Lawndale High School
- Public
- Lawndale
- 415 seniors
- 1,207 students
UC admit rate
79%
99 of 126 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
24%
99 of 415 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
30%
126 of 415 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
12%
11 of 94 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
23%
10 of 44 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
Lawndale High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
12%
11 of 94 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.85)
- Berkeley9 pts higher
23%
10 of 44 admitted
This school23%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.98)
- Irvine16 pts higher
38%
39 of 102 admitted
This school38%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.80)
- San Diego16 pts higher
41%
35 of 85 admitted
This school41%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.74)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
35%
16 of 46 admitted
This school35%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.69)
- Davis4 pts lower
33%
11 of 33 admitted
This school33%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.72)
- Santa Cruz9 pts lower
63%
20 of 32 admitted
This school63%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.65)
- Riverside6 pts lower
81%
55 of 68 admitted
This school81%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.68)
- Merced5 pts lower
91%
43 of 47 admitted
This school91%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.75)
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
Lawndale High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.
- Long Beach16 pts lower
32%
60 of 190 admitted
This school32%Overall47%
- FullertonAbout the same
87%
116 of 133 admitted
This school87%Overall87%
- Dominguez HillsAbout the same
93%
112 of 121 admitted
This school93%Overall91%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
95%
60 of 63 admitted
This school95%Overall92%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
96%
89 of 93 admitted
This school96%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 (480 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
74%
355 of 480 graduates
UC or CSU
28%
133 graduates
Community college
41%
195 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 49 | 10% |
| CSU | 84 | 18% |
| CA private college | 13 | 3% |
| Out of state | 14 | 3% |
| Community college | 195 | 41% |
| Not enrolled | 125 | 26% |
| Enrolled in college | 355 | 74% |
| Total | 480 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Two or more races, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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 50%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 19%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 20%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 8%
- Low-income students 80%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 44%County median 64%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
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