Crenshaw High School
Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public
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🎓 Where grads go
UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.
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Crenshaw High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · Los Angeles · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Crenshaw High School is admitting at roughly -14 percentage points below what its average applicant GPA (3.36) alone would predict (21% actual vs. 35% expected). That's worth understanding — it can reflect grade inflation that UC sees through, weaker holistic-review materials at the margin, or applicants concentrating at more selective campuses than typical. Not a verdict; a signal.
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crenshaw High School | Public | — | — | — |
| Peer-group median | 3.7% | -42% | ||
| Whitney Young Continuation | Public | 34 | — | -77% |
| Icef View Park Preparatory Elementary | Public | 484 | — | — |
| Icef View Park Preparatory Middle | Public | 245 | — | — |
| Alliance Ouchi-O'donovan 6-12 | Public | — | — | — |
| Icef View Park Preparatory High | Public | 319 | 3.7% | -42% |
| Catch Prep Charter High | Public | — | — | — |
| Catch Prep Charter High, Inc. | Public | 122 | — | -39% |
| Crete Academy | Public | 284 | — | — |
| New Heights Charter | Public | 393 | — | — |
| Libertas College Preparatory Charter | Public | 326 | — | — |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →
UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA
Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.
| Campus | 4.00+ GPA | 3.70–3.99 GPA | 3.30–3.69 GPA | < 3.30 GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UC San Diego | Strong shot | Moderate | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Irvine | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Davis | Strong shot | Strong shot | Real shot | Filtered out |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA (2018) | 3.34 | 3.88 | +0.53 | 26.1% | — |
| UC San Diego (2023) | 3.62 | 3.88 | +0.27 | 55.6% | Peers +0.43 · wider |
| UC Irvine (2019) | 3.50 | 3.77 | +0.27 | 38.5% | Peers +0.47 · wider |
| UC Davis | 3.38 | 3.63 | +0.25 | 41.7% | Peers +0.51 · wider |
📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2025 (for reference)
| GPA band | UCB | UCLA | UCSD | UCSB | UCI | UCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.00+ | 17.0% | 15.1% | 45.2% | 62.3% | 46.3% | 65.9% |
| 3.70–3.99 | 3.1% | 1.6% | 9.3% | 17.6% | 17.0% | 31.1% |
| 3.30–3.69 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 10.3% |
| 3.00–3.29 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.9% |
| < 3.00 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Where Crenshaw High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 13.9 points below what their GPAs predict (21.1% actual vs. 35.0% expected).
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.
Campus Breakdown — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 18 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.48 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 20 | 3 | —† | 15.0% | — | — | 3.42 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 24 | 4 | —† | 16.7% | — | — | 3.37 | —† |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 15 | 3 | —† | 20.0% | — | — | 3.25 | —† |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 11 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.44 | —† |
| UC Davis → | 12 | 5 | —† | 41.7% | — | — | 3.38 | 3.63 |
What This Means
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