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Phineas Banning Senior High School

1527 Lakme Avenue, Wilmington, CA 90744View on map

  • Public
  • Wilmington
  • 603 seniors
  • 2,262 students

Phineas Banning Senior High School is a public high school in Wilmington (Los Angeles Unified) with 603 seniors. In fall 2025, 74% of its 110 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). 59% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

74%

81 of 110 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

13%

81 of 603 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

18%

110 of 603 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

6.5%

5 of 77 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.3%

4 of 48 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

Phineas Banning Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 5.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    6%

    5 of 77 admitted

    This school6%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    8%

    4 of 48 admitted

    This school8%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.85)

  • Irvine8 pts lower

    14%

    12 of 85 admitted

    This school14%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.74)

  • San Diego9 pts higher

    34%

    22 of 64 admitted

    This school34%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Santa Barbara9 pts higher

    41%

    21 of 51 admitted

    This school41%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Davis14 pts lower

    23%

    7 of 30 admitted

    This school23%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.56)

  • Santa Cruz6 pts lower

    66%

    23 of 35 admitted

    This school66%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.64)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    87%

    40 of 46 admitted

    This school87%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.64)

  • Merced5 pts lower

    91%

    30 of 33 admitted

    This school91%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.62)

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

Phineas Banning Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    46%

    92 of 199 admitted

    This school46%Overall47%

  • Fullerton4 pts higher

    91%

    99 of 109 admitted

    This school91%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills5 pts higher

    96%

    158 of 164 admitted

    This school96%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    95%

    69 of 73 admitted

    This school95%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    93%

    64 of 69 admitted

    This school93%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 (490 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

51%

250 of 490 graduates

UC or CSU

26%

126 graduates

Community college

23%

113 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC255%
CSU10121%
CA private college61%
Out of state51%
Community college11323%
Not enrolled24049%
Enrolled in college25051%
Total490100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

18

AP courses offered

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

37

AP class sections

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

23% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

25%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

141 of 553 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)

6%

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

37 of 572 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 6 classes
  • Social science: 10 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 65%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 41%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 30%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 17%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 93%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 59%County median 64%

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