Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl
Long Beach · Los Angeles County · Public
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- 📚 14 AP courses offered — Elite
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🔢 4 calculus classes · 4 physics · 13 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: 86th percentile nationally
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 47% by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 97% (90th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
🎓 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.
How Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl compares for families
Top-tier college outcomes for California families.
- ▸ Statewide51.4% UC Reach — 33.3 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 90% of California high schools.
- ▸ Locally📘 Top 5% in California on ELA proficiency — plus 1 more top-rank.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (51.4% UC Reach vs 21.3% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
86th percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 47% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
90th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025
Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.
Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Absenteeism is up 10.2 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-1.2%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~641 | -8 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~625 | -24 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~610 | -39 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · Long Beach · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 8): 51 vs. a peer median of 21.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 27 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl is admitting at roughly +10 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.09) alone would predict (33% actual vs. 22% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 1% (165→164 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +9%.
- ▸In business terms, this is market-share growth during a market contraction. Los Angeles County's senior population shrank 8% over the same window — Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl only shrank 1%. So Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl picked up about 8 percentage points of relative share — families chose it over the alternatives even as the overall pool got smaller. That's overperforming the market in a shrinking market.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~626 by 2029 — about 23 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 23 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.
Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach Score | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl | Public | 649 | 51 | -1% |
| Peer-group median | 21 | +9% | ||
| Eunice Sato Academy Of Math & Science | Public | 576 | — | +15% |
| Rancho Dominguez Prep School | Public | 594 | 19 | -8% |
| Lifeline Education Charter Sch | Public | 720 | 21 | +33% |
| John Glenn High School | Public | 819 | 16 | -34% |
| