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James A. Garfield Senior High School

5101 East Sixth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90022View on map

  • Public
  • Los Angeles
  • 531 seniors
  • 2,212 students

James A. Garfield Senior High School is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 531 seniors. In fall 2025, 89% of its 213 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 Los Angeles (UCLA). 68% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

89%

190 of 213 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

36%

190 of 531 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

40%

213 of 531 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

16 of 131 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

18%

11 of 61 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

James A. Garfield Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    16 of 131 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Berkeley5 pts higher

    18%

    11 of 61 admitted

    This school18%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.78)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    21%

    29 of 135 admitted

    This school21%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.65)

  • San Diego9 pts higher

    34%

    44 of 129 admitted

    This school34%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.70)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    30%

    34 of 115 admitted

    This school30%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.64)

  • Davis10 pts lower

    27%

    15 of 56 admitted

    This school27%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.58)

  • Santa Cruz17 pts lower

    54%

    39 of 72 admitted

    This school54%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.53)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    84%

    117 of 139 admitted

    This school84%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.71 (all applicants 3.62)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    112 of 114 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.58 (all applicants 3.57)

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

James A. Garfield Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4.

  • PomonaAbout the same

    72%

    102 of 142 admitted

    This school72%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    86%

    152 of 176 admitted

    This school86%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills6 pts higher

    97%

    166 of 171 admitted

    This school97%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    95%

    342 of 360 admitted

    This school95%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    91%

    114 of 125 admitted

    This school91%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 (546 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

58%

315 of 546 graduates

UC or CSU

41%

224 graduates

Community college

14%

74 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5911%
CSU16530%
CA private college122%
Out of state51%
Community college7414%
Not enrolled23142%
Enrolled in college31558%
Total546100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

10

AP courses offered

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

14

AP class sections

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

13% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

27%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

140 of 518 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)

15%

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

84 of 542 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Social science: 1 class

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 66%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 30%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 32%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 92%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 68%County median 64%

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