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Norwalk High School

11356 East Leffingwell Road, Norwalk, CA 90650View on map

  • Public
  • Norwalk
  • 491 seniors
  • 1,962 students

Norwalk High School is a public high school in Norwalk (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified) with 491 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 100 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 56% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

71%

71 of 100 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

71 of 491 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

20%

100 of 491 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

4.1%

3 of 74 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 35 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

Norwalk High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • Los Angeles5 pts lower

    4%

    3 of 74 admitted

    This school4%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.81)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    20%

    17 of 84 admitted

    This school20%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.83)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    26%

    16 of 62 admitted

    This school26%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts higher

    41%

    15 of 37 admitted

    This school41%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Davis23 pts lower

    14%

    3 of 22 admitted

    This school14%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.79)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts higher

    75%

    12 of 16 admitted

    This school75%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.74)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    84%

    42 of 50 admitted

    This school84%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    33 of 33 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report35 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

Norwalk High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach35 pts higher

    82%

    144 of 175 admitted

    This school82%Overall47%

  • Pomona11 pts lower

    63%

    41 of 65 admitted

    This school63%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    88%

    126 of 143 admitted

    This school88%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills5 pts higher

    97%

    56 of 58 admitted

    This school97%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    90%

    61 of 68 admitted

    This school90%Overall92%

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

Any college

42%

204 of 484 graduates

UC or CSU

26%

127 graduates

Community college

12%

60 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC337%
CSU9419%
CA private college102%
Out of state71%
Community college6012%
Not enrolled28058%
Enrolled in college20442%
Total484100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

17

AP courses offered

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

22

AP class sections

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

21% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

34%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

156 of 464 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)

10%

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

49 of 469 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 8 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 64%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 24%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 89%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 56%County median 64%

Across California

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