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Northridge Academy High School

9601 Zelzah Avenue, Northridge, CA 91325View on map

  • Public
  • Northridge
  • 210 seniors
  • 767 students

Northridge Academy High School is a public high school in Northridge (Los Angeles Unified) with 210 seniors. In fall 2025, 74% of its 50 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 63% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

74%

37 of 50 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

18%

37 of 210 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

24%

50 of 210 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 34 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 14 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

Northridge Academy High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 7 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.

  • Irvine10 pts lower

    13%

    4 of 32 admitted

    This school13%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.78)

  • San Diego8 pts higher

    33%

    7 of 21 admitted

    This school33%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Santa Barbara11 pts lower

    21%

    6 of 28 admitted

    This school21%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.69)

  • DavisAbout the same

    36%

    5 of 14 admitted

    This school36%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts lower

    67%

    14 of 21 admitted

    This school67%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    24 of 26 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Merced11 pts lower

    86%

    12 of 14 admitted

    This school86%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.66)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report34 applied

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report14 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

Northridge Academy High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo11 pts lower

    19%

    4 of 21 admitted

    This school19%Overall30%

  • Long Beach18 pts lower

    29%

    15 of 51 admitted

    This school29%Overall47%

  • Channel IslandsAbout the same

    96%

    25 of 26 admitted

    This school96%Overall93%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    91%

    99 of 109 admitted

    This school91%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 (187 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

59%

110 of 187 graduates

UC or CSU

40%

74 graduates

Community college

13%

25 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC95%
CSU6535%
CA private college53%
Out of state63%
Community college2513%
Not enrolled7741%
Enrolled in college11059%
Total187100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

13

AP courses offered

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

15

AP class sections

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

25% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

29%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

50 of 171 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)

24%

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

54 of 223 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 5 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 60%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 25%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 88%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 63%County median 64%

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