El Segundo High School
640 Main Street, El Segundo, CA 90245View on map
- Public
- El Segundo
- 346 seniors
- 1,177 students
El Segundo High School is a public high school in El Segundo (El Segundo Unified) with 346 seniors. In fall 2025, 74% of its 178 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 81% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
74%
131 of 178 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
38%
131 of 346 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
51%
178 of 346 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
10%
15 of 145 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
11%
12 of 106 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
El Segundo High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
15 of 145 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.03)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
11%
12 of 106 admitted
This school11%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.09)
- Irvine6 pts higher
29%
28 of 98 admitted
This school29%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.00)
- San DiegoAbout the same
28%
33 of 118 admitted
This school28%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Barbara7 pts higher
40%
51 of 129 admitted
This school40%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.99)
- Davis15 pts higher
52%
49 of 94 admitted
This school52%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.04)
- Santa Cruz5 pts higher
76%
54 of 71 admitted
This school76%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.95)
- RiversideAbout the same
87%
53 of 61 admitted
This school87%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.92)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
36 of 36 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.91)
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
El Segundo High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo6 pts lower
24%
28 of 117 admitted
This school24%Overall30%
- San Diego8 pts higher
42%
56 of 133 admitted
This school42%Overall34%
- Long Beach7 pts higher
54%
53 of 98 admitted
This school54%Overall47%
- FullertonAbout the same
89%
34 of 38 admitted
This school89%Overall87%
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 (295 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
89%
263 of 295 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
70 graduates
Community college
35%
103 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 34 | 12% |
| CSU | 36 | 12% |
| CA private college | 18 | 6% |
| Out of state | 72 | 24% |
| Community college | 103 | 35% |
| Not enrolled | 32 | 11% |
| Enrolled in college | 263 | 89% |
| Total | 295 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Black or African American, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
20
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
52
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
50% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
74%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
224 of 301 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)
44%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
140 of 321 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- English: 10 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 9 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 9 classes
- Science: 10 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 75%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 69%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 45%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 39%County median 11%
- Low-income students 12%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 81%County median 64%