Gardena Senior High School
- Public
- Gardena
- 352 seniors
- 1,270 students
UC admit rate
73%
44 of 60 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
13%
44 of 352 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
17%
60 of 352 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
10%
5 of 48 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
21%
4 of 19 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
Gardena Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
5 of 48 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.69)
- Berkeley8 pts higher
21%
4 of 19 admitted
This school21%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.78)
- Irvine6 pts lower
17%
8 of 48 admitted
This school17%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.73)
- San Diego14 pts higher
39%
13 of 33 admitted
This school39%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.76)
- Santa Barbara22 pts higher
55%
12 of 22 admitted
This school55%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.79)
- Davis23 pts higher
60%
6 of 10 admitted
This school60%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.84)
- Santa Cruz11 pts lower
60%
6 of 10 admitted
This school60%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.62)
- RiversideAbout the same
86%
30 of 35 admitted
This school86%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.71)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
15 of 15 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.72)
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
Gardena Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Long Beach26 pts lower
22%
31 of 144 admitted
This school22%Overall47%
- FullertonAbout the same
86%
64 of 74 admitted
This school86%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills4 pts higher
96%
132 of 138 admitted
This school96%Overall91%
- Los Angeles4 pts higher
96%
111 of 116 admitted
This school96%Overall92%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
92%
45 of 49 admitted
This school92%Overall93%
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 (382 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
64%
245 of 382 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
92 graduates
Community college
38%
144 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 11 | 3% |
| CSU | 81 | 21% |
| CA private college | 3 | 1% |
| Out of state | 6 | 2% |
| Community college | 144 | 38% |
| Not enrolled | 137 | 36% |
| Enrolled in college | 245 | 64% |
| Total | 382 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
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 46%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 35%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 8%
- Low-income students 93%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 47%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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