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King/Drew Medical Magnet High School

1601 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059View on map

  • Public
  • Los Angeles
  • 281 seniors
  • 1,350 students

King/Drew Medical Magnet High School is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 281 seniors. In fall 2025, 88% of its 153 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). 80% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

88%

135 of 153 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

48%

135 of 281 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

54%

153 of 281 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

13%

14 of 112 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

16%

11 of 68 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

King/Drew Medical Magnet High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    13%

    14 of 112 admitted

    This school13%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.82)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    16%

    11 of 68 admitted

    This school16%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Irvine9 pts lower

    13%

    15 of 112 admitted

    This school13%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.74)

  • San Diego10 pts higher

    35%

    35 of 99 admitted

    This school35%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts higher

    38%

    10 of 26 admitted

    This school38%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.70)

  • DavisAbout the same

    35%

    25 of 72 admitted

    This school35%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Santa Cruz14 pts lower

    58%

    11 of 19 admitted

    This school58%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.70)

  • Riverside4 pts lower

    83%

    105 of 126 admitted

    This school83%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.71)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    82 of 85 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.70)

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

King/Drew Medical Magnet High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    47%

    75 of 158 admitted

    This school47%Overall47%

  • Fullerton4 pts lower

    83%

    58 of 70 admitted

    This school83%Overall87%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    94%

    80 of 85 admitted

    This school94%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    91%

    85 of 93 admitted

    This school91%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    93%

    83 of 89 admitted

    This school93%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 (334 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

81%

271 of 334 graduates

UC or CSU

46%

154 graduates

Community college

23%

78 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC6620%
CSU8826%
CA private college124%
Out of state278%
Community college7823%
Not enrolled6319%
Enrolled in college27181%
Total334100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

24

AP courses offered

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

35

AP class sections

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

32% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

49%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

151 of 310 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)

19%

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

60 of 310 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 5 classes
  • Social science: 12 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 76%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 44%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 34%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 15%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 91%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 80%County median 64%

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