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High Tech LA

17111 Victory Boulevard, Lake Balboa, CA 91406View on map

  • Public
  • Lake Balboa
  • 78 seniors
  • 351 students

High Tech LA is a public high school in Lake Balboa (Los Angeles Unified) with 78 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 43 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). 93% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

77%

33 of 43 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

42%

33 of 78 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

55%

43 of 78 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 33 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 24 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

High Tech LA applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • San Diego14 pts lower

    11%

    3 of 27 admitted

    This school11%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    29%

    7 of 24 admitted

    This school29%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Davis9 pts lower

    29%

    4 of 14 admitted

    This school29%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.88)

  • Santa Cruz29 pts higher

    100%

    11 of 11 admitted

    This school100%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 4.05)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    85%

    22 of 26 admitted

    This school85%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    12 of 12 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report33 applied

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report28 applied

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report24 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

High Tech LA applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • Pomona17 pts higher

    90%

    19 of 21 admitted

    This school90%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    86%

    18 of 21 admitted

    This school86%Overall87%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    94%

    50 of 53 admitted

    This school94%Overall93%

  • Los Angeles

    ~95% · 2 yrs pooled8 applied

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

71%

49 of 69 graduates

UC or CSU

43%

30 graduates

Community college

16%

11 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC812%
CSU2232%
CA private college812%
Out of state00%
Community college1116%
Not enrolled2029%
Enrolled in college4971%
Total69100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

0%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

0 of 86 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)

0%

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

0 of 76 graduates

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

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 78%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 44%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 39%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 27%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 52%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 93%County median 64%

Across California

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