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Thomas Jefferson Senior High School

1319 East 41st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90011View on map

  • Public
  • Los Angeles
  • 138 seniors
  • 490 students

Thomas Jefferson Senior High School is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 138 seniors. In fall 2025, 89% of its 46 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Merced. 58% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

89%

41 of 46 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

30%

41 of 138 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

33%

46 of 138 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 22 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

too few applicants to report

Fall 2025

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

Thomas Jefferson Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • Irvine10 pts lower

    12%

    5 of 41 admitted

    This school12%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.56)

  • San Diego11 pts higher

    36%

    5 of 14 admitted

    This school36%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.55)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts lower

    25%

    6 of 24 admitted

    This school25%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.53)

  • Davis9 pts higher

    46%

    6 of 13 admitted

    This school46%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.66)

  • Santa Cruz19 pts lower

    53%

    10 of 19 admitted

    This school53%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (all applicants 3.50)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    32 of 37 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.62 (all applicants 3.55)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    25 of 25 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.64 (all applicants 3.64)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report22 applied

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report8 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

Thomas Jefferson Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach21 pts lower

    26%

    17 of 66 admitted

    This school26%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    76%

    19 of 25 admitted

    This school76%Overall74%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    94%

    50 of 53 admitted

    This school94%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    92%

    56 of 61 admitted

    This school92%Overall92%

  • Northridge6 pts lower

    87%

    33 of 38 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 (153 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

44%

67 of 153 graduates

UC or CSU

28%

43 graduates

Community college

14%

21 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1510%
CSU2818%
CA private college32%
Out of state00%
Community college2114%
Not enrolled8656%
Enrolled in college6744%
Total153100%

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

11

AP courses offered

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

11

AP class sections

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

30% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

32%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

49 of 154 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)

2%

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

3 of 160 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 1 class
  • Social science: 4 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 41%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 16%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 99%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 58%County median 64%

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