Wallis Annenberg High School
4000 South Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90037View on map
- Public
- Los Angeles
- 116 seniors
- 487 students
Wallis Annenberg High School is a public high school in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified) with 116 seniors. In fall 2025, 87% of its 55 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). 78% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
87%
48 of 55 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
41%
48 of 116 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
47%
55 of 116 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
9.1%
4 of 44 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
17%
3 of 18 applicants, 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
Wallis Annenberg High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
4 of 44 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.78)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
17%
3 of 18 admitted
This school17%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.84)
- IrvineAbout the same
26%
11 of 43 admitted
This school26%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.77)
- San Diego31 pts higher
56%
18 of 32 admitted
This school56%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.72)
- Santa Barbara14 pts higher
47%
7 of 15 admitted
This school47%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.91)
- Davis16 pts higher
53%
10 of 19 admitted
This school53%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.75)
- Santa Cruz15 pts lower
56%
9 of 16 admitted
This school56%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.55)
- Riverside9 pts higher
96%
24 of 25 admitted
This school96%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.76)
- Merced5 pts lower
91%
20 of 22 admitted
This school91%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.70)
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
Wallis Annenberg High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, worse at 1.
- Long Beach18 pts lower
29%
20 of 69 admitted
This school29%Overall47%
- Fullerton8 pts higher
94%
34 of 36 admitted
This school94%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills9 pts higher
100%
27 of 27 admitted
This school100%Overall91%
- Los Angeles8 pts higher
100%
56 of 56 admitted
This school100%Overall92%
- Northridge7 pts higher
100%
34 of 34 admitted
This school100%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 (110 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
65%
72 of 110 graduates
UC or CSU
37%
41 graduates
Community college
25%
28 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 5 | 5% |
| CSU | 36 | 33% |
| CA private college | 2 | 2% |
| Out of state | 1 | 1% |
| Community college | 28 | 25% |
| Not enrolled | 38 | 35% |
| Enrolled in college | 72 | 65% |
| Total | 110 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners
Advanced Placement
8
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
20
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
52% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
61%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
62 of 102 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)
15%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
14 of 96 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 4 classes
- Mathematics: 3 classes
- Science: 5 classes
- 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 69%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 31%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 11%
- Low-income students 98%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 78%County median 64%
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