University High School Charter

11800 Texas Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025View on map

  • Public
  • Los Angeles
  • 348 seniors
  • 1,300 students

University High School Charter is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 348 seniors. In fall 2025, 85% of its 138 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). 62% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

85%

117 of 138 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

34%

117 of 348 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

40%

138 of 348 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

15%

17 of 114 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

9 of 70 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

University High School Charter applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6.

  • Los Angeles5 pts higher

    15%

    17 of 114 admitted

    This school15%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.85)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    9 of 70 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.91)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    25%

    25 of 99 admitted

    This school25%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.81)

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    32%

    31 of 97 admitted

    This school32%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    34%

    21 of 61 admitted

    This school34%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Davis6 pts higher

    44%

    27 of 62 admitted

    This school44%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    72%

    31 of 43 admitted

    This school72%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.74)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    84%

    73 of 87 admitted

    This school84%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.77)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    57 of 59 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.72)

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

University High School Charter applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • San Luis Obispo22 pts higher

    52%

    25 of 48 admitted

    This school52%Overall30%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    44%

    55 of 124 admitted

    This school44%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    74%

    51 of 69 admitted

    This school74%Overall74%

  • Los Angeles6 pts higher

    97%

    76 of 78 admitted

    This school97%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    94%

    107 of 114 admitted

    This school94%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 (290 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

75%

217 of 290 graduates

UC or CSU

37%

106 graduates

Community college

30%

87 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC3512%
CSU7124%
CA private college41%
Out of state207%
Community college8730%
Not enrolled7325%
Enrolled in college21775%
Total290100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

20

AP courses offered

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

34

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

38%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

119 of 313 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)

19%

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

62 of 329 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 3 classes
  • English: 3 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 6 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 49%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 27%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 80%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 62%County median 64%

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