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Los Angeles County · 2025 · ≥50 seniors
What is UC Reach? UC Reach = unique top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size — the share of a school's
entire graduating class that reaches the six most selective UCs (
Berkeley ,
UCLA , San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis). It's a better gauge of school-wide success than admit rate, which only reflects the handful of students who applied.
Why it beats admit rate: if 6 students apply to the top UCs and all get in, that's a 100% admit rate — but at a 1,000-senior school it's a UC Reach Score of just 0.6 (6 ÷ 1,000). By contrast, a school where 250 of 1,000 seniors land a top-UC admit has a UC Reach Score of 25 — far stronger, even though its admit rate is lower.
Why some schools are over 100? Out of every 100 seniors at these schools, the class is generating
more than 100 admissions to the six most selective UCs — meaning the typical strong student is getting in at multiple top campuses (
UCLA +
UCSD , or
Berkeley +
UCSB + Irvine, for example). It's a rare achievement: fewer than 1% of California high schools clear a UC Reach Score of 100.
Top and bottom schools by UC Reach, split public/charter vs private (≥50 seniors).
Scoped to Los Angeles County — change the County filter above to rescope.
▲ Top 10 Public + Charter
Los Angeles County
1
Cerritos · Public
126
2
El Monte · Public
114
3
Los Angeles · Public
110
4
San Marino · Public
72
5
Rolling Hills Estat · Public
71
6
Diamond Bar · Public
65
7
Arcadia · Public
61
8
Manhattan Beach · Public
60
9
Temple City · Public
60
10
La Canada · Public
59
▲ Top 10 Private
Los Angeles County
1
Claremont · Private
144
2
La Canada · Private
103
3
Los Angeles · Private
77
4
Calabasas · Private
77
5
La Canada · Private
73
6
Los Angeles · Private
66
7
Los Angeles · Private
64
8
Los Angeles · Private
62
9
Studio City · Private
62
10
Santa Monica · Private
58
▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter
Los Angeles County
1
Los Angeles · Public
1
2
Lancaster · Public
8
3
· Public
8
4
Littlerock · Public
8
5
· Public
8
6
Los Angeles · Public
8
7
Lancaster · Public
9
8
North Hollywood · Public
9
9
Glendale · Public
10
10
Baldwin Park · Public
10
▼ Bottom 10 Private
Los Angeles County
1
Long Beach · Private
13
2
Mission Hills · Private
13
3
Los Angeles · Private
14
4
Cerritos · Private
16
5
Los Angeles · Private
18
6
Panorama City · Private
19
7
La Verne · Private
22
8
Los Angeles · Private
23
9
La Puente · Private
28
10
Lakewood · Private
30
Top UC Reach for schools with senior classes of 25–99 . These are typically magnet programs, specialized charters, and small Catholic preps — too small to compare cleanly against comprehensive public high schools, but the most UC-effective small schools in California are here.
▲ Top 10 Small Public + Charter
Los Angeles County
1
North Hollywood · Public
109
2
· Public
84
3
Los Angeles · Public
82
4
Santa Clarita · Public
68
5
Malibu · Public
52
6
Sun Valley · Public
42
7
Lakewood · Public
42
8
Los Angeles · Public
38
9
Montebello · Public
24
10
Huntington Park · Public
22
▲ Top 10 Small Private
Los Angeles County
1
Los Angeles · Private
121
2
Pasadena · Private
104
3
Inglewood · Private
86
4
La Canada · Private
76
5
Pasadena · Private
76
6
Burbank · Private
69
7
Palos Verdes Estate · Private
66
8
Santa Monica · Private
65
9
Canoga Park · Private
64
10
Pasadena · Private
61
Where each UC campus lands its admits, as a share of each high school's senior class. Same 50-senior floor.
