Lifeline Education Charter
225 South Santa Fe Avenue, Compton, CA 90221View on map
- Public
- Compton
- 48 seniors
- 720 students
Lifeline Education Charter is a public high school in Compton (Compton Unified) with 48 seniors. In fall 2025, 52% of its 21 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 98% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
52%
11 of 21 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
23%
11 of 48 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
44%
21 of 48 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 12 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
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
Lifeline Education Charter applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 1 campus, worse at 1.
- Riverside30 pts lower
57%
8 of 14 admitted
This school57%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.60 (all applicants 3.38)
too few applicants to report20 applied
too few applicants to report12 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— 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
Lifeline Education Charter applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, worse at 2.
- Long Beach9 pts lower
38%
13 of 34 admitted
This school38%Overall47%
- Fullerton30 pts lower
56%
18 of 32 admitted
This school56%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills5 pts higher
97%
29 of 30 admitted
This school97%Overall91%
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 (49 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
45%
22 of 49 graduates
UC or CSU
20%
10 graduates
Community college
22%
11 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 3 | 6% |
| CSU | 7 | 14% |
| CA private college | 0 | 0% |
| Out of state | 1 | 2% |
| Community college | 11 | 22% |
| Not enrolled | 27 | 55% |
| Enrolled in college | 22 | 45% |
| Total | 49 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners
Advanced Placement
3
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
5
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
30%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
22 of 73 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)
6%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
3 of 51 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 1 class
- English: 1 class
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Social science: 1 class
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 44%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 30%County median 11%
- Low-income students 83%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 98%County median 64%