Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet
4211 Dozier Street, Los Angeles, CA 90063View on map
- Public
- Los Angeles
- 84 seniors
- 186 students
Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 84 seniors. In fall 2025, 68% of its 25 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 Irvine (UCI). 48% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
68%
17 of 25 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
20%
17 of 84 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
30%
25 of 84 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
16%
3 of 19 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
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
Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, about the same at 3.
- Los Angeles6 pts higher
16%
3 of 19 admitted
This school16%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.81)
- IrvineAbout the same
20%
3 of 15 admitted
This school20%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.71)
- San Diego8 pts higher
33%
4 of 12 admitted
This school33%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.79)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
31%
5 of 16 admitted
This school31%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.76)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
73%
8 of 11 admitted
This school73%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.78)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
11 of 12 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.71 (all applicants 3.74)
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report5 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
Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- Long Beach37 pts lower
10%
9 of 89 admitted
This school10%Overall47%
- FullertonAbout the same
85%
62 of 73 admitted
This school85%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills5 pts lower
86%
95 of 110 admitted
This school86%Overall91%
- Los Angeles4 pts higher
96%
26 of 27 admitted
This school96%Overall92%
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 (69 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
57%
39 of 69 graduates
UC or CSU
28%
19 graduates
Community college
25%
17 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 4 | 6% |
| CSU | 15 | 22% |
| CA private college | 2 | 3% |
| Out of state | 1 | 1% |
| Community college | 17 | 25% |
| Not enrolled | 30 | 43% |
| Enrolled in college | 39 | 57% |
| Total | 69 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
8
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
11
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
46% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
48%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
32 of 67 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)
7%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
6 of 91 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 1 class
- English: 1 class
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 3 classes
- Social science: 5 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 44%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 12%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 12%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 11%
- Low-income students 97%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 48%County median 64%
Across California
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