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Manuel Dominguez High School

15301 South San Jose Avenue, Compton, CA 90221View on map

  • Public
  • Compton
  • 370 seniors
  • 1,502 students

Manuel Dominguez High School is a public high school in Compton (Compton Unified) with 370 seniors. In fall 2025, 88% of its 101 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). 66% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

88%

89 of 101 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

24%

89 of 370 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

27%

101 of 370 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

7 of 66 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

5 of 35 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

Manuel Dominguez High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    7 of 66 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.72)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    5 of 35 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Irvine4 pts lower

    18%

    15 of 83 admitted

    This school18%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.63)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    27%

    12 of 45 admitted

    This school27%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.62)

  • Santa Barbara10 pts higher

    42%

    16 of 38 admitted

    This school42%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.64)

  • DavisAbout the same

    36%

    14 of 39 admitted

    This school36%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.59)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts lower

    68%

    19 of 28 admitted

    This school68%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.53)

  • Riverside6 pts higher

    93%

    55 of 59 admitted

    This school93%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.62 (all applicants 3.57)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    28 of 30 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.49 (all applicants 3.44)

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

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

  • Long Beach21 pts higher

    68%

    192 of 281 admitted

    This school68%Overall47%

  • Fullerton5 pts lower

    82%

    174 of 213 admitted

    This school82%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills5 pts higher

    97%

    193 of 200 admitted

    This school97%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    94%

    168 of 179 admitted

    This school94%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    93%

    80 of 86 admitted

    This school93%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 (410 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

54%

222 of 410 graduates

UC or CSU

31%

126 graduates

Community college

19%

76 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC3910%
CSU8721%
CA private college61%
Out of state143%
Community college7619%
Not enrolled18846%
Enrolled in college22254%
Total410100%

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

14

AP courses offered

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

57

AP class sections

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

56% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

50%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

207 of 416 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)

8%

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

27 of 355 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 11 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 9 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 16 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 59%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 27%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 94%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 66%County median 64%

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