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Blair High School

1201 South Marengo Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91106View on map

  • Public
  • Pasadena
  • 138 seniors
  • 951 students

Blair High School is a public high school in Pasadena (Pasadena Unified) with 138 seniors. In fall 2025, 73% of its 45 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 45% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

73%

33 of 45 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

24%

33 of 138 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

33%

45 of 138 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

4 of 34 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

11%

3 of 28 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

Blair High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    4 of 34 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.89)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    11%

    3 of 28 admitted

    This school11%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.88)

  • San Diego12 pts higher

    37%

    11 of 30 admitted

    This school37%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts lower

    27%

    7 of 26 admitted

    This school27%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Davis16 pts higher

    53%

    10 of 19 admitted

    This school53%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Santa Cruz14 pts higher

    85%

    17 of 20 admitted

    This school85%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    22 of 24 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Merced5 pts lower

    92%

    11 of 12 admitted

    This school92%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report22 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

Blair High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 3 campuses, worse at 3.

  • Fullerton22 pts lower

    65%

    11 of 17 admitted

    This school65%Overall87%

  • Los Angeles18 pts lower

    74%

    34 of 46 admitted

    This school74%Overall92%

  • Northridge11 pts lower

    82%

    32 of 39 admitted

    This school82%Overall93%

  • San Jose

    ~86% · 2 yrs pooled8 applied

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 (134 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

69%

92 of 134 graduates

UC or CSU

22%

30 graduates

Community college

40%

53 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1410%
CSU1612%
CA private college43%
Out of state54%
Community college5340%
Not enrolled4231%
Enrolled in college9269%
Total134100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

2

AP courses offered

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

5

AP class sections

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

19% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

27%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

43 of 161 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)

10%

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

16 of 161 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • 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 23%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 14%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 59%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 45%County median 64%

Across California

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