Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High School
- Public
- Long Beach
- 177 seniors
- 649 students
UC admit rate
77%
58 of 75 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
33%
58 of 177 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
42%
75 of 177 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
12%
8 of 67 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
23%
9 of 40 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
Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 8 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
12%
8 of 67 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.08)
- Berkeley9 pts higher
23%
9 of 40 admitted
This school23%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.06)
- Irvine14 pts higher
37%
23 of 63 admitted
This school37%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.14)
- San Diego15 pts higher
40%
21 of 53 admitted
This school40%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.09)
- Santa Barbara9 pts higher
41%
12 of 29 admitted
This school41%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.09)
- Davis30 pts higher
67%
18 of 27 admitted
This school67%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.06)
- Santa Cruz21 pts higher
93%
13 of 14 admitted
This school93%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 4.07)
- Riverside10 pts higher
97%
30 of 31 admitted
This school97%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.13)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
19 of 19 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 4.14)
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
Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 5 of 5 campuses.
- San Diego9 pts higher
44%
18 of 41 admitted
This school44%Overall34%
- Long Beach51 pts higher
98%
97 of 99 admitted
This school98%Overall47%
- Pomona14 pts higher
88%
35 of 40 admitted
This school88%Overall74%
- Fullerton6 pts higher
92%
48 of 52 admitted
This school92%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills4 pts higher
95%
37 of 39 admitted
This school95%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 (157 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
91%
143 of 157 graduates
UC or CSU
43%
67 graduates
Community college
39%
61 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 11 | 7% |
| CSU | 56 | 36% |
| CA private college | 6 | 4% |
| Out of state | 9 | 6% |
| Community college | 61 | 39% |
| Not enrolled | 14 | 9% |
| Enrolled in college | 143 | 91% |
| Total | 157 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Black or African American
- 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 83%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 45%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 46%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 20%County median 8%
- Low-income students 39%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 76%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Long Beach Unified and nearby
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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