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Manual Arts Senior High School

4131 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90037View on map

  • Public
  • Los Angeles
  • 258 seniors
  • 902 students

Manual Arts Senior High School is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 258 seniors. In fall 2025, 90% of its 79 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Riverside (UCR). 59% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

90%

71 of 79 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

28%

71 of 258 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

31%

79 of 258 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

15%

9 of 61 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

17%

4 of 23 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

Manual Arts Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Los Angeles5 pts higher

    15%

    9 of 61 admitted

    This school15%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Berkeley4 pts higher

    17%

    4 of 23 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.89)

  • Irvine5 pts higher

    28%

    15 of 54 admitted

    This school28%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.72)

  • San Diego11 pts higher

    36%

    15 of 42 admitted

    This school36%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.64)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    35%

    9 of 26 admitted

    This school35%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.61)

  • Davis30 pts higher

    67%

    18 of 27 admitted

    This school67%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.72)

  • Santa Cruz23 pts lower

    48%

    12 of 25 admitted

    This school48%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.62)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    43 of 50 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.62)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    46 of 48 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.71 (all applicants 3.69)

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

Manual Arts Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach25 pts lower

    22%

    26 of 117 admitted

    This school22%Overall47%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    88%

    65 of 74 admitted

    This school88%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills5 pts higher

    97%

    116 of 120 admitted

    This school97%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles4 pts lower

    88%

    134 of 152 admitted

    This school88%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    92%

    92 of 100 admitted

    This school92%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 (227 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

47%

106 of 227 graduates

UC or CSU

29%

65 graduates

Community college

15%

34 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC2210%
CSU4319%
CA private college31%
Out of state42%
Community college3415%
Not enrolled12153%
Enrolled in college10647%
Total227100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

12

AP courses offered

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

23

AP class sections

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

28% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

35%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

93 of 264 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)

3%

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

7 of 238 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 7 classes
  • Social science: 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 35%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 10%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 12%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 98%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 59%County median 64%

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