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Environmental Charter High - Lawndale

16315 Grevillea Avenue, Lawndale, CA 90260View on map

  • Public
  • Lawndale
  • 103 seniors
  • 517 students

Environmental Charter High - Lawndale is a public high school in Lawndale (Lawndale Elementary) with 103 seniors. In fall 2025, 90% of its 59 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 95% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

90%

53 of 59 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

51%

53 of 103 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

57%

59 of 103 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.4%

3 of 32 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

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

Environmental Charter High - Lawndale applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 8 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    3 of 32 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.90)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    23%

    11 of 47 admitted

    This school23%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.75)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    24%

    9 of 37 admitted

    This school24%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    35%

    9 of 26 admitted

    This school35%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Davis14 pts lower

    23%

    3 of 13 admitted

    This school23%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.74)

  • Santa Cruz45 pts lower

    26%

    7 of 27 admitted

    This school26%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.46)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    44 of 50 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    25 of 25 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.51 (all applicants 3.51)

  • Berkeley

    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

Environmental Charter High - Lawndale applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach17 pts lower

    31%

    18 of 59 admitted

    This school31%Overall47%

  • Fullerton9 pts lower

    78%

    28 of 36 admitted

    This school78%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills5 pts higher

    96%

    72 of 75 admitted

    This school96%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    93%

    79 of 85 admitted

    This school93%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    90%

    38 of 42 admitted

    This school90%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 (123 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

86%

106 of 123 graduates

UC or CSU

64%

79 graduates

Community college

18%

22 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC3226%
CSU4738%
CA private college43%
Out of state11%
Community college2218%
Not enrolled1714%
Enrolled in college10686%
Total123100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

6

AP courses offered

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

12

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

58%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

67 of 116 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)

37%

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

44 of 119 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 2 classes
  • 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 80%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 41%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 36%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 75%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 95%County median 64%

Across California

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