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L.A. County High School for the Arts

5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032View on map

  • Public
  • Los Angeles
  • 129 seniors
  • 547 students

L.A. County High School for the Arts is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles County Office of Education) with 129 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 69 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 77% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

80%

55 of 69 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

43%

55 of 129 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

53%

69 of 129 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

25%

16 of 64 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

24%

9 of 38 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

L.A. County High School for the Arts applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 8 campuses, worse at 1.

  • Los Angeles15 pts higher

    25%

    16 of 64 admitted

    This school25%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Berkeley10 pts higher

    24%

    9 of 38 admitted

    This school24%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Irvine8 pts higher

    31%

    11 of 36 admitted

    This school31%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.86)

  • San Diego24 pts higher

    49%

    18 of 37 admitted

    This school49%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts lower

    24%

    11 of 46 admitted

    This school24%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Davis42 pts higher

    79%

    19 of 24 admitted

    This school79%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Santa Cruz14 pts higher

    86%

    24 of 28 admitted

    This school86%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Riverside13 pts higher

    100%

    16 of 16 admitted

    This school100%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Merced

    too few applicants to report8 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

L.A. County High School for the Arts applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 2 campuses.

  • San Diego16 pts higher

    50%

    9 of 18 admitted

    This school50%Overall34%

  • Long Beach15 pts higher

    62%

    13 of 21 admitted

    This school62%Overall47%

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

Any college

77%

95 of 124 graduates

UC or CSU

19%

23 graduates

Community college

14%

17 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1310%
CSU108%
CA private college1714%
Out of state3831%
Community college1714%
Not enrolled2923%
Enrolled in college9577%
Total124100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Race not reported, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

7

AP courses offered

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

12

AP class sections

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

38% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

62%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

87 of 140 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)

29%

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

41 of 143 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 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 84%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 39%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 54%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 21%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 77%County median 64%

Across California

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