Magnolia Science Academy 3
1254 East Helmick Street, Carson, CA 90746View on map
- Public
- Carson
- 62 seniors
- 395 students
Magnolia Science Academy 3 is a public high school in Carson (Los Angeles County Office of Education) with 62 seniors. In fall 2025, 56% of its 16 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 96% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
56%
9 of 16 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
15%
9 of 62 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
26%
16 of 62 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 11 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
too few applicants to report11 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report6 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
Magnolia Science Academy 3 applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- Fullerton4 pts lower
83%
19 of 23 admitted
This school83%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills9 pts higher
100%
17 of 17 admitted
This school100%Overall91%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
94%
17 of 18 admitted
This school94%Overall93%
too few applicants to report9 applied
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
68%
32 of 47 graduates
UC or CSU
13%
6 graduates
Community college
36%
17 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 1 | 2% |
| CSU | 5 | 11% |
| CA private college | 1 | 2% |
| Out of state | 8 | 17% |
| Community college | 17 | 36% |
| Not enrolled | 15 | 32% |
| Enrolled in college | 32 | 68% |
| Total | 47 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
9%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
5 of 57 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)
0%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
0 of 48 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
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 15%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 12%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 11%
- Low-income students 57%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 96%County median 64%