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Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High School

7025 East Parkcrest Street, Long Beach, CA 90808View on map

  • Public
  • Long Beach
  • 177 seniors
  • 649 students

Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High School is a public high school in Long Beach (Long Beach Unified) with 177 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 75 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 San Diego (UCSD). 76% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

77%

58 of 75 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

33%

58 of 177 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

42%

75 of 177 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

8 of 67 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

23%

9 of 40 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

Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 8 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    8 of 67 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.08)

  • Berkeley9 pts higher

    23%

    9 of 40 admitted

    This school23%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.06)

  • Irvine14 pts higher

    37%

    23 of 63 admitted

    This school37%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.14)

  • San Diego15 pts higher

    40%

    21 of 53 admitted

    This school40%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Santa Barbara9 pts higher

    41%

    12 of 29 admitted

    This school41%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Davis30 pts higher

    67%

    18 of 27 admitted

    This school67%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.06)

  • Santa Cruz21 pts higher

    93%

    13 of 14 admitted

    This school93%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 4.07)

  • Riverside10 pts higher

    97%

    30 of 31 admitted

    This school97%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.13)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    19 of 19 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 4.14)

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

Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 5 of 5 campuses.

  • San Diego9 pts higher

    44%

    18 of 41 admitted

    This school44%Overall34%

  • Long Beach51 pts higher

    98%

    97 of 99 admitted

    This school98%Overall47%

  • Pomona14 pts higher

    88%

    35 of 40 admitted

    This school88%Overall74%

  • Fullerton6 pts higher

    92%

    48 of 52 admitted

    This school92%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills4 pts higher

    95%

    37 of 39 admitted

    This school95%Overall91%

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 (157 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

91%

143 of 157 graduates

UC or CSU

43%

67 graduates

Community college

39%

61 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC117%
CSU5636%
CA private college64%
Out of state96%
Community college6139%
Not enrolled149%
Enrolled in college14391%
Total157100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

12

AP courses offered

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

38

AP class sections

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

68% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

96%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

161 of 167 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)

41%

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

76 of 186 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 7 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 8 classes
  • Science: 5 classes
  • Social science: 15 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 84%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 50%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 48%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 19%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 39%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 76%County median 64%

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