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Magnolia Science Academy

18238 Sherman Way, Reseda, CA 91335View on map

  • Public
  • Reseda
  • 96 seniors
  • 678 students

Magnolia Science Academy is a public high school in Reseda (Los Angeles County Office of Education) with 96 seniors. In fall 2025, 69% of its 48 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 Riverside (UCR). 96% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

69%

33 of 48 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

34%

33 of 96 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

50%

48 of 96 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 40 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

21%

4 of 19 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

Magnolia Science Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, worse at 3.

  • Berkeley8 pts higher

    21%

    4 of 19 admitted

    This school21%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.75)

  • San Diego11 pts lower

    14%

    3 of 21 admitted

    This school14%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.45)

  • Santa Barbara9 pts lower

    24%

    5 of 21 admitted

    This school24%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.54)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts higher

    75%

    9 of 12 admitted

    This school75%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Riverside5 pts lower

    82%

    23 of 28 admitted

    This school82%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    17 of 17 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report40 applied

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report40 applied

  • Davis

    ~58% · 3 yrs pooled9 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 applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 2 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    96%

    26 of 27 admitted

    This school96%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    95%

    76 of 80 admitted

    This school95%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 (73 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

74%

54 of 73 graduates

UC or CSU

62%

45 graduates

Community college

8%

6 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC811%
CSU3751%
CA private college34%
Out of state00%
Community college68%
Not enrolled1926%
Enrolled in college5474%
Total73100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

7

AP courses offered

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

10

AP class sections

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

33% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

42%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

31 of 74 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)

31%

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

24 of 77 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 1 class
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Science: 1 class
  • Social science: 3 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 48%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 27%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 71%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 96%County median 64%

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