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University Preparatory Value High School

1929 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90006View on map

  • Public
  • Los Angeles
  • 115 seniors
  • 496 students

University Preparatory Value High School is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 115 seniors. In fall 2025, 85% of its 75 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 Los Angeles (UCLA). 93% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

85%

64 of 75 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

56%

64 of 115 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

65%

75 of 115 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.1%

4 of 44 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

17%

4 of 23 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 Preparatory Value High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    4 of 44 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.84)

  • Berkeley4 pts higher

    17%

    4 of 23 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.85)

  • Irvine11 pts lower

    11%

    6 of 55 admitted

    This school11%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.68)

  • San Diego4 pts higher

    29%

    7 of 24 admitted

    This school29%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts lower

    24%

    9 of 37 admitted

    This school24%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.68)

  • DavisAbout the same

    35%

    6 of 17 admitted

    This school35%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Santa Cruz39 pts lower

    32%

    11 of 34 admitted

    This school32%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.50)

  • Riverside4 pts lower

    83%

    44 of 53 admitted

    This school83%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.61 (all applicants 3.55)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    27 of 29 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.55 (all applicants 3.54)

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 Preparatory Value High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, worse at 2.

  • Long Beach9 pts lower

    38%

    28 of 73 admitted

    This school38%Overall47%

  • Fullerton4 pts lower

    82%

    51 of 62 admitted

    This school82%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills7 pts higher

    98%

    50 of 51 admitted

    This school98%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles7 pts higher

    99%

    89 of 90 admitted

    This school99%Overall92%

  • Northridge4 pts higher

    97%

    63 of 65 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 (122 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

74%

90 of 122 graduates

UC or CSU

55%

67 graduates

Community college

16%

19 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC2218%
CSU4537%
CA private college11%
Out of state32%
Community college1916%
Not enrolled3226%
Enrolled in college9074%
Total122100%

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, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

12

AP courses offered

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

14

AP class sections

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

32% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

50%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

56 of 113 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)

14%

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

15 of 106 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 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 63%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 24%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 98%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 93%County median 64%

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