Top 10 — UCB Reach
UC Berkeley
1
Claremont · Private
17
2
La Canada · Private
16
3
Calabasas · Private
15
4
Los Angeles · Public
14
5
Cerritos · Public
13
6
Los Angeles · Private
12
7
Los Angeles · Private
12
8
El Monte · Public
11
9
Chatsworth · Private
11
10
Studio City · Private
10
1
Los Angeles · Private
10
2
La Canada · Private
9
3
Compton · Public
9
4
Claremont · Private
9
5
El Monte · Public
8
6
Cerritos · Public
8
7
Los Angeles · Private
7
8
San Marino · Public
7
9
La Canada · Private
7
10
Burbank · Private
7
Top 10 — UCSD Reach
UC San Diego
1
Claremont · Private
25
2
Los Angeles · Public
22
3
Cerritos · Public
19
4
Los Angeles · Private
17
5
Los Angeles · Public
16
6
San Marino · Public
15
7
La Canada · Private
14
8
Inglewood · Public
14
9
Compton · Public
14
10
Los Angeles · Public
14
Top 10 — UCSB Reach
UC Santa Barbara
1
Claremont · Private
30
2
El Monte · Public
29
3
La Canada · Private
29
4
Cerritos · Public
28
5
Los Angeles · Private
23
6
Los Angeles · Private
21
7
Los Angeles · Public
21
8
La Canada · Private
19
9
Calabasas · Private
18
10
Manhattan Beach · Public
18
Top 10 — UCI Reach
UC Irvine
1
Cerritos · Public
37
2
Claremont · Private
30
3
Pasadena · Private
21
4
Rolling Hills Estat · Public
19
5
El Monte · Public
19
6
Cerritos · Public
17
7
Studio City · Private
17
8
La Canada · Private
14
9
Temple City · Public
14
10
Palos Verdes Estate · Public
13
Top 10 — UCD Reach
UC Davis
1
Los Angeles · Public
39
2
Claremont · Private
34
3
El Monte · Public
25
4
Cerritos · Public
22
5
Calabasas · Private
20
6
La Canada · Private
20
7
La Canada · Private
20
8
San Marino · Public
18
9
Diamond Bar · Public
17
10
Los Angeles · Private
16
UC Reach measures who gets in. These lenses measure the upstream pipeline (A-G), the downstream outcome (UC graduation), the capacity that drives the pipeline (counselors), reliability over time (consistency), grade-11 academic preparation (CAASPP SBAC ELA & Math), and private-school financial strength. Click any school for its full profile.
Top 10 — A-G Completion
% of graduates meeting UC/CSU course requirements · 2024-25 cohort
1
· Public
100.0%
2
· Public
100.0%
3
· Public
100.0%
4
Compton · Public
100.0%
5
· Public
100.0%
6
· Public
100.0%
7
· Public
100.0%
8
Panorama City · Public
100.0%
9
Los Angeles · Public
100.0%
10
Los Angeles · Public
100.0%
Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate
% of UC entrants who finished in 6 years · cohort N ≥ 20
1
Santa Clarita · Public
100.0%
2
Pasadena · Private
100.0%
3
Rosemead · Public
98.1%
4
San Gabriel · Public
97.2%
5
Walnut · Public
96.9%
6
San Gabriel · Public
96.7%
7
Palos Verdes Estate · Public
96.2%
8
Hacienda Heights · Public
96.1%
9
San Dimas · Public
96.0%
10
Los Angeles · Public
95.8%
Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity
Lowest students-per-counselor (ASCA target 250:1) · public/charter, ≥500 students
1
Los Angeles · Public
100:1
2
La Puente · Public
107:1
3
Arleta · Public
125:1
4
· Public
129:1
5
· Public
134:1
6
· Public
137:1
7
Beverly Hills · Public
138:1
8
La Puente · Public
148:1
9
· Public
151:1
10
· Public
165:1
Top 10 — Most Consistent
Lowest UC Reach std-dev across 5 years (above-CA-median mean)
1
avg 28.8 · σ 2.66
σ 2.66
2
avg 25.1 · σ 2.73
σ 2.73
3
avg 26.6 · σ 2.74
