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South Pasadena Senior High School

1401 Fremont Avenue, South Pasadena, CA 91030View on map

  • Public
  • South Pasadena
  • 379 seniors
  • 1,496 students

South Pasadena Senior High School is a public high school in South Pasadena (South Pasadena Unified) with 379 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 200 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 83% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

80%

160 of 200 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

42%

160 of 379 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

53%

200 of 379 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.0%

13 of 162 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

7.1%

10 of 141 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

South Pasadena 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

    8%

    13 of 162 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Berkeley6 pts lower

    7%

    10 of 141 admitted

    This school7%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Irvine4 pts lower

    18%

    27 of 151 admitted

    This school18%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.92)

  • San Diego6 pts lower

    19%

    31 of 167 admitted

    This school19%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Santa Barbara9 pts lower

    24%

    37 of 155 admitted

    This school24%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Davis9 pts higher

    46%

    57 of 125 admitted

    This school46%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts lower

    67%

    74 of 110 admitted

    This school67%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.82)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    106 of 119 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    65 of 65 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.84)

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

South Pasadena Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, worse at 1.

  • San Diego9 pts lower

    26%

    30 of 117 admitted

    This school26%Overall34%

  • Pomona9 pts higher

    83%

    58 of 70 admitted

    This school83%Overall74%

  • Fullerton7 pts higher

    94%

    61 of 65 admitted

    This school94%Overall87%

  • Los Angeles5 pts higher

    97%

    34 of 35 admitted

    This school97%Overall92%

  • Northridge4 pts higher

    97%

    35 of 36 admitted

    This school97%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 (339 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

87%

295 of 339 graduates

UC or CSU

28%

96 graduates

Community college

27%

93 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5416%
CSU4212%
CA private college247%
Out of state8224%
Community college9327%
Not enrolled4413%
Enrolled in college29587%
Total339100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

18

AP courses offered

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

51

AP class sections

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

43% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

67%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

272 of 409 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)

62%

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

205 of 333 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 4 classes
  • English: 13 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 7 classes
  • Science: 10 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 81%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 67%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 56%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 43%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 19%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 83%County median 64%

Across California

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