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Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies

5931 West 18th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90035View on map

  • Public
  • Los Angeles
  • 183 seniors
  • 1,314 students

Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 183 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 126 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). 84% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

82%

103 of 126 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

56%

103 of 183 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

69%

126 of 183 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

14%

14 of 98 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

21%

17 of 81 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

Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • Los Angeles5 pts higher

    14%

    14 of 98 admitted

    This school14%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Berkeley8 pts higher

    21%

    17 of 81 admitted

    This school21%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Irvine24 pts higher

    46%

    37 of 80 admitted

    This school46%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.86)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    23%

    19 of 81 admitted

    This school23%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    33%

    28 of 85 admitted

    This school33%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Davis8 pts higher

    45%

    23 of 51 admitted

    This school45%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    72%

    47 of 65 admitted

    This school72%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Riverside8 pts higher

    95%

    58 of 61 admitted

    This school95%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    25 of 25 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.68 (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

Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo43 pts higher

    73%

    45 of 62 admitted

    This school73%Overall30%

  • San Diego13 pts higher

    47%

    33 of 70 admitted

    This school47%Overall34%

  • Long Beach8 pts higher

    55%

    41 of 75 admitted

    This school55%Overall47%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    96%

    49 of 51 admitted

    This school96%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 (211 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

88%

186 of 211 graduates

UC or CSU

41%

87 graduates

Community college

20%

43 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5727%
CSU3014%
CA private college126%
Out of state4421%
Community college4320%
Not enrolled2512%
Enrolled in college18688%
Total211100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income
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Advanced Placement

22

AP courses offered

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

65

AP class sections

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

70% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

86%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

177 of 206 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)

60%

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

125 of 208 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 9 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 8 classes
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 9 classes
  • Science: 9 classes
  • Social science: 23 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 78%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 48%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 45%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 24%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 58%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 84%County median 64%

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