Belmont Senior High School
1575 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026View on map
- Public
- Los Angeles
- 127 seniors
- 561 students
Belmont Senior High School is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 127 seniors. In fall 2025, 87% of its 31 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Riverside (UCR). 75% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
87%
27 of 31 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
21%
27 of 127 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
31 of 127 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 26 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
23%
3 of 13 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
Belmont Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- Berkeley10 pts higher
23%
3 of 13 admitted
This school23%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.98)
- IrvineAbout the same
24%
6 of 25 admitted
This school24%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.90)
- San Diego21 pts higher
45%
5 of 11 admitted
This school45%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.90)
- Santa Barbara8 pts higher
40%
4 of 10 admitted
This school40%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.77)
- RiversideAbout the same
90%
19 of 21 admitted
This school90%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.81)
too few applicants to report26 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
~93% · 3 yrs pooled7 applied
too few applicants to report6 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
Belmont Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 3 campuses, about the same at 3.
- Dominguez HillsAbout the same
89%
31 of 35 admitted
This school89%Overall91%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
90%
54 of 60 admitted
This school90%Overall92%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
91%
39 of 43 admitted
This school91%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 (96 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
47%
45 of 96 graduates
UC or CSU
26%
25 graduates
Community college
19%
18 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 5 | 5% |
| CSU | 20 | 21% |
| CA private college | 2 | 2% |
| Out of state | 0 | 0% |
| Community college | 18 | 19% |
| Not enrolled | 51 | 53% |
| Enrolled in college | 45 | 47% |
| Total | 96 | 100% |
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
Advanced Placement
12
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.
24% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
26%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
55 of 213 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)
2%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
3 of 124 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Science: 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 32%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 11%
- Low-income students 98%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 75%County median 64%
Across California
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