Culver City High School
4401 Elenda Street, Culver City, CA 90230View on map
- Public
- Culver City
- 507 seniors
- 2,009 students
Culver City High School is a public high school in Culver City (Culver City Unified) with 507 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 231 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 Santa Barbara (UCSB). 71% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
77%
177 of 231 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
35%
177 of 507 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
46%
231 of 507 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
12%
21 of 171 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
16%
20 of 129 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
Culver City High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
12%
21 of 171 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.78)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
16%
20 of 129 admitted
This school16%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.84)
- Irvine6 pts lower
17%
23 of 139 admitted
This school17%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.73)
- San Diego8 pts higher
33%
56 of 168 admitted
This school33%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.79)
- Santa Barbara15 pts lower
17%
27 of 156 admitted
This school17%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.77)
- DavisAbout the same
37%
39 of 105 admitted
This school37%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.77)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
74%
86 of 117 admitted
This school74%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.74)
- RiversideAbout the same
84%
79 of 94 admitted
This school84%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.63)
- MercedAbout the same
97%
59 of 61 admitted
This school97%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.63 (all applicants 3.60)
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
Culver City High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Long BeachAbout the same
45%
65 of 145 admitted
This school45%Overall47%
- Fullerton6 pts lower
81%
58 of 72 admitted
This school81%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills5 pts higher
96%
46 of 48 admitted
This school96%Overall91%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
93%
98 of 105 admitted
This school93%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 (512 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
80%
412 of 512 graduates
UC or CSU
30%
155 graduates
Community college
37%
188 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 96 | 19% |
| CSU | 59 | 12% |
| CA private college | 17 | 3% |
| Out of state | 52 | 10% |
| Community college | 188 | 37% |
| Not enrolled | 100 | 20% |
| Enrolled in college | 412 | 80% |
| Total | 512 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
27
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
41
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
35% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
57%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
283 of 499 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)
40%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
214 of 533 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
- Foreign language: 8 classes
- Mathematics: 7 classes
- Science: 15 classes
- Social science: 8 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 78%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 49%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 47%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 29%County median 11%
- Low-income students 47%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 71%County median 64%