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Sylmar Charter High School

13050 Borden Avenue, Sylmar, CA 91342View on map

  • Public
  • Sylmar
  • 341 seniors
  • 1,349 students

Sylmar Charter High School is a public high school in Sylmar (Los Angeles Unified) with 341 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 92 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 San Diego (UCSD). 55% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

82%

75 of 92 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

22%

75 of 341 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

27%

92 of 341 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

9 of 73 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

20%

9 of 44 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    9 of 73 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Berkeley7 pts higher

    20%

    9 of 44 admitted

    This school20%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.04)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    23%

    14 of 62 admitted

    This school23%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.96)

  • San Diego23 pts higher

    47%

    28 of 59 admitted

    This school47%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    34%

    15 of 44 admitted

    This school34%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    48%

    11 of 23 admitted

    This school48%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Santa Cruz21 pts lower

    50%

    8 of 16 admitted

    This school50%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.60)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    90%

    38 of 42 admitted

    This school90%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.81)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    37 of 39 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.77)

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

Sylmar Charter High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo7 pts higher

    36%

    8 of 22 admitted

    This school36%Overall30%

  • Pomona14 pts lower

    60%

    21 of 35 admitted

    This school60%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    86%

    19 of 22 admitted

    This school86%Overall87%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    96%

    129 of 135 admitted

    This school96%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 (280 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

50%

139 of 280 graduates

UC or CSU

28%

79 graduates

Community college

16%

45 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC197%
CSU6021%
CA private college104%
Out of state52%
Community college4516%
Not enrolled14150%
Enrolled in college13950%
Total280100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

15

AP courses offered

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

31

AP class sections

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

29% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

37%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

131 of 356 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)

6%

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

20 of 330 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 11 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 48%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 22%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 89%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 55%County median 64%

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