Hawthorne High School
- Public
- Hawthorne
- 426 seniors
- 1,549 students
UC admit rate
71%
80 of 112 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
19%
80 of 426 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
26%
112 of 426 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.0%
6 of 67 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
β
β of 31 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
Hawthorne High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 5.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
6 of 67 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.74)
- Irvine10 pts lower
13%
10 of 80 admitted
This school13%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.54)
- San Diego18 pts higher
43%
24 of 56 admitted
This school43%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.61)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
30%
13 of 44 admitted
This school30%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.48)
- Davis11 pts lower
26%
11 of 42 admitted
This school26%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.51)
- Santa Cruz42 pts lower
29%
7 of 24 admitted
This school29%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.30)
- Riverside11 pts lower
76%
56 of 74 admitted
This school76%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.69 (all applicants 3.44)
- Merced29 pts lower
67%
39 of 58 admitted
This school67%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.57 (all applicants 3.32)
too few applicants to report31 applied
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
Hawthorne High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Long BeachAbout the same
44%
61 of 138 admitted
This school44%Overall47%
- FullertonAbout the same
90%
94 of 105 admitted
This school90%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills6 pts higher
97%
105 of 108 admitted
This school97%Overall91%
- Los Angeles7 pts lower
85%
58 of 68 admitted
This school85%Overall92%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
93%
67 of 72 admitted
This school93%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 (393 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
69%
271 of 393 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
96 graduates
Community college
40%
157 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 25 | 6% |
| CSU | 71 | 18% |
| CA private college | 11 | 3% |
| Out of state | 7 | 2% |
| Community college | 157 | 40% |
| Not enrolled | 122 | 31% |
| Enrolled in college | 271 | 69% |
| Total | 393 | 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, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2022. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 52%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 15%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 8%
- Low-income students 80%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 45%County median 64%
Across California
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