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Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High School

24300 Western Avenue, Harbor City, CA 90710View on map

  • Public
  • Harbor City
  • 402 seniors
  • 1,328 students

Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High School is a public high school in Harbor City (Los Angeles Unified) with 402 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 112 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 64% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

77%

86 of 112 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

21%

86 of 402 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

28%

112 of 402 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

13%

9 of 67 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

9.3%

5 of 54 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

Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    13%

    9 of 67 admitted

    This school13%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Berkeley4 pts lower

    9%

    5 of 54 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Irvine6 pts lower

    17%

    14 of 84 admitted

    This school17%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.87)

  • San Diego16 pts higher

    41%

    28 of 69 admitted

    This school41%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa Barbara17 pts higher

    49%

    23 of 47 admitted

    This school49%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.85)

  • DavisAbout the same

    34%

    14 of 41 admitted

    This school34%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.72)

  • Santa Cruz10 pts higher

    82%

    31 of 38 admitted

    This school82%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.88)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    43 of 50 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.75)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    37 of 38 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.84)

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

Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    44%

    56 of 127 admitted

    This school44%Overall47%

  • Fullerton9 pts higher

    95%

    62 of 65 admitted

    This school95%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills5 pts higher

    97%

    91 of 94 admitted

    This school97%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    91%

    53 of 58 admitted

    This school91%Overall92%

  • Northridge4 pts higher

    97%

    74 of 76 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 (381 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

66%

250 of 381 graduates

UC or CSU

24%

92 graduates

Community college

37%

142 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC246%
CSU6818%
CA private college72%
Out of state92%
Community college14237%
Not enrolled13134%
Enrolled in college25066%
Total381100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

16

AP courses offered

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

18

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

30%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

109 of 363 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

35 of 430 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Social science: 7 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 57%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 86%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 64%County median 64%

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