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Earl Warren High School

8141 De Palma Street, Downey, CA 90241View on map

  • Public
  • Downey
  • 851 seniors
  • 3,584 students

Earl Warren High School is a public high school in Downey (Downey Unified) with 851 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 230 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 62% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

179 of 230 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

21%

179 of 851 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

27%

230 of 851 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.6%

12 of 157 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

10 of 76 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

Earl Warren High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    12 of 157 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.74)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    10 of 76 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Irvine5 pts lower

    17%

    33 of 193 admitted

    This school17%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.71)

  • San Diego6 pts higher

    31%

    46 of 149 admitted

    This school31%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Santa Barbara9 pts lower

    23%

    23 of 100 admitted

    This school23%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.70)

  • DavisAbout the same

    36%

    21 of 59 admitted

    This school36%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Santa Cruz13 pts lower

    58%

    39 of 67 admitted

    This school58%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.58)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    87%

    123 of 142 admitted

    This school87%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.69)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    73 of 75 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.67 (all applicants 3.66)

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

Earl Warren High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach37 pts higher

    85%

    338 of 400 admitted

    This school85%Overall47%

  • Pomona6 pts lower

    68%

    92 of 135 admitted

    This school68%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    86%

    246 of 287 admitted

    This school86%Overall87%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    93%

    141 of 151 admitted

    This school93%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    92%

    221 of 239 admitted

    This school92%Overall92%

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

Any college

54%

405 of 744 graduates

UC or CSU

34%

252 graduates

Community college

15%

115 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC517%
CSU20127%
CA private college132%
Out of state253%
Community college11515%
Not enrolled33946%
Enrolled in college40554%
Total744100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

23

AP courses offered

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

57

AP class sections

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

24% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

35%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

322 of 909 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

113 of 783 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 9 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 7 classes
  • Science: 7 classes
  • Social science: 25 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 72%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 39%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 33%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 19%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 81%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 62%County median 64%

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