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Odyssey STEM Academy

3701 Michelson Street, Lakewood, CA 90712View on map

  • Public
  • Lakewood
  • 95 seniors
  • 256 students

Odyssey STEM Academy is a public high school in Lakewood (Paramount Unified) with 95 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 77 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 98% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

71%

55 of 77 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

58%

55 of 95 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

81%

77 of 95 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

5 of 46 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 30 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

Odyssey STEM Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 7 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 5.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    5 of 46 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.38 (all applicants 3.75)

  • San Diego16 pts higher

    40%

    19 of 47 admitted

    This school40%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.35 (all applicants 3.59)

  • Santa Barbara12 pts lower

    20%

    4 of 20 admitted

    This school20%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.57)

  • Davis5 pts lower

    32%

    12 of 37 admitted

    This school32%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.36 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Santa Cruz54 pts lower

    18%

    3 of 17 admitted

    This school18%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.27)

  • Riverside27 pts lower

    60%

    29 of 48 admitted

    This school60%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.40)

  • Merced7 pts lower

    89%

    25 of 28 admitted

    This school89%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.59 (all applicants 3.53)

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report48 applied

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report30 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

Odyssey STEM Academy applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach31 pts higher

    78%

    43 of 55 admitted

    This school78%Overall47%

  • Pomona8 pts lower

    66%

    25 of 38 admitted

    This school66%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    88%

    37 of 42 admitted

    This school88%Overall87%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    92%

    33 of 36 admitted

    This school92%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles5 pts lower

    87%

    20 of 23 admitted

    This school87%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 (102 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

59%

60 of 102 graduates

UC or CSU

49%

50 graduates

Community college

5%

5 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1212%
CSU3837%
CA private college33%
Out of state22%
Community college55%
Not enrolled4241%
Enrolled in college6059%
Total102100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

4

AP courses offered

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

10

AP class sections

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

28% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

64%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

56 of 87 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)

4%

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

4 of 109 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 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 81%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 41%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 41%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 96%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 98%County median 64%

Across California

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