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California Academy of Mathematics and Science

1000 East Victoria Street, Building SAC3 rm3117, Carson, CA 90747View on map

  • Public
  • Carson
  • 169 seniors
  • 662 students

California Academy of Mathematics and Science is a public high school in Carson (Long Beach Unified) with 169 seniors. In fall 2025, 85% of its 144 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 Irvine (UCI). 97% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

85%

122 of 144 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

72%

122 of 169 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

85%

144 of 169 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

14%

20 of 138 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

21%

24 of 115 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

California Academy of Mathematics and Science applicants did better than all California applicants at 8 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • Los Angeles5 pts higher

    14%

    20 of 138 admitted

    This school14%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.10)

  • Berkeley7 pts higher

    21%

    24 of 115 admitted

    This school21%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.14)

  • Irvine24 pts higher

    47%

    57 of 122 admitted

    This school47%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.10)

  • San Diego19 pts higher

    44%

    57 of 131 admitted

    This school44%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Santa Barbara12 pts higher

    44%

    32 of 72 admitted

    This school44%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.08)

  • Davis21 pts higher

    58%

    28 of 48 admitted

    This school58%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Santa Cruz26 pts higher

    97%

    33 of 34 admitted

    This school97%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 4.05)

  • Riverside7 pts higher

    94%

    74 of 79 admitted

    This school94%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 4.07)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    60 of 61 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 4.09)

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

California Academy of Mathematics and Science applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 4 campuses.

  • San Luis Obispo30 pts higher

    60%

    59 of 98 admitted

    This school60%Overall30%

  • Long Beach50 pts higher

    97%

    106 of 109 admitted

    This school97%Overall47%

  • Pomona10 pts higher

    84%

    63 of 75 admitted

    This school84%Overall74%

  • Los Angeles8 pts higher

    100%

    20 of 20 admitted

    This school100%Overall92%

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

Any college

90%

145 of 162 graduates

UC or CSU

59%

96 graduates

Community college

13%

21 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5433%
CSU4226%
CA private college53%
Out of state2314%
Community college2113%
Not enrolled1710%
Enrolled in college14590%
Total162100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

18

AP courses offered

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

44

AP class sections

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

81% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

98%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

157 of 160 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)

75%

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

125 of 167 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 9 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 11 classes
  • Science: 6 classes
  • Social science: 10 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 94%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 91%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 79%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 73%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 31%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 97%County median 64%

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