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Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy

12628 Avalon Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90061View on map

  • Public
  • Los Angeles
  • 127 seniors
  • 550 students

Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 127 seniors. In fall 2025, 84% of its 55 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.

Year

UC admit rate

84%

46 of 55 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

36%

46 of 127 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

43%

55 of 127 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

13%

4 of 30 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

3 of 21 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

Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 3.

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    13%

    4 of 30 admitted

    This school13%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.82)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    3 of 21 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.81)

  • Irvine10 pts lower

    13%

    6 of 47 admitted

    This school13%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.72)

  • San Diego42 pts higher

    67%

    14 of 21 admitted

    This school67%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    30%

    8 of 27 admitted

    This school30%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.66)

  • Davis7 pts lower

    30%

    3 of 10 admitted

    This school30%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.49)

  • Santa Cruz18 pts lower

    53%

    8 of 15 admitted

    This school53%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.56)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    30 of 34 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.64 (all applicants 3.57)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    19 of 20 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.67 (all applicants 3.63)

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 Watts College Preparatory Academy applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach22 pts lower

    25%

    21 of 83 admitted

    This school25%Overall47%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    84%

    37 of 44 admitted

    This school84%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills4 pts higher

    96%

    65 of 68 admitted

    This school96%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    91%

    52 of 57 admitted

    This school91%Overall92%

  • Northridge7 pts lower

    86%

    54 of 63 admitted

    This school86%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 (130 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

64%

83 of 130 graduates

UC or CSU

43%

56 graduates

Community college

18%

23 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC129%
CSU4434%
CA private college43%
Out of state00%
Community college2318%
Not enrolled4736%
Enrolled in college8364%
Total130100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

9

AP courses offered

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

19

AP class sections

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

41% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

68%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

84 of 123 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)

20%

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

23 of 116 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 8 classes
  • Science: 1 class
  • 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 50%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 92%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 73%County median 64%

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