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New Open World Academy K-12

3201 West Eighth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90010View on map

  • Public
  • Los Angeles
  • 89 seniors
  • 791 students

New Open World Academy K-12 is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 89 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 36 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 74% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

81%

29 of 36 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

33%

29 of 89 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

40%

36 of 89 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 19 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 15 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

New Open World Academy K-12 applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • Santa Barbara6 pts lower

    26%

    5 of 19 admitted

    This school26%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.60)

  • DavisAbout the same

    35%

    7 of 20 admitted

    This school35%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (all applicants 3.51)

  • Santa Cruz21 pts lower

    50%

    8 of 16 admitted

    This school50%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.53)

  • Riverside19 pts lower

    68%

    13 of 19 admitted

    This school68%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.64 (all applicants 3.49)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    17 of 18 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.69 (all applicants 3.63)

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report21 applied

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report19 applied

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report15 applied

  • San Diego

    too few applicants to report12 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

New Open World Academy K-12 applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach13 pts lower

    34%

    17 of 50 admitted

    This school34%Overall47%

  • Fullerton5 pts lower

    81%

    22 of 27 admitted

    This school81%Overall87%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    94%

    47 of 50 admitted

    This school94%Overall92%

  • Northridge4 pts higher

    97%

    36 of 37 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 (89 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

61%

54 of 89 graduates

UC or CSU

33%

29 graduates

Community college

26%

23 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC78%
CSU2225%
CA private college00%
Out of state22%
Community college2326%
Not enrolled3539%
Enrolled in college5461%
Total89100%

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
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Advanced Placement

3

AP courses offered

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

2

AP class sections

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

16% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

24%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

23 of 96 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

7 of 85 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Social science: 2 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 44%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 22%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 98%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 74%County median 64%

Across California

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