Maywood Academy High School
6125 Pine Avenue, Maywood, CA 90270View on map
- Public
- Maywood
- 242 seniors
- 1,002 students
Maywood Academy High School is a public high school in Maywood (Los Angeles Unified) with 242 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 52 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 San Diego (UCSD). 48% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
81%
42 of 52 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
17%
42 of 242 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
21%
52 of 242 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
7.9%
3 of 38 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 10 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
Maywood Academy High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
3 of 38 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.69)
- IrvineAbout the same
20%
9 of 44 admitted
This school20%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.67)
- San Diego16 pts higher
41%
15 of 37 admitted
This school41%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.59)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
30%
7 of 23 admitted
This school30%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.54)
- Davis24 pts higher
62%
8 of 13 admitted
This school62%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.57)
- Riverside9 pts lower
78%
28 of 36 admitted
This school78%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.69 (all applicants 3.57)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
12 of 12 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.66 (all applicants 3.66)
too few applicants to report10 applied
too few applicants to report9 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
Maywood Academy High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- Long Beach28 pts lower
19%
17 of 90 admitted
This school19%Overall47%
- Fullerton5 pts lower
82%
67 of 82 admitted
This school82%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills9 pts higher
100%
55 of 55 admitted
This school100%Overall91%
- Los Angeles4 pts higher
96%
73 of 76 admitted
This school96%Overall92%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
95%
19 of 20 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 (235 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
40%
95 of 235 graduates
UC or CSU
25%
59 graduates
Community college
12%
29 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 10 | 4% |
| CSU | 49 | 21% |
| CA private college | 3 | 1% |
| Out of state | 4 | 2% |
| Community college | 29 | 12% |
| Not enrolled | 140 | 60% |
| Enrolled in college | 95 | 40% |
| Total | 235 | 100% |
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
Advanced Placement
8
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
13
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
30%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
90 of 305 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)
5%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
8 of 173 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- English: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Social science: 5 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 12%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 11%
- Low-income students 97%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 48%County median 64%
Across California
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