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Lakewood High School

4400 Briercrest Avenue, Lakewood, CA 90713View on map

  • Public
  • Lakewood
  • 611 seniors
  • 2,092 students

Lakewood High School is a public high school in Lakewood (Long Beach Unified) with 611 seniors. In fall 2025, 65% of its 121 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 San Diego (UCSD). 55% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

65%

79 of 121 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

13%

79 of 611 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

20%

121 of 611 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.5%

7 of 94 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

6.4%

3 of 47 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

Lakewood High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 5.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    7%

    7 of 94 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Berkeley7 pts lower

    6%

    3 of 47 admitted

    This school6%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.90)

  • Irvine10 pts lower

    13%

    11 of 88 admitted

    This school13%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.81)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    25%

    19 of 75 admitted

    This school25%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    19 of 59 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Davis5 pts lower

    32%

    14 of 44 admitted

    This school32%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Santa Cruz10 pts lower

    62%

    16 of 26 admitted

    This school62%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.62)

  • Riverside5 pts lower

    82%

    41 of 50 admitted

    This school82%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.74)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    24 of 25 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.73)

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

Lakewood High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach40 pts higher

    87%

    163 of 188 admitted

    This school87%Overall47%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    85%

    93 of 110 admitted

    This school85%Overall87%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    89%

    93 of 104 admitted

    This school89%Overall91%

  • Northridge13 pts lower

    80%

    45 of 56 admitted

    This school80%Overall93%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    95%

    20 of 21 admitted

    This school95%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 (622 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

80%

497 of 622 graduates

UC or CSU

24%

150 graduates

Community college

50%

312 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC386%
CSU11218%
CA private college41%
Out of state315%
Community college31250%
Not enrolled12520%
Enrolled in college49780%
Total622100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, White, Asian, Filipino, Two or more races, Pacific Islander
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless, English learners
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Advanced Placement

18

AP courses offered

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

47

AP class sections

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

30% 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

187 of 566 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)

16%

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

107 of 659 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 3 classes
  • English: 8 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 16 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 49%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 57%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 55%County median 64%

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