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Science Academy STEM Magnet

5525 Vineland Avenue, North Hollywood, CA 91601View on map

  • Public
  • North Hollywood
  • 43 seniors
  • 545 students

Science Academy STEM Magnet is a public high school in North Hollywood (Los Angeles Unified) with 43 seniors. In fall 2025, 85% of its 40 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 97% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

85%

34 of 40 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

79%

34 of 43 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

93%

40 of 43 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

4 of 39 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

5 of 38 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

Science Academy STEM Magnet applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    4 of 39 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.11)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    5 of 38 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.13)

  • Irvine6 pts higher

    28%

    9 of 32 admitted

    This school28%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Santa Barbara23 pts higher

    55%

    16 of 29 admitted

    This school55%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.12)

  • Davis17 pts higher

    54%

    13 of 24 admitted

    This school54%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Santa Cruz19 pts higher

    91%

    10 of 11 admitted

    This school91%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 4.08)

  • Riverside9 pts higher

    96%

    26 of 27 admitted

    This school96%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 4.08)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    20 of 21 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 4.07)

  • San Diego

    too few applicants to report37 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

Science Academy STEM Magnet applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo8 pts lower

    22%

    4 of 18 admitted

    This school22%Overall30%

  • Pomona16 pts higher

    90%

    18 of 20 admitted

    This school90%Overall74%

  • Northridge7 pts higher

    100%

    13 of 13 admitted

    This school100%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 (33 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

82%

27 of 33 graduates

UC or CSU

48%

16 graduates

Community college

3%

1 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1236%
CSU412%
CA private college26%
Out of state824%
Community college13%
Not enrolled618%
Enrolled in college2782%
Total33100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: White
  • Student need: Low-income
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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.

100% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

89%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

56 of 63 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)

85%

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

28 of 33 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 7 classes
  • Science: 12 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 100%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 98%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 84%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 94%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 37%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 97%County median 64%

Across California

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