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Da Vinci Communications

201 N. Douglas, El Segundo, CA 90245View on map

  • Public
  • El Segundo
  • 141 seniors
  • 555 students

Da Vinci Communications is a public high school in El Segundo (Wiseburn Unified) with 141 seniors. In fall 2025, 74% of its 58 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 93% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

74%

43 of 58 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

31%

43 of 141 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

41%

58 of 141 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.5%

4 of 42 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

16%

5 of 31 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

Da Vinci Communications applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    4 of 42 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.88)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    16%

    5 of 31 admitted

    This school16%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Irvine8 pts lower

    14%

    6 of 42 admitted

    This school14%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.78)

  • San Diego4 pts lower

    21%

    6 of 28 admitted

    This school21%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa Barbara10 pts lower

    22%

    6 of 27 admitted

    This school22%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Davis23 pts higher

    60%

    9 of 15 admitted

    This school60%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts higher

    82%

    23 of 28 admitted

    This school82%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Riverside12 pts lower

    75%

    21 of 28 admitted

    This school75%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    17 of 17 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.81)

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

Da Vinci Communications applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach13 pts lower

    35%

    19 of 55 admitted

    This school35%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    75%

    30 of 40 admitted

    This school75%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    90%

    36 of 40 admitted

    This school90%Overall87%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    94%

    34 of 36 admitted

    This school94%Overall91%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    91%

    43 of 47 admitted

    This school91%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 (120 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

81%

97 of 120 graduates

UC or CSU

31%

37 graduates

Community college

33%

40 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1311%
CSU2420%
CA private college65%
Out of state1412%
Community college4033%
Not enrolled2319%
Enrolled in college9781%
Total120100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

1

AP course offered

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

1

AP class sections

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

2% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

0%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

0 of 133 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)

0%

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

0 of 132 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class

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 73%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 38%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 38%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 47%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 93%County median 64%

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