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North High School

3620 West 182nd Street, Torrance, CA 90504View on map

  • Public
  • Torrance
  • 430 seniors
  • 1,847 students

North High School is a public high school in Torrance (Torrance Unified) with 430 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 116 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

81%

94 of 116 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

22%

94 of 430 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

27%

116 of 430 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.7%

8 of 92 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

19%

12 of 62 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    8 of 92 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.33 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Berkeley6 pts higher

    19%

    12 of 62 admitted

    This school19%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Irvine4 pts higher

    27%

    26 of 97 admitted

    This school27%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.89)

  • San Diego6 pts higher

    31%

    29 of 93 admitted

    This school31%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    31%

    22 of 70 admitted

    This school31%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Davis16 pts higher

    53%

    27 of 51 admitted

    This school53%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    74%

    20 of 27 admitted

    This school74%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.78)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    63 of 71 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    42 of 42 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.93)

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

North High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo6 pts lower

    24%

    9 of 38 admitted

    This school24%Overall30%

  • Long Beach8 pts higher

    55%

    61 of 110 admitted

    This school55%Overall47%

  • Pomona5 pts higher

    78%

    40 of 51 admitted

    This school78%Overall74%

  • Fullerton4 pts higher

    91%

    58 of 64 admitted

    This school91%Overall87%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    93%

    42 of 45 admitted

    This school93%Overall91%

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

Any college

84%

363 of 432 graduates

UC or CSU

23%

98 graduates

Community college

54%

232 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC4210%
CSU5613%
CA private college51%
Out of state286%
Community college23254%
Not enrolled6916%
Enrolled in college36384%
Total432100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

17

AP courses offered

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

26

AP class sections

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

24% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

36%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

171 of 474 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)

28%

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

133 of 467 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 8 classes
  • Social science: 6 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 88%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 55%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 53%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 27%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 31%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 64%County median 64%

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