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Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet

6649 Balboa Boulevard, Lake Balboa, CA 91406View on map

  • Public
  • Lake Balboa
  • 57 seniors
  • 151 students

Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet is a public high school in Lake Balboa (Los Angeles Unified) with 57 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 21 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 Riverside (UCR). 75% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

81%

17 of 21 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

30%

17 of 57 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

37%

21 of 57 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 13 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 11 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

Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 2 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • IrvineAbout the same

    23%

    3 of 13 admitted

    This school23%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.04)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    11 of 12 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report13 applied

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report11 applied

  • San Diego

    too few applicants to report11 applied

  • Davis

    too few applicants to report9 applied

  • Santa Barbara

    too few applicants to report9 applied

  • Merced

    too few applicants to report7 applied

  • Santa Cruz

    too few applicants to report6 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

Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 2 campuses, worse at 2.

  • Long Beach5 pts lower

    42%

    5 of 12 admitted

    This school42%Overall47%

  • Northridge10 pts lower

    83%

    15 of 18 admitted

    This school83%Overall93%

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report4 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 (52 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

58%

30 of 52 graduates

UC or CSU

27%

14 graduates

Community college

23%

12 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC612%
CSU815%
CA private college12%
Out of state36%
Community college1223%
Not enrolled2242%
Enrolled in college3058%
Total52100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

10

AP courses offered

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

10

AP class sections

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

30% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

48%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

15 of 31 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)

20%

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

11 of 54 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 1 class
  • 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 79%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 39%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 30%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 79%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 75%County median 64%

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