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School for the Visual Arts and Humanities

701 South Catalina Street, Los Angeles, CA 90005View on map

  • Public
  • Los Angeles
  • 117 seniors
  • 448 students

School for the Visual Arts and Humanities is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 117 seniors. In fall 2025, 89% of its 44 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 Riverside (UCR). 86% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

89%

39 of 44 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

33%

39 of 117 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

38%

44 of 117 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 35 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

30%

3 of 10 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

School for the Visual Arts and Humanities applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 6 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • Berkeley17 pts higher

    30%

    3 of 10 admitted

    This school30%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.75)

  • San Diego31 pts higher

    56%

    15 of 27 admitted

    This school56%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Santa Barbara13 pts higher

    45%

    5 of 11 admitted

    This school45%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Davis13 pts higher

    50%

    9 of 18 admitted

    This school50%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.80)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    90%

    26 of 29 admitted

    This school90%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    19 of 19 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report35 applied

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report34 applied

  • Santa Cruz

    ~71% · 3 yrs pooled8 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

School for the Visual Arts and Humanities applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo16 pts higher

    46%

    6 of 13 admitted

    This school46%Overall30%

  • Long Beach12 pts lower

    35%

    23 of 66 admitted

    This school35%Overall47%

  • Dominguez Hills6 pts higher

    97%

    34 of 35 admitted

    This school97%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    94%

    62 of 66 admitted

    This school94%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    95%

    61 of 64 admitted

    This school95%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 (98 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

62%

61 of 98 graduates

UC or CSU

48%

47 graduates

Community college

13%

13 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1414%
CSU3334%
CA private college00%
Out of state11%
Community college1313%
Not enrolled3738%
Enrolled in college6162%
Total98100%

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

9

AP courses offered

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

12

AP class sections

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

27% 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

49 of 125 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)

14%

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

15 of 108 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 3 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 1 class
  • Social science: 3 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 50%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 11%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 99%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 86%County median 64%

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