Wilson High School
4400 East Tenth Street, Long Beach, CA 90804View on map
- Public
- Long Beach
- 778 seniors
- 3,334 students
Wilson High School is a public high school in Long Beach (Long Beach Unified) with 778 seniors. In fall 2025, 74% of its 187 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 63% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
74%
138 of 187 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
18%
138 of 778 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
187 of 778 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
8.6%
14 of 162 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
14%
16 of 114 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
Wilson High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
14 of 162 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.91)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
16 of 114 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.93)
- Irvine8 pts lower
15%
17 of 116 admitted
This school15%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.91)
- San Diego9 pts lower
16%
20 of 123 admitted
This school16%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.90)
- Santa Barbara7 pts higher
39%
42 of 107 admitted
This school39%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.90)
- Davis6 pts higher
43%
31 of 72 admitted
This school43%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.88)
- Santa Cruz11 pts higher
83%
58 of 70 admitted
This school83%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.88)
- RiversideAbout the same
84%
38 of 45 admitted
This school84%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.76)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
27 of 28 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.71)
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
Wilson High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo27 pts higher
57%
67 of 118 admitted
This school57%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
35%
56 of 161 admitted
This school35%Overall34%
- Long Beach43 pts higher
90%
253 of 281 admitted
This school90%Overall47%
- Fullerton15 pts lower
72%
98 of 136 admitted
This school72%Overall87%
- Dominguez HillsAbout the same
93%
84 of 90 admitted
This school93%Overall91%
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 (750 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
82%
613 of 750 graduates
UC or CSU
33%
246 graduates
Community college
40%
297 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 70 | 9% |
| CSU | 176 | 23% |
| CA private college | 18 | 2% |
| Out of state | 52 | 7% |
| Community college | 297 | 40% |
| Not enrolled | 137 | 18% |
| Enrolled in college | 613 | 82% |
| Total | 750 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
Advanced Placement
28
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
113
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
44% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
50%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
417 of 826 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)
26%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
221 of 851 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 9 classes
- English: 23 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 6 classes
- Mathematics: 11 classes
- Science: 9 classes
- Social science: 44 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 46%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 20%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 11%
- Low-income students 56%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 63%County median 64%