University Pathways Public Service Academy
1415 Firestone Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90001View on map
- Public
- Los Angeles
- 26 seniors
- 100 students
University Pathways Public Service Academy is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 26 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 15 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Irvine (UCI). 81% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
80%
12 of 15 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
46%
12 of 26 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
58%
15 of 26 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 13 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
University Pathways Public Service Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 1 campus, about the same at 1.
- RiversideAbout the same
85%
11 of 13 admitted
This school85%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.60 (all applicants 3.53)
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report12 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— 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
University Pathways Public Service Academy applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 3 campuses, about the same at 3.
- PomonaAbout the same
73%
8 of 11 admitted
This school73%Overall74%
- FullertonAbout the same
83%
10 of 12 admitted
This school83%Overall87%
- Dominguez HillsAbout the same
93%
13 of 14 admitted
This school93%Overall91%
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 (75 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
57%
43 of 75 graduates
UC or CSU
35%
26 graduates
Community college
19%
14 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 0 | 0% |
| CSU | 26 | 35% |
| CA private college | 2 | 3% |
| Out of state | 1 | 1% |
| Community college | 14 | 19% |
| Not enrolled | 32 | 43% |
| Enrolled in college | 43 | 57% |
| Total | 75 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners
Advanced Placement
1
AP course offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
1
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
21% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
0%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
0 of 31 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)
0%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
0 of 68 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 1 class
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 50%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 36%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 14%County median 11%
- Low-income students 100%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 81%County median 64%
Across California
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