σ 2.74
4
avg 23.5 · σ 2.89
σ 2.89
5
avg 54.5 · σ 3.29
σ 3.29
6
avg 25.4 · σ 3.36
σ 3.36
7
avg 106.9 · σ 3.43
σ 3.43
8
avg 27.9 · σ 3.47
σ 3.47
9
avg 28.6 · σ 3.5
σ 3.5
10
avg 25.2 · σ 3.53
σ 3.53
Top 10 — SBAC ELA met/exceeded
% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30
1
· n=157 · 2025
99%
2
· n=108 · 2025
98%
3
Los Angeles · n=36 · 2025
97%
4
Santa Clarita · n=98 · 2025
97%
5
North Hollywood · n=58 · 2025
97%
6
La Canada · n=327 · 2025
94%
7
· n=112 · 2025
91%
8
Los Angeles · n=92 · 2025
90%
9
Rolling Hills Estat · n=494 · 2025
90%
10
· n=132 · 2025
89%
Top 10 — SBAC Math met/exceeded
% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30
1
Los Angeles · n=36 · 2025
97%
2
· n=157 · 2025
95%
3
North Hollywood · n=58 · 2025
95%
4
· n=112 · 2025
86%
5
La Canada · n=327 · 2025
81%
6
· n=108 · 2025
79%
7
San Marino · n=211 · 2025
78%
8
Santa Clarita · n=98 · 2025
78%
9
Rolling Hills Estat · n=495 · 2025
75%
10
· n=255 · 2025
73%
Top 10 — Private Net Assets
Wealthiest CA private high schools · IRS Form 990 · latest fiscal year
1
Studio City · Nonsectarian · FY 2024
$656.3M
2
Pasadena · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
$167.8M
3
Santa Monica · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
$152.2M
4
Los Angeles · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
$142.4M
5
Los Angeles · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
$103.3M
6
Sherman Oaks · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
$97.0M
7
Claremont · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
$95.6M
8
Los Angeles · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
$77.8M
9
Pasadena · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
$67.9M
10
Los Angeles · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
$63.9M
≥50 seniors · earliest→latest year
Which schools are moving a growing — or shrinking — share of their graduating class into the six most selective UCs. Reflects the current county/type filter.
▲ Biggest gains
School Then → Now Δ
Claremont · Private
63 '21
→ 144 '25
+80.6pp
Los Angeles · Public
3 '20
→ 46 '25
+42.9pp
El Monte · Public
71 '18
→ 114 '25
+42.6pp
Cerritos · Public
86 '18
→ 126 '25
+40.2pp
Los Angeles · Public
75 '18
→ 110 '25
+35.2pp
El Segundo · Public
20 '18
→ 54 '25
+34.0pp
La Canada · Private
41 '20
→ 73 '25
+31.6pp
Inglewood · Public
18 '18
→ 49 '25
+30.5pp
Burbank · Private
30 '21
→ 57 '25
+26.7pp
Long Beach · Public
25 '18
→ 51 '25
+26.6pp
▼ Biggest declines
School Then → Now Δ
Cerritos · Private
39 '20
→ 16 '25
-22.6pp
Rosemead · Public
38 '18
→ 19 '25
-18.3pp
Long Beach · Public
44 '18
→ 27 '25
-16.8pp
Calabasas · Private
93 '20
→ 77 '25
-16.5pp
West Hills · Private
61 '20
→ 45 '25
-15.9pp
Chatsworth · Private
67 '20
→ 51 '25
-15.8pp
Alhambra · Public
30 '18
→ 18 '25
-12.8pp
Panorama City · Private
32 '20
→ 19 '25
-12.6pp
La Verne · Private
35 '20
→ 22 '25
-12.4pp
Walnut · Public
64 '18
→ 51 '25
-12.3pp
grade-12 enrollment Δ vs. county · ≥80 students
The demographic tide is shrinking CA enrollment ~10% over 7 years statewide, so absolute decline alone is noise. The gap vs the county baseline is the actionable signal — schools losing share faster than their demographic floor are the ones to watch. Reflects the current county/type filter.
