Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet
- Public
- Lake Balboa
- 57 seniors
- 151 students
UC admit rate
81%
17 of 21 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
30%
17 of 57 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
37%
21 of 57 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
—
— of 13 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
—
— of 11 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
Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 2 campuses, about the same at 1.
- IrvineAbout the same
23%
3 of 13 admitted
This school23%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.04)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
11 of 12 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.90)
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report11 applied
too few applicants to report11 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
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
Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 2 campuses, worse at 2.
- Long Beach5 pts lower
42%
5 of 12 admitted
This school42%Overall47%
- Northridge10 pts lower
83%
15 of 18 admitted
This school83%Overall93%
too few applicants to report4 applied
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 (52 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
58%
30 of 52 graduates
UC or CSU
27%
14 graduates
Community college
23%
12 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 6 | 12% |
| CSU | 8 | 15% |
| CA private college | 1 | 2% |
| Out of state | 3 | 6% |
| Community college | 12 | 23% |
| Not enrolled | 22 | 42% |
| Enrolled in college | 30 | 58% |
| Total | 52 | 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
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, 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 53%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 38%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 8%
- Low-income students 79%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 75%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 12 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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