West High School
20401 Victor Street, Torrance, CA 90503View on map
- Public
- Torrance
- 450 seniors
- 1,747 students
West High School is a public high school in Torrance (Torrance Unified) with 450 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 204 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 70% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
77%
158 of 204 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
35%
158 of 450 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
45%
204 of 450 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
9.1%
14 of 154 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
14%
15 of 111 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
West High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 7 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
14 of 154 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.89)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
15 of 111 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.97)
- IrvineAbout the same
25%
43 of 170 admitted
This school25%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.86)
- San DiegoAbout the same
22%
35 of 156 admitted
This school22%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.88)
- Santa Barbara4 pts lower
29%
40 of 139 admitted
This school29%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.88)
- Davis10 pts higher
47%
55 of 118 admitted
This school47%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
71%
60 of 84 admitted
This school71%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.81)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
113 of 127 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.82)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
58 of 61 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.74)
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
West High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Long Beach11 pts higher
59%
96 of 164 admitted
This school59%Overall47%
- Pomona11 pts higher
85%
89 of 105 admitted
This school85%Overall74%
- Fullerton6 pts higher
92%
107 of 116 admitted
This school92%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills9 pts higher
100%
44 of 44 admitted
This school100%Overall91%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
96%
54 of 56 admitted
This school96%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 (477 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
86%
408 of 477 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
116 graduates
Community college
48%
229 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 54 | 11% |
| CSU | 62 | 13% |
| CA private college | 18 | 4% |
| Out of state | 45 | 9% |
| Community college | 229 | 48% |
| Not enrolled | 69 | 14% |
| Enrolled in college | 408 | 86% |
| Total | 477 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races, Filipino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
19
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
42
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
33% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
52%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
230 of 439 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)
44%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
199 of 457 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 9 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 4 classes
- Mathematics: 7 classes
- Science: 9 classes
- Social science: 12 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 73%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 51%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 40%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 29%County median 11%
- Low-income students 20%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 70%County median 64%