▲ Outperforming the county the most
School School · County Gap
· Los Angeles · Public Best in class
+172.2% vs -8.1%
+180.3pp
El Segundo · Los Angeles · Public Strong demand
+160.8% vs -11.2%
+172.0pp
Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Best in class
+89.7% vs -8.2%
+97.9pp
Compton · Los Angeles · Public Best in class
+84.6% vs -8.1%
+92.7pp
Hollywood · Los Angeles · Public Demand hides churn
+65.7% vs -8.2%
+73.9pp
Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Demand hides churn
+61.0% vs -8.2%
+69.2pp
Pasadena · Los Angeles · Public Best in class
+50.0% vs -8.2%
+58.2pp
Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Best in class
+45.8% vs -11.1%
+56.9pp
Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Best in class
+43.9% vs -12.1%
+56.0pp
El Segundo · Los Angeles · Public Best in class
+46.2% vs -8.2%
+54.4pp
▼ Underperforming the county the most
School School · County Gap
Venice · Los Angeles · Public Sharp downturn
-50.3% vs -8.2%
-42.1pp
Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline
-54.2% vs -12.1%
-42.1pp
Inglewood · Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline
-36.7% vs +2.9%
-39.6pp
· Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline
-46.2% vs -8.2%
-38.0pp
· Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline
-42.9% vs -8.2%
-34.7pp
Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline
-39.2% vs -8.2%
-31.0pp
Bell · Los Angeles · Public Sharp downturn
-37.1% vs -8.2%
-28.9pp
Montebello · Los Angeles · Public Material decline
-36.9% vs -8.2%
-28.7pp
San Fernando · Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline
-34.9% vs -8.2%
-26.7pp
South Gate · Los Angeles · Public Material decline
-34.2% vs -8.2%
-26.0pp
185 schools eligible · 2025
Each dot is one school. The diagonal is the per-campus GPA expectation — points above it admit students at higher rates than their GPA mix predicts; points below admit at lower rates. Schools need ≥30 top-6 UC applications and data across ≥3 campuses to appear.
▲ Top 10 outperformers
School
GPA
Actual
Δ vs exp.
Long Beach · Public
3.77
53.8%
+26.5pp
Littlerock · Public
3.83
44.6%
+19.2pp
Lancaster · Public
3.85
35.8%
+16.2pp
Hollywood · Public
3.62
47.2%
+15.1pp
Los Angeles · Public
3.80
32.7%
+13.2pp
Carson · Public
3.73
32.3%
+12.9pp
Los Angeles · Public
3.77
32.8%
+12.9pp
Pomona · Public
3.69
33.9%
+12.6pp
Inglewood · Public
3.80
35.4%
+12.2pp
Baldwin Park · Public
3.86
30.8%
+11.7pp
▼ Top 10 underperformers
School
GPA
Actual
Δ vs exp.
Inglewood · Public
3.24
25.0%
-15.1pp
North Hollywood · Public
3.46
13.5%
-13.4pp
Los Angeles · Public
3.38
21.1%
-13.3pp
Panorama City · Public
3.48
17.1%
-8.3pp
Los Angeles · Public
3.58
14.3%
-7.4pp
La Puente · Public
3.58
17.2%
-5.1pp
Monrovia · Public
3.86
15.3%
-5.0pp
Canoga Park · Public
3.65
16.7%
-5.0pp
Los Angeles · Public
3.66
17.7%
-4.4pp
Alhambra · Public
3.88
15.5%
-4.4pp
Sortable by any column. Click a column header to sort. Click any school row to open its profile.
