Manual Arts Senior High School
- Public
- Los Angeles
- 258 seniors
- 902 students
UC admit rate
90%
71 of 79 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
28%
71 of 258 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
31%
79 of 258 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
15%
9 of 61 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
17%
4 of 23 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
Manual Arts Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Los Angeles5 pts higher
15%
9 of 61 admitted
This school15%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.69)
- Berkeley4 pts higher
17%
4 of 23 admitted
This school17%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.89)
- Irvine5 pts higher
28%
15 of 54 admitted
This school28%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.72)
- San Diego11 pts higher
36%
15 of 42 admitted
This school36%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.64)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
35%
9 of 26 admitted
This school35%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.61)
- Davis30 pts higher
67%
18 of 27 admitted
This school67%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.72)
- Santa Cruz23 pts lower
48%
12 of 25 admitted
This school48%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.62)
- RiversideAbout the same
86%
43 of 50 admitted
This school86%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.62)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
46 of 48 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.71 (all applicants 3.69)
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
Manual Arts Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- Long Beach25 pts lower
22%
26 of 117 admitted
This school22%Overall47%
- FullertonAbout the same
88%
65 of 74 admitted
This school88%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills5 pts higher
97%
116 of 120 admitted
This school97%Overall91%
- Los Angeles4 pts lower
88%
134 of 152 admitted
This school88%Overall92%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
92%
92 of 100 admitted
This school92%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 (227 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
47%
106 of 227 graduates
UC or CSU
29%
65 graduates
Community college
15%
34 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 22 | 10% |
| CSU | 43 | 19% |
| CA private college | 3 | 1% |
| Out of state | 4 | 2% |
| Community college | 34 | 15% |
| Not enrolled | 121 | 53% |
| Enrolled in college | 106 | 47% |
| Total | 227 | 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. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 35%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 11%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 9%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 8%
- Low-income students 98%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 59%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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