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Dr George J McKenna III Middle College High School

1600 Imperial Hwy, Building 16, Los Angeles, CA 90047View on map

  • Public
  • Los Angeles
  • 71 seniors
  • 369 students

Dr George J McKenna III Middle College High School is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 71 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 38 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 San Diego (UCSD). 91% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

29 of 38 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

41%

29 of 71 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

54%

38 of 71 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

17%

4 of 23 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

21%

3 of 14 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

Dr George J McKenna III Middle College High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.

  • Los Angeles8 pts higher

    17%

    4 of 23 admitted

    This school17%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.53)

  • Berkeley8 pts higher

    21%

    3 of 14 admitted

    This school21%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.69)

  • Irvine4 pts lower

    18%

    5 of 28 admitted

    This school18%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.44)

  • San Diego11 pts higher

    36%

    8 of 22 admitted

    This school36%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.57)

  • Santa Barbara14 pts lower

    19%

    3 of 16 admitted

    This school19%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.42)

  • Davis6 pts lower

    31%

    4 of 13 admitted

    This school31%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.56)

  • Riverside25 pts lower

    62%

    13 of 21 admitted

    This school62%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.55 (all applicants 3.35)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    19 of 20 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.43 (all applicants 3.39)

  • Santa Cruz

    too few applicants to report11 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

Dr George J McKenna III Middle College High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach11 pts lower

    36%

    17 of 47 admitted

    This school36%Overall47%

  • Fullerton6 pts lower

    81%

    34 of 42 admitted

    This school81%Overall87%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    95%

    35 of 37 admitted

    This school95%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    93%

    27 of 29 admitted

    This school93%Overall92%

  • Northridge4 pts higher

    97%

    31 of 32 admitted

    This school97%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 (93 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

87%

81 of 93 graduates

UC or CSU

69%

64 graduates

Community college

10%

9 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1617%
CSU4852%
CA private college22%
Out of state66%
Community college910%
Not enrolled1213%
Enrolled in college8187%
Total93100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

6

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.

44% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

72%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

66 of 92 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)

10%

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

10 of 97 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 3 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 85%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 56%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 38%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 91%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 91%County median 64%

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