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Eastside High School

3200 East Avenue J-8, Lancaster, CA 93535View on map

  • Public
  • Lancaster
  • 675 seniors
  • 2,616 students

Eastside High School is a public high school in Lancaster (Antelope Valley Union High) with 675 seniors. In fall 2025, 70% of its 67 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 Riverside (UCR). 36% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

70%

47 of 67 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

7%

47 of 675 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

10%

67 of 675 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.8%

4 of 51 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

16%

4 of 25 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

Eastside High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    4 of 51 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.74)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    16%

    4 of 25 admitted

    This school16%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.84)

  • Irvine4 pts higher

    27%

    12 of 45 admitted

    This school27%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.68)

  • San Diego8 pts higher

    33%

    12 of 36 admitted

    This school33%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Santa Barbara25 pts higher

    58%

    15 of 26 admitted

    This school58%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.63)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    48%

    11 of 23 admitted

    This school48%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts higher

    75%

    9 of 12 admitted

    This school75%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Riverside12 pts lower

    75%

    27 of 36 admitted

    This school75%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.63)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    22 of 23 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.78)

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

Eastside High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach4 pts lower

    43%

    39 of 90 admitted

    This school43%Overall47%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    86%

    48 of 56 admitted

    This school86%Overall87%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    95%

    40 of 42 admitted

    This school95%Overall92%

  • Northridge5 pts lower

    89%

    116 of 131 admitted

    This school89%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 (514 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

55%

281 of 514 graduates

UC or CSU

14%

70 graduates

Community college

36%

186 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC214%
CSU4910%
CA private college51%
Out of state204%
Community college18636%
Not enrolled23345%
Enrolled in college28155%
Total514100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, White, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Foster youth
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Advanced Placement

17

AP courses offered

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

44

AP class sections

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

28% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

32%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

203 of 625 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)

4%

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

28 of 635 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 9 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 19 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 36%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 7%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 9%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 1%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 68%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 36%County median 64%

Across California

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