231 schools · 2025 data
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· 200 hidden (under 100 seniors)
#
School
County
Seniors
ⓘ
Total Enroll
ⓘ
UC Reach Score
ⓘ
App Reach Score
ⓘ
Admit Rate
ⓘ
Yield
ⓘ
Selective Reach
ⓘ
Elite Reach
ⓘ
Raw Apps
ⓘ
Raw Admits
ⓘ
201
Hacienda Heights · Public Sharp downturn
Los Angeles
359
1,592
12
54
22.1%
23.3%
10.3
0.8
195
43
202
Lakewood · Public Material decline
Los Angeles
611
2,305
12
67
17.9%
19.2%
9.7
1.6
407
73
203
Arleta · Public Material decline
Los Angeles
252
1,038
12
45
26.3%
13.3%
8.7
1.2
114
30
204
Paramount · Public Material decline
Los Angeles
890
3,400
12
60
19.7%
29.5%
10.1
2.1
534
105
205
Wilmington · Public Watch — engagement
Los Angeles
603
2,422
12
59
20.0%
23.9%
10.6
1.5
355
71
206
El Segundo · Public Sharp downturn
Los Angeles
132
536
11
87
13.0%
—
7.6
—
115
15
207
Norwalk · Public Holding share
Los Angeles
491
2,075
11
64
17.2%
18.5%
10.4
0.6
314
54
208
Hollywood · Public Demand hides churn
Los Angeles
155
703
11
52
21.0%
—
6.5
—
81
17
209
Inglewood · Public Demand hides churn
Los Angeles
202
757
11
63
17.2%
—
7.4
1.5
128
22
210
Canoga Park · Public Demand hides churn
Los Angeles
325
1,389
11
65
16.7%
25.7%
9.2
1.9
210
35
211
Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline
Los Angeles
216
853
11
50
21.5%
—
8.8
4.2
107
23
212
Lancaster · Public Both ends slipping
Los Angeles
369
1,498
11
30
35.8%
7.7%
9.2
1.6
109
39
213
Northridge · Public Compounding decline
Los Angeles
210
832
10
68
15.4%
—
8.1
—
143
22
214
· Public Watch — engagement
Los Angeles
277
1,438
10
64
16.4%
20.7%
9.4
1.4
177
29
215
Compton · Public
Los Angeles
277
1,438
10
64
16.4%
20.7%
9.4
1.4
177
29
216
Palmdale · Public Both ends slipping
Los Angeles
569
2,208
10
40
26.0%
5.1%
8.8
1.4
227
59
217
· Public Strong demand
Los Angeles
210
989
10
71
14.0%
—
7.6
—
150
21
218
Lakewood · Public Best in class
Los Angeles
381
2,422
10
50
19.8%
34.2%
8.9
1.1
192
38
219
· Public Strong demand
Los Angeles
684
2,706
10
39
25.0%
22.4%
8.0
1.3
268
67
220
Baldwin Park · Public Both ends slipping
Los Angeles
226
1,260
10
54
17.9%
31.8%
9.7
1.3
123
22
221
Glendale · Public Demand problem
Los Angeles
549
2,066
10
61
15.8%
30.2%
9.1
2.2
335
53
222
North Hollywood · Public Demand hides churn
Los Angeles
113
558
9
109
8.1%
—
8.8
—
123
10
223
Lancaster · Public Demand hides churn
Los Angeles
675
2,631
9
31
28.2%
24.1%
7.0
1.2
206
58
224
Los Angeles · Public Demand hides churn
Los Angeles
168
654
8
57
14.6%
21.4%
8.3
—
96
14
225
· Public Compounding decline
Los Angeles
183
723
8
66
12.5%
26.7%
8.2
—
120
15
226
Littlerock · Public Demand hides churn
Los Angeles
374
1,507
8
25
30.9%
—
6.2
—
94
29
227
· Public Holding share
Los Angeles
502
1,952
8
43
17.8%
28.9%
6.2
1.6
214
38
228
Lancaster · Public Demand hides churn
Los Angeles
638
2,688
8
34
22.3%
16.7%
6.9
1.1
215
48
229
Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline
Los Angeles
352
896
1
10
8.8%
—
0.8
—
34
3
230
Lancaster · Public Mid-year churn
Los Angeles
345
3,014
—
14
—
—
—
—
49
—
231
· Public
Los Angeles
102
411
—
53
—
—
—
—
54
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UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size. Where UCOP has not published unique-student totals,
campus admits are summed — students admitted to more than one of the 6 campuses are counted at each, so values
above 100 indicate strong students winning multiple competitive UC offers.
Schools with fewer than 100 seniors are excluded from the leaderboard by default — a small cohort
with one strong year can otherwise dominate.
See methodology →