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John H. Glenn High School

13520 Shoemaker Avenue, Norwalk, CA 90650View on map

  • Public
  • Norwalk
  • 198 seniors
  • 819 students

John H. Glenn High School is a public high school in Norwalk (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified) with 198 seniors. In fall 2025, 67% of its 39 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 41% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

67%

26 of 39 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

13%

26 of 198 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

20%

39 of 198 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 28 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

20%

3 of 15 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

John H. Glenn High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • Berkeley7 pts higher

    20%

    3 of 15 admitted

    This school20%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.63)

  • Irvine5 pts lower

    18%

    6 of 34 admitted

    This school18%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.68)

  • San Diego16 pts higher

    41%

    9 of 22 admitted

    This school41%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.72)

  • Santa Barbara48 pts higher

    80%

    8 of 10 admitted

    This school80%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.54)

  • DavisAbout the same

    35%

    6 of 17 admitted

    This school35%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Santa Cruz38 pts lower

    33%

    4 of 12 admitted

    This school33%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.41)

  • Riverside6 pts lower

    81%

    13 of 16 admitted

    This school81%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.62)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    11 of 11 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report28 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

John H. Glenn High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • Long Beach28 pts higher

    75%

    51 of 68 admitted

    This school75%Overall47%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    84%

    51 of 61 admitted

    This school84%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills6 pts higher

    98%

    42 of 43 admitted

    This school98%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    94%

    29 of 31 admitted

    This school94%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 (258 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

30%

78 of 258 graduates

UC or CSU

16%

41 graduates

Community college

11%

28 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC83%
CSU3313%
CA private college31%
Out of state62%
Community college2811%
Not enrolled18070%
Enrolled in college7830%
Total258100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

12

AP courses offered

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

9

AP class sections

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

16% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

18%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

35 of 200 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)

3%

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

6 of 207 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 2 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 47%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 84%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 41%County median 64%

Across California

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