West Adams Preparatory High School
- Public
- Los Angeles
- 249 seniors
- 799 students
UC admit rate
91%
79 of 87 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
32%
79 of 249 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
35%
87 of 249 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
13%
7 of 55 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
West Adams Preparatory High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
13%
7 of 55 admitted
This school13%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.62)
- Irvine9 pts lower
13%
8 of 62 admitted
This school13%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.61)
- San Diego23 pts higher
48%
11 of 23 admitted
This school48%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.66)
- Santa Barbara11 pts lower
22%
7 of 32 admitted
This school22%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.57)
- DavisAbout the same
35%
14 of 40 admitted
This school35%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.53)
- Santa Cruz26 pts lower
45%
10 of 22 admitted
This school45%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.55)
- Riverside4 pts lower
83%
54 of 65 admitted
This school83%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.64 (all applicants 3.58)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
40 of 40 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.57 (all applicants 3.57)
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
West Adams Preparatory High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, worse at 2.
- Long Beach27 pts lower
20%
21 of 107 admitted
This school20%Overall47%
- Fullerton9 pts lower
78%
35 of 45 admitted
This school78%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills5 pts higher
96%
47 of 49 admitted
This school96%Overall91%
- Los Angeles6 pts higher
98%
106 of 108 admitted
This school98%Overall92%
- Northridge4 pts higher
97%
69 of 71 admitted
This school97%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 (237 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
55%
131 of 237 graduates
UC or CSU
44%
104 graduates
Community college
10%
24 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 11 | 5% |
| CSU | 93 | 39% |
| CA private college | 1 | <1% |
| Out of state | 2 | 1% |
| Community college | 24 | 10% |
| Not enrolled | 106 | 45% |
| Enrolled in college | 131 | 55% |
| Total | 237 | 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
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 37%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 10%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 11%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 8%
- Low-income students 97%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 72%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Los Angeles Unified and nearby
- Abraham Lincoln Senior High School
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- 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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