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Leuzinger High School

4118 West Rosecrans Avenue, Lawndale, CA 90260View on map

  • Public
  • Lawndale
  • 442 seniors
  • 2,014 students

Leuzinger High School is a public high school in Lawndale (Centinela Valley Union High) with 442 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 131 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). 47% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

104 of 131 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

24%

104 of 442 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

30%

131 of 442 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.5%

7 of 93 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

6.5%

3 of 46 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

Leuzinger High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 5.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    7 of 93 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Berkeley7 pts lower

    7%

    3 of 46 admitted

    This school7%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.80)

  • Irvine7 pts lower

    15%

    15 of 100 admitted

    This school15%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.67)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    28%

    25 of 90 admitted

    This school28%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Santa Barbara10 pts lower

    23%

    14 of 62 admitted

    This school23%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Davis8 pts higher

    45%

    20 of 44 admitted

    This school45%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.60)

  • Santa Cruz17 pts lower

    55%

    18 of 33 admitted

    This school55%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.45)

  • Riverside9 pts lower

    78%

    64 of 82 admitted

    This school78%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.63)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    50 of 52 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.62 (all applicants 3.57)

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

Leuzinger High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach13 pts lower

    34%

    47 of 137 admitted

    This school34%Overall47%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    86%

    99 of 115 admitted

    This school86%Overall87%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    93%

    75 of 81 admitted

    This school93%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    91%

    61 of 67 admitted

    This school91%Overall92%

  • Northridge8 pts lower

    85%

    68 of 80 admitted

    This school85%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 (418 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

72%

299 of 418 graduates

UC or CSU

24%

102 graduates

Community college

42%

174 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC297%
CSU7317%
CA private college41%
Out of state195%
Community college17442%
Not enrolled11928%
Enrolled in college29972%
Total418100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

16

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.

24% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

32%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

153 of 480 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)

13%

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

65 of 487 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 8 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 3 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 61%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 24%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 82%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 47%County median 64%

Across California

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