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Birmingham Community Charter High School

17000 Haynes Street, Lake Balboa, CA 91406View on map

  • Public
  • Lake Balboa
  • 713 seniors
  • 3,259 students

Birmingham Community Charter High School is a public high school in Lake Balboa (Los Angeles Unified) with 713 seniors. In fall 2025, 73% of its 276 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC Irvine (UCI). 78% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

73%

202 of 276 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

28%

202 of 713 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

39%

276 of 713 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.5%

19 of 224 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

17%

21 of 126 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

Birmingham Community Charter High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    19 of 224 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.69)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    17%

    21 of 126 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Irvine10 pts lower

    12%

    19 of 156 admitted

    This school12%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.69)

  • San Diego13 pts higher

    38%

    59 of 155 admitted

    This school38%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts lower

    26%

    44 of 170 admitted

    This school26%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Davis13 pts higher

    50%

    47 of 94 admitted

    This school50%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts lower

    66%

    75 of 113 admitted

    This school66%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.60)

  • Riverside10 pts lower

    77%

    91 of 118 admitted

    This school77%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.66)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    84 of 90 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.70)

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

Birmingham Community Charter High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo29 pts higher

    59%

    46 of 78 admitted

    This school59%Overall30%

  • Long Beach10 pts lower

    37%

    100 of 270 admitted

    This school37%Overall47%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    92%

    159 of 173 admitted

    This school92%Overall92%

  • Channel Islands4 pts higher

    97%

    106 of 109 admitted

    This school97%Overall93%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    94%

    414 of 442 admitted

    This school94%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 (656 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

63%

412 of 656 graduates

UC or CSU

41%

268 graduates

Community college

14%

94 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC7411%
CSU19430%
CA private college315%
Out of state193%
Community college9414%
Not enrolled24437%
Enrolled in college41263%
Total656100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

26

AP courses offered

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

49

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

38%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

290 of 758 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

77 of 695 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 11 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 9 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 5 classes
  • Social science: 13 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 74%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 35%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 35%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 68%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 78%County median 64%

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