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Polytechnic High School

1600 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813View on map

  • Public
  • Long Beach
  • 992 seniors
  • 3,835 students

Polytechnic High School is a public high school in Long Beach (Long Beach Unified) with 992 seniors. In fall 2025, 72% of its 272 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 60% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

72%

197 of 272 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

20%

197 of 992 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

27%

272 of 992 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

24 of 216 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

22%

37 of 165 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

Polytechnic High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    24 of 216 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Berkeley9 pts higher

    22%

    37 of 165 admitted

    This school22%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.07)

  • Irvine5 pts lower

    18%

    33 of 186 admitted

    This school18%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.92)

  • San Diego6 pts higher

    31%

    60 of 193 admitted

    This school31%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Santa Barbara12 pts higher

    44%

    65 of 148 admitted

    This school44%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Davis13 pts higher

    50%

    46 of 92 admitted

    This school50%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    72%

    41 of 57 admitted

    This school72%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    93%

    87 of 94 admitted

    This school93%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.86)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    52 of 54 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.90)

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

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

  • San Luis Obispo37 pts higher

    67%

    90 of 134 admitted

    This school67%Overall30%

  • San Diego13 pts higher

    48%

    93 of 195 admitted

    This school48%Overall34%

  • Long Beach46 pts higher

    93%

    309 of 332 admitted

    This school93%Overall47%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    90%

    132 of 147 admitted

    This school90%Overall87%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    95%

    90 of 95 admitted

    This school95%Overall91%

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

Any college

81%

655 of 811 graduates

UC or CSU

31%

254 graduates

Community college

39%

318 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC12315%
CSU13116%
CA private college263%
Out of state577%
Community college31839%
Not enrolled15619%
Enrolled in college65581%
Total811100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American, White, Filipino, Two or more races, Pacific Islander
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

28

AP courses offered

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

134

AP class sections

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

46% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

50%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

485 of 964 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)

22%

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

224 of 1,000 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 32 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 8 classes
  • Mathematics: 21 classes
  • Science: 15 classes
  • Social science: 46 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 32%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 15%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 60%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 60%County median 64%

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