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Math and Science College Preparatory

3202 West Adams Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90018View on map

  • Public
  • Los Angeles
  • 130 seniors
  • 543 students

Math and Science College Preparatory is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 130 seniors. In fall 2025, 91% of its 102 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 100% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

91%

93 of 102 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

72%

93 of 130 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

78%

102 of 130 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

4 of 38 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 17 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

Math and Science College Preparatory applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    4 of 38 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.12)

  • Irvine11 pts lower

    12%

    11 of 94 admitted

    This school12%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.72)

  • San Diego6 pts lower

    19%

    13 of 69 admitted

    This school19%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts higher

    38%

    9 of 24 admitted

    This school38%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Davis8 pts higher

    45%

    5 of 11 admitted

    This school45%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Santa Cruz28 pts lower

    44%

    17 of 39 admitted

    This school44%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.57)

  • Riverside10 pts lower

    77%

    68 of 88 admitted

    This school77%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.67)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    56 of 57 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.60 (all applicants 3.60)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report17 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

Math and Science College Preparatory applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, worse at 1.

  • Long Beach12 pts higher

    59%

    19 of 32 admitted

    This school59%Overall47%

  • Pomona12 pts lower

    62%

    24 of 39 admitted

    This school62%Overall74%

  • Dominguez Hills9 pts higher

    100%

    61 of 61 admitted

    This school100%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles8 pts higher

    100%

    123 of 123 admitted

    This school100%Overall92%

  • Northridge5 pts higher

    99%

    67 of 68 admitted

    This school99%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 (126 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

67%

84 of 126 graduates

UC or CSU

53%

67 graduates

Community college

10%

13 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1814%
CSU4939%
CA private college32%
Out of state11%
Community college1310%
Not enrolled4233%
Enrolled in college8467%
Total126100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

13

AP courses offered

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

31

AP class sections

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

61% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

78%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

102 of 130 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)

23%

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

27 of 120 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 4 classes
  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 9 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 53%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 20%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 92%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 100%County median 64%

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