Animo South Los Angeles Charter
11130 Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90047View on map
- Public
- Los Angeles
- 137 seniors
- 575 students
Animo South Los Angeles Charter is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 137 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 58 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Davis (UCD). 100% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
81%
47 of 58 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
34%
47 of 137 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
42%
58 of 137 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 27 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 11 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 South Los Angeles Charter applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 7 campuses, worse at 6.
- Irvine10 pts lower
13%
5 of 40 admitted
This school13%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.53)
- San Diego33 pts higher
58%
11 of 19 admitted
This school58%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.59)
- Santa Barbara13 pts lower
19%
4 of 21 admitted
This school19%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.53)
- Davis7 pts lower
31%
11 of 36 admitted
This school31%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.53)
- Santa Cruz38 pts lower
33%
7 of 21 admitted
This school33%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.39)
- Riverside14 pts lower
73%
40 of 55 admitted
This school73%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.65 (all applicants 3.49)
- Merced5 pts lower
91%
32 of 35 admitted
This school91%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.49 (all applicants 3.44)
too few applicants to report27 applied
too few applicants to report11 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
Animo South Los Angeles Charter applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 2 campuses, worse at 1.
- Long Beach10 pts lower
37%
13 of 35 admitted
This school37%Overall47%
- Northridge7 pts higher
100%
15 of 15 admitted
This school100%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 (126 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
65%
82 of 126 graduates
UC or CSU
29%
37 graduates
Community college
31%
39 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 8 | 6% |
| CSU | 29 | 23% |
| CA private college | 4 | 3% |
| Out of state | 2 | 2% |
| Community college | 39 | 31% |
| Not enrolled | 44 | 35% |
| Enrolled in college | 82 | 65% |
| Total | 126 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
7
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
10
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
28% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
39%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
50 of 129 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
16 of 142 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 1 class
- English: 3 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Social science: 2 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 54%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 18%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 11%
- Low-income students 96%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 100%County median 64%
Across California
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