 5 classes
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 4 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 66%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 27%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 32%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 11%
- Low-income students 92%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 73%County median 64%