Palmdale Aerospace Academy
3300 East Palmdale Boulevard, Palmdale, CA 93550View on map
- Public
- Palmdale
- 251 seniors
- 2,303 students
Palmdale Aerospace Academy is a public high school in Palmdale (Palmdale Elementary) with 251 seniors. In fall 2025, 72% of its 64 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 San Diego (UCSD). 100% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
72%
46 of 64 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
18%
46 of 251 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
26%
64 of 251 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
8.7%
4 of 46 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
19%
6 of 31 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
Palmdale Aerospace Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
4 of 46 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.00)
- Berkeley6 pts higher
19%
6 of 31 admitted
This school19%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.01)
- Irvine16 pts higher
38%
16 of 42 admitted
This school38%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.01)
- San Diego16 pts higher
41%
15 of 37 admitted
This school41%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.96)
- Santa Barbara4 pts lower
28%
7 of 25 admitted
This school28%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.86)
- DavisAbout the same
40%
6 of 15 admitted
This school40%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa Cruz11 pts lower
60%
6 of 10 admitted
This school60%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.71)
- Riverside7 pts higher
94%
30 of 32 admitted
This school94%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.98)
- MercedAbout the same
93%
13 of 14 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.96)
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
Palmdale Aerospace Academy applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo17 pts higher
46%
13 of 28 admitted
This school46%Overall30%
- Long Beach13 pts lower
34%
13 of 38 admitted
This school34%Overall47%
- PomonaAbout the same
71%
30 of 42 admitted
This school71%Overall74%
- Fullerton11 pts lower
76%
16 of 21 admitted
This school76%Overall87%
- Northridge4 pts higher
97%
68 of 70 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 (196 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
79%
154 of 196 graduates
UC or CSU
21%
41 graduates
Community college
56%
109 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 16 | 8% |
| CSU | 25 | 13% |
| CA private college | 4 | 2% |
| Out of state | 0 | 0% |
| Community college | 109 | 56% |
| Not enrolled | 42 | 21% |
| Enrolled in college | 154 | 79% |
| Total | 196 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Where graduates went, as reported by the school
Schools publish these themselves and count different things; each list says what it counts.
Class of 2024: graduates enrolled at 1 top university, 33 colleges in all.
Including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, Berkeley.
From the school's profile; last checked Sep 2026.
The full list with counts, and earlier classes, is in the full report.
See the full reportAdvanced Placement
13
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
20
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
38%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
89 of 234 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)
20%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
40 of 199 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 4 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 4 classes
- Social science: 7 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 55%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 25%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 21%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 11%
- Low-income students 73%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 100%County median 64%