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Vaughn Next Century Learning Center

13330 Vaughn Street, San Fernando, CA 91340View on map

  • Public
  • San Fernando
  • 170 seniors
  • 2,644 students

Vaughn Next Century Learning Center is a public high school in San Fernando (Los Angeles Unified) with 170 seniors. In fall 2025, 72% of its 47 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). 64% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

72%

34 of 47 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

20%

34 of 170 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

28%

47 of 170 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

4 of 38 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

16%

3 of 19 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

Vaughn Next Century Learning Center applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 7 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    4 of 38 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.76)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    16%

    3 of 19 admitted

    This school16%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.92)

  • San Diego23 pts higher

    48%

    13 of 27 admitted

    This school48%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts higher

    38%

    6 of 16 admitted

    This school38%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.59)

  • Davis6 pts higher

    43%

    6 of 14 admitted

    This school43%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Riverside8 pts higher

    95%

    21 of 22 admitted

    This school95%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    17 of 17 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report35 applied

  • Santa Cruz

    ~69% · 3 yrs pooled8 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

Vaughn Next Century Learning Center applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Pomona7 pts lower

    67%

    10 of 15 admitted

    This school67%Overall74%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    91%

    42 of 46 admitted

    This school91%Overall92%

  • Channel Islands7 pts higher

    100%

    14 of 14 admitted

    This school100%Overall93%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    92%

    82 of 89 admitted

    This school92%Overall93%

  • San Luis Obispo

    ~47% · 3 yrs pooled7 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 (159 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

70%

111 of 159 graduates

UC or CSU

46%

73 graduates

Community college

19%

30 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1912%
CSU5434%
CA private college43%
Out of state43%
Community college3019%
Not enrolled4830%
Enrolled in college11170%
Total159100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income, Homeless, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

7

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.

38% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

55%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

84 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)

21%

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

34 of 165 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Social science: 9 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 68%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 32%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 95%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 64%County median 64%

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