Top high schools for Cal State Los Angeles

Fall 2025: every California high school with applicants to Cal State Los Angeles, from the California State University.

Applicants admitted

92%

Enrolled freshmen scores, middle 50% (2020)

SAT870–1060

ACT15–20

UC and CSU no longer consider SAT/ACT scores; last reported 2020.

Year

Minimum applicants

Most admitted to Cal State Los Angeles

1.James A. Garfield Senior High SchoolLos Angeles342 admitted
2.Downey High SchoolLos Angeles233 admitted
3.Panorama High SchoolLos Angeles224 admitted
4.Earl Warren High SchoolLos Angeles221 admitted
5.South East High SchoolLos Angeles211 admitted
6.Theodore Roosevelt Senior High SchoolLos Angeles211 admitted
7.Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High SchoolLos Angeles209 admitted
8.Bell Senior High SchoolLos Angeles198 admitted
9.Edward R. Roybal Learning CenterLos Angeles187 admitted
10.South Gate Senior High SchoolLos Angeles185 admitted

Highest Cal State Los Angeles admit rate

1.Math and Science College PreparatoryLos Angeles100% of 123
2.Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College PrepLos Angeles100% of 92
3.Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership AcademyLos Angeles100% of 90
4.Animo Pat BrownLos Angeles100% of 85
5.Wallis Annenberg High SchoolLos Angeles100% of 56
6.Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High SchoolLos Angeles100% of 47
7.Ednovate - South LA College PrepLos Angeles100% of 47
8.Aspire Pacific AcademyLos Angeles100% of 44
9.Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Health Services AcademyLos Angeles100% of 35
10.Santiago High SchoolOrange100% of 35

The admit rate list only includes schools with at least 25 applicants, so a school where a handful applied and all got in does not top it. Admitted counts each student once for this campus.

All schools with Cal State Los Angeles applicants
School
James A. Garfield Senior High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	360	342	95%	531
Downey High School Downey · Los Angeles County · Public	245	233	95%	933
Panorama High School Panorama City · Los Angeles County · Public	231	224	97%	330
Earl Warren High School Downey · Los Angeles County · Public	239	221	92%	851
South East High School South Gate · Los Angeles County · Public	218	211	97%	499
Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	222	211	95%	395
Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	220	209	95%	392
Bell Senior High School Bell · Los Angeles County · Public	214	198	93%	441
Edward R. Roybal Learning Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	191	187	98%	268
South Gate Senior High School South Gate · Los Angeles County · Public	194	185	95%	405
Manuel Dominguez High School Compton · Los Angeles County · Public	179	168	94%	370
Santee Education Complex Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	191	167	87%	384
Birmingham Community Charter High School Lake Balboa · Los Angeles County · Public	173	159	92%	713
Alhambra High School Alhambra · Los Angeles County · Public	165	149	90%	576
Fontana High School Fontana · San Bernardino County · Public	153	143	93%	583
Schurr High School Montebello · Los Angeles County · Public	158	142	90%	549
Woodrow Wilson Senior High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	160	142	89%	299
Benjamin Franklin Senior High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	144	141	98%	273
Mark Keppel High School Alhambra · Los Angeles County · Public	143	139	97%	582
San Gabriel High School San Gabriel · Los Angeles County · Public	147	137	93%	471
Canyon Springs High School Moreno Valley · Riverside County · Public	150	136	91%	495
El Rancho High School Pico Rivera · Los Angeles County · Public	151	136	90%	505
Animo Inglewood Charter High School Inglewood · Los Angeles County · Public	147	135	92%	142
John Marshall Senior High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	155	135	87%	418
Manual Arts Senior High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	152	134	88%	258
Huntington Park Senior High School Huntington Park · Los Angeles County · Public	141	129	91%	382
Math and Science College Preparatory Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	123	123	100%	130
John C. Fremont Senior High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	130	120	92%	405
Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	131	118	90%	180
El Monte High School El Monte · Los Angeles County · Public	117	115	98%	368
Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	121	114	94%	140
Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	117	112	96%	146
Bell Gardens High School Bell Gardens · Los Angeles County · Public	127	111	87%	523
Gardena Senior High School Gardena · Los Angeles County · Public	116	111	96%	352
West Adams Preparatory High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	108	106	98%	249
Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	112	104	93%	240
Heritage High School Menifee · Riverside County · Public	110	102	93%	593
Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Huntington Park Institute of Applied Medicine Huntington Park · Los Angeles County · Public	105	102	97%	160
Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	117	102	87%	139
Montebello High School Montebello · Los Angeles County · Public	102	101	99%	493
Abraham Lincoln Senior High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	107	100	93%	241
Los Angeles Senior High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	105	98	93%	247
Nogales High School La Puente · Los Angeles County · Public	103	98	95%	374
Arroyo High School El Monte · Los Angeles County · Public	102	97	95%	423
Paramount High School Paramount · Los Angeles County · Public	109	97	89%	890
Temple City High School Temple City · Los Angeles County · Public	100	97	97%	437
John H. Francis Polytechnic Sun Valley · Los Angeles County · Public	100	96	96%	512
Alliance Ted K. Tajima High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public	99	94	95%	113
Arcadia High School Arcadia · Los Angeles County · Public	99	94	95%	817
Jordan High School Long Beach · Los Angeles County · Public	101	94	93%	525

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