Gardena Senior High School

  • Public
  • Gardena
  • 352 seniors
  • 1,270 students
Year

UC admit rate

73%

44 of 60 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

13%

44 of 352 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

17%

60 of 352 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

10%

5 of 48 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

21%

4 of 19 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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 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

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 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 (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

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC113%
CSU8121%
CA private college31%
Out of state62%
Community college14438%
Not enrolled13736%
Enrolled in college24564%
Total382100%

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
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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 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

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