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Mervyn M. Dymally High School

8800 South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90003View on map

  • Public
  • Los Angeles
  • 168 seniors
  • 580 students

Mervyn M. Dymally High School is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 168 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 32 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Irvine (UCI). 35% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

25 of 32 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

25 of 168 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

19%

32 of 168 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 28 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 13 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

Mervyn M. Dymally High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • IrvineAbout the same

    24%

    5 of 21 admitted

    This school24%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.73)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    26%

    5 of 19 admitted

    This school26%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.56)

  • Riverside10 pts lower

    77%

    20 of 26 admitted

    This school77%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (all applicants 3.58)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    14 of 14 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report28 applied

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report13 applied

  • Santa Barbara

    ~57% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied

  • Santa Cruz

    too few applicants to report7 applied

  • Davis

    too few applicants to report6 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

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

  • Long Beach23 pts lower

    24%

    12 of 49 admitted

    This school24%Overall47%

  • Pomona5 pts lower

    69%

    11 of 16 admitted

    This school69%Overall74%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    92%

    34 of 37 admitted

    This school92%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles5 pts higher

    97%

    34 of 35 admitted

    This school97%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    97%

    28 of 29 admitted

    This school97%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 (124 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

31%

38 of 124 graduates

UC or CSU

8%

10 graduates

Community college

18%

22 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC22%
CSU86%
CA private college43%
Out of state22%
Community college2218%
Not enrolled8669%
Enrolled in college3831%
Total124100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

6

AP courses offered

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

7

AP class sections

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

19% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

25%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

40 of 160 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)

1%

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

1 of 158 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 1 class
  • Social science: 1 class

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 57%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 22%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 99%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 35%County median 64%

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