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James Monroe High School

9229 Haskell Avenue, North Hills, CA 91343View on map

  • Public
  • North Hills
  • 450 seniors
  • 1,732 students

James Monroe High School is a public high school in North Hills (Los Angeles Unified) with 450 seniors. In fall 2025, 86% of its 110 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 Riverside (UCR). 51% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

86%

95 of 110 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

21%

95 of 450 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

24%

110 of 450 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.5%

6 of 80 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 59 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

James Monroe High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    6 of 80 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Irvine10 pts lower

    12%

    9 of 76 admitted

    This school12%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.73)

  • San Diego8 pts higher

    33%

    14 of 43 admitted

    This school33%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    15 of 47 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Davis10 pts higher

    47%

    21 of 45 admitted

    This school47%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Santa Cruz26 pts lower

    46%

    11 of 24 admitted

    This school46%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.54)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    58 of 63 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.69)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    60 of 62 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.68 (all applicants 3.66)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report59 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

James Monroe High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • Pomona11 pts lower

    63%

    44 of 70 admitted

    This school63%Overall74%

  • Channel Islands5 pts higher

    98%

    64 of 65 admitted

    This school98%Overall93%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    93%

    233 of 251 admitted

    This school93%Overall93%

  • Fresno4 pts higher

    100%

    20 of 20 admitted

    This school100%Overall96%

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

Any college

52%

201 of 386 graduates

UC or CSU

27%

105 graduates

Community college

19%

75 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC195%
CSU8622%
CA private college82%
Out of state133%
Community college7519%
Not enrolled18548%
Enrolled in college20152%
Total386100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

10

AP courses offered

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

21

AP class sections

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

17% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

19%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

87 of 463 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

27 of 390 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 7 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 37%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 11%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 11%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 96%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 51%County median 64%

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