Bell Senior High School
- Public
- Bell
- 441 seniors
- 2,022 students
UC admit rate
77%
102 of 133 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
23%
102 of 441 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
30%
133 of 441 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.7%
8 of 104 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
18%
10 of 55 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
Bell Senior 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
8%
8 of 104 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 3.84)
- Berkeley5 pts higher
18%
10 of 55 admitted
This school18%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.89)
- IrvineAbout the same
23%
25 of 111 admitted
This school23%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.83)
- San Diego7 pts higher
32%
27 of 84 admitted
This school32%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.81)
- Santa Barbara5 pts lower
28%
17 of 61 admitted
This school28%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.68)
- Davis11 pts higher
48%
14 of 29 admitted
This school48%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.88)
- Santa Cruz13 pts lower
58%
18 of 31 admitted
This school58%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.58)
- RiversideAbout the same
86%
56 of 65 admitted
This school86%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.75)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
50 of 53 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.77)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs 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
Bell Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4.
- Long BeachAbout the same
44%
96 of 217 admitted
This school44%Overall47%
- PomonaAbout the same
73%
66 of 91 admitted
This school73%Overall74%
- FullertonAbout the same
87%
138 of 158 admitted
This school87%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills5 pts higher
96%
124 of 129 admitted
This school96%Overall91%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
93%
198 of 214 admitted
This school93%Overall92%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs 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 (505 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
57%
290 of 505 graduates
UC or CSU
40%
200 graduates
Community college
14%
70 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 55 | 11% |
| CSU | 145 | 29% |
| CA private college | 13 | 3% |
| Out of state | 7 | 1% |
| Community college | 70 | 14% |
| Not enrolled | 215 | 43% |
| Enrolled in college | 290 | 57% |
| Total | 505 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 62%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 30%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 36%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 8%
- Low-income students 94%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 65%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Los Angeles Unified and nearby
- Abraham Lincoln Senior High School
- Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High School
- Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High School
- Aggeler Community Day
- Albert Einstein Continuation
- Alexander Hamilton Senior High School
- Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High School
- Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High School
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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