Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School
- Public
- Los Angeles
- 240 seniors
- 909 students
UC admit rate
92%
65 of 71 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
27%
65 of 240 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
30%
71 of 240 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
16%
7 of 43 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
25%
6 of 24 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
Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.
- Los Angeles7 pts higher
16%
7 of 43 admitted
This school16%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.79)
- Berkeley12 pts higher
25%
6 of 24 admitted
This school25%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.83)
- IrvineAbout the same
20%
9 of 45 admitted
This school20%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.67)
- San Diego4 pts lower
21%
3 of 14 admitted
This school21%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.57)
- Santa Barbara15 pts lower
17%
7 of 41 admitted
This school17%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.57)
- Davis22 pts higher
59%
13 of 22 admitted
This school59%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.59)
- Santa Cruz41 pts lower
30%
6 of 20 admitted
This school30%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.33)
- Riverside4 pts lower
83%
43 of 52 admitted
This school83%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.69 (all applicants 3.63)
- MercedAbout the same
93%
42 of 45 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.61 (all applicants 3.56)
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
Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.
- Long Beach26 pts lower
21%
19 of 92 admitted
This school21%Overall47%
- Fullerton9 pts lower
78%
39 of 50 admitted
This school78%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills6 pts higher
97%
93 of 96 admitted
This school97%Overall91%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
93%
104 of 112 admitted
This school93%Overall92%
- Northridge7 pts lower
86%
56 of 65 admitted
This school86%Overall93%
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 (219 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
48%
106 of 219 graduates
UC or CSU
32%
70 graduates
Community college
15%
32 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 22 | 10% |
| CSU | 48 | 22% |
| CA private college | 1 | <1% |
| Out of state | 3 | 1% |
| Community college | 32 | 15% |
| Not enrolled | 113 | 52% |
| Enrolled in college | 106 | 48% |
| Total | 219 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- 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. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 33%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 11%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 8%
- Low-income students 98%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 55%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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