Magnolia Science Academy 2
17125 Victory Boulevard, Van Nuys, CA 91406View on map
- Public
- Van Nuys
- 58 seniors
- 448 students
Magnolia Science Academy 2 is a public high school in Van Nuys (Los Angeles County Office of Education) with 58 seniors. In fall 2025, 85% of its 20 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Irvine (UCI). 96% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
85%
17 of 20 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
29%
17 of 58 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
34%
20 of 58 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 18 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
50%
8 of 16 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
Magnolia Science Academy 2 applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Berkeley37 pts higher
50%
8 of 16 admitted
This school50%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.92)
- IrvineAbout the same
20%
3 of 15 admitted
This school20%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.75)
- San Diego25 pts higher
50%
6 of 12 admitted
This school50%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.90)
- Santa Barbara26 pts higher
58%
7 of 12 admitted
This school58%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.96)
- RiversideAbout the same
85%
11 of 13 admitted
This school85%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.80)
- Merced5 pts lower
92%
11 of 12 admitted
This school92%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.83)
too few applicants to report18 applied
~64% · 3 yrs pooled7 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
Magnolia Science Academy 2 applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, worse at 1.
- Long Beach10 pts higher
57%
12 of 21 admitted
This school57%Overall47%
- Channel Islands7 pts higher
100%
11 of 11 admitted
This school100%Overall93%
- Northridge6 pts lower
87%
27 of 31 admitted
This school87%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 (47 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
72%
34 of 47 graduates
UC or CSU
60%
28 graduates
Community college
9%
4 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 3 | 6% |
| CSU | 25 | 53% |
| CA private college | 2 | 4% |
| Out of state | 0 | 0% |
| Community college | 4 | 9% |
| Not enrolled | 13 | 28% |
| Enrolled in college | 34 | 72% |
| Total | 47 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
3
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
4
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
23% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
19%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
8 of 42 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)
7%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
3 of 43 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 2 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 54%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 24%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 11%
- Low-income students 69%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 96%County median 64%