La Mirada High School
13520 Adelfa Drive, La Mirada, CA 90638View on map
- Public
- La Mirada
- 457 seniors
- 1,689 students
La Mirada High School is a public high school in La Mirada (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified) with 457 seniors. In fall 2025, 65% of its 91 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). 56% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
65%
59 of 91 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
13%
59 of 457 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
20%
91 of 457 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
7.8%
6 of 77 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
10%
4 of 40 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
La Mirada High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
6 of 77 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.84)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
10%
4 of 40 admitted
This school10%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.96)
- Irvine6 pts lower
17%
13 of 78 admitted
This school17%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.83)
- San DiegoAbout the same
24%
12 of 51 admitted
This school24%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.89)
- Santa Barbara12 pts higher
45%
13 of 29 admitted
This school45%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.84)
- Davis5 pts lower
32%
10 of 31 admitted
This school32%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.76)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
69%
9 of 13 admitted
This school69%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.58)
- RiversideAbout the same
84%
38 of 45 admitted
This school84%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.78)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
17 of 18 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.68)
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
La Mirada High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San Diego17 pts lower
17%
8 of 46 admitted
This school17%Overall34%
- Long Beach41 pts higher
88%
111 of 126 admitted
This school88%Overall47%
- Pomona8 pts lower
66%
41 of 62 admitted
This school66%Overall74%
- FullertonAbout the same
87%
96 of 110 admitted
This school87%Overall87%
- Los Angeles6 pts higher
97%
38 of 39 admitted
This school97%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 (422 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
60%
255 of 422 graduates
UC or CSU
20%
83 graduates
Community college
33%
140 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 24 | 6% |
| CSU | 59 | 14% |
| CA private college | 14 | 3% |
| Out of state | 18 | 4% |
| Community college | 140 | 33% |
| Not enrolled | 167 | 40% |
| Enrolled in college | 255 | 60% |
| Total | 422 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Homeless, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
24
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
34
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
26% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
33%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
124 of 371 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
76 of 407 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 5 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 7 classes
- Social science: 13 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 60%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 38%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 32%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 11%
- Low-income students 64%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 56%County median 64%