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Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

10445 Balboa Boulevard, Granada Hills, CA 91344View on map

  • Public
  • Granada Hills
  • 204 seniors
  • 660 students

Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences is a public high school in Granada Hills (Los Angeles Unified) with 204 seniors. In fall 2025, 74% of its 42 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). 75% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

74%

31 of 42 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

31 of 204 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

21%

42 of 204 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 28 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

29%

5 of 17 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

Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • Berkeley16 pts higher

    29%

    5 of 17 admitted

    This school29%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.12)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    21%

    5 of 24 admitted

    This school21%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.92)

  • San Diego17 pts higher

    42%

    8 of 19 admitted

    This school42%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Santa Barbara11 pts lower

    21%

    4 of 19 admitted

    This school21%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.79)

  • Davis9 pts lower

    29%

    4 of 14 admitted

    This school29%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.74)

  • Santa Cruz14 pts lower

    57%

    8 of 14 admitted

    This school57%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.68)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    87%

    13 of 15 admitted

    This school87%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    15 of 15 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report28 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

Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo6 pts higher

    35%

    6 of 17 admitted

    This school35%Overall30%

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    96%

    25 of 26 admitted

    This school96%Overall92%

  • Channel Islands7 pts higher

    100%

    13 of 13 admitted

    This school100%Overall93%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    97%

    84 of 87 admitted

    This school97%Overall93%

  • San Jose

    ~100% · 3 yrs pooled6 applied

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

Any college

59%

140 of 238 graduates

UC or CSU

31%

74 graduates

Community college

19%

46 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC115%
CSU6326%
CA private college104%
Out of state104%
Community college4619%
Not enrolled9841%
Enrolled in college14059%
Total238100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

14

AP courses offered

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

16

AP class sections

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

28% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

42%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

64 of 153 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

27 of 200 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 6 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 64%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 22%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 73%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 75%County median 64%

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