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Carson Senior High School

22328 South Main Street, Carson, CA 90745View on map

  • Public
  • Carson
  • 320 seniors
  • 1,412 students

Carson Senior High School is a public high school in Carson (Los Angeles Unified) with 320 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 94 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 San Diego (UCSD). 58% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

71 of 94 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

22%

71 of 320 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

29%

94 of 320 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

8 of 69 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

19%

9 of 48 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

Carson Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    8 of 69 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Berkeley5 pts higher

    19%

    9 of 48 admitted

    This school19%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.81)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    19%

    12 of 63 admitted

    This school19%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.74)

  • San Diego10 pts higher

    35%

    20 of 57 admitted

    This school35%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    35%

    9 of 26 admitted

    This school35%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.63)

  • Davis6 pts lower

    31%

    9 of 29 admitted

    This school31%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Santa Cruz12 pts lower

    59%

    13 of 22 admitted

    This school59%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.68)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    85%

    47 of 55 admitted

    This school85%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.75)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    35 of 37 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.73)

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

Carson Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • Long Beach5 pts lower

    42%

    55 of 131 admitted

    This school42%Overall47%

  • San Jose5 pts lower

    75%

    12 of 16 admitted

    This school75%Overall80%

  • Fullerton6 pts lower

    81%

    67 of 83 admitted

    This school81%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills6 pts higher

    97%

    98 of 101 admitted

    This school97%Overall91%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    95%

    36 of 38 admitted

    This school95%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 (304 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

64%

194 of 304 graduates

UC or CSU

23%

71 graduates

Community college

38%

115 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC124%
CSU5919%
CA private college21%
Out of state62%
Community college11538%
Not enrolled11036%
Enrolled in college19464%
Total304100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

10

AP courses offered

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

15

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

24%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

76 of 323 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)

9%

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

28 of 319 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • 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 58%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 37%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 20%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 92%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 58%County median 64%

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