Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics at Legacy High School Complex
- Public
- South Gate
- 97 seniors
- 509 students
UC admit rate
72%
18 of 25 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
19%
18 of 97 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
26%
25 of 97 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
β
β of 12 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
β
β of 12 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
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics at Legacy High School Complex applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Irvine16 pts higher
38%
8 of 21 admitted
This school38%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.67)
- San Diego17 pts higher
42%
5 of 12 admitted
This school42%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.76)
- Santa Barbara8 pts higher
40%
4 of 10 admitted
This school40%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.54)
- Santa Cruz21 pts lower
50%
5 of 10 admitted
This school50%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.51)
- RiversideAbout the same
86%
12 of 14 admitted
This school86%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.79)
- MercedAbout the same
93%
14 of 15 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.68)
too few applicants to report12 applied
too few applicants to report12 applied
too few applicants to report8 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
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics at Legacy High School Complex applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, worse at 4.
- Long Beach12 pts lower
35%
25 of 71 admitted
This school35%Overall47%
- Pomona20 pts lower
53%
16 of 30 admitted
This school53%Overall74%
- Fullerton9 pts lower
77%
24 of 31 admitted
This school77%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills7 pts higher
98%
57 of 58 admitted
This school98%Overall91%
- Los Angeles8 pts lower
84%
58 of 69 admitted
This school84%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 (120 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
72%
86 of 120 graduates
UC or CSU
53%
63 graduates
Community college
14%
17 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 14 | 12% |
| CSU | 49 | 41% |
| CA private college | 4 | 3% |
| Out of state | 2 | 2% |
| Community college | 17 | 14% |
| Not enrolled | 34 | 28% |
| Enrolled in college | 86 | 72% |
| Total | 120 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
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 70%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 34%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 44%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 8%
- Low-income students 88%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 68%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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