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Mira Costa High School

1401 Artesia Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266View on map

  • Public
  • Manhattan Beach
  • 653 seniors
  • 2,492 students

Mira Costa High School is a public high school in Manhattan Beach (Manhattan Beach Unified) with 653 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 367 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 84% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

71%

260 of 367 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

40%

260 of 653 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

56%

367 of 653 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

37 of 315 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

17%

47 of 271 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

Mira Costa High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    37 of 315 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Berkeley4 pts higher

    17%

    47 of 271 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.10)

  • Irvine12 pts higher

    34%

    70 of 203 admitted

    This school34%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.01)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    23%

    60 of 259 admitted

    This school23%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.04)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts higher

    37%

    114 of 309 admitted

    This school37%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.05)

  • DavisAbout the same

    34%

    63 of 183 admitted

    This school34%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.05)

  • Santa Cruz7 pts higher

    78%

    123 of 157 admitted

    This school78%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    91%

    69 of 76 admitted

    This school91%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.93)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    32 of 34 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.88)

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

Mira Costa High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo7 pts higher

    37%

    98 of 267 admitted

    This school37%Overall30%

  • San Diego13 pts higher

    48%

    124 of 261 admitted

    This school48%Overall34%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    45%

    43 of 96 admitted

    This school45%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    76%

    31 of 41 admitted

    This school76%Overall74%

  • Fullerton4 pts higher

    90%

    37 of 41 admitted

    This school90%Overall87%

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 (562 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

91%

512 of 562 graduates

UC or CSU

21%

119 graduates

Community college

18%

100 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC7513%
CSU448%
CA private college427%
Out of state25145%
Community college10018%
Not enrolled509%
Enrolled in college51291%
Total562100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Two or more races, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American
  • Student need: Students with disabilities, Low-income
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Advanced Placement

25

AP courses offered

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

103

AP class sections

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

59% 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

489 of 623 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)

60%

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

373 of 626 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 9 classes
  • English: 11 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 11 classes
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 12 classes
  • Science: 16 classes
  • Social science: 37 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 84%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 63%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 53%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 38%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 8%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 84%County median 64%

Across California

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