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Santee Education Complex

1921 South Maple Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90011View on map

  • Public
  • Los Angeles
  • 384 seniors
  • 1,469 students

Santee Education Complex is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 384 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 163 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Irvine (UCI). 68% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

82%

134 of 163 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

35%

134 of 384 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

42%

163 of 384 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.8%

12 of 123 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

7 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

Santee Education Complex applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 6.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    12 of 123 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.60)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    7 of 48 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Irvine6 pts lower

    16%

    16 of 97 admitted

    This school16%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.60)

  • San Diego12 pts higher

    37%

    26 of 70 admitted

    This school37%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.60)

  • Santa Barbara13 pts lower

    19%

    15 of 77 admitted

    This school19%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.53)

  • Davis5 pts lower

    32%

    12 of 38 admitted

    This school32%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.55)

  • Santa Cruz39 pts lower

    33%

    14 of 43 admitted

    This school33%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.40)

  • Riverside8 pts lower

    80%

    97 of 122 admitted

    This school80%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.61 (all applicants 3.50)

  • Merced4 pts lower

    92%

    72 of 78 admitted

    This school92%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.46 (all applicants 3.45)

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

Santee Education Complex applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.

  • Long Beach22 pts lower

    25%

    47 of 187 admitted

    This school25%Overall47%

  • Fullerton7 pts lower

    80%

    63 of 79 admitted

    This school80%Overall87%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    91%

    133 of 146 admitted

    This school91%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles5 pts lower

    87%

    167 of 191 admitted

    This school87%Overall92%

  • Northridge6 pts lower

    87%

    109 of 125 admitted

    This school87%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 (353 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

59%

207 of 353 graduates

UC or CSU

32%

113 graduates

Community college

24%

83 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC319%
CSU8223%
CA private college62%
Out of state51%
Community college8324%
Not enrolled14641%
Enrolled in college20759%
Total353100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

12

AP courses offered

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

30

AP class sections

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

32% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

39%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

138 of 357 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)

7%

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

26 of 389 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 18 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 58%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 97%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 68%County median 64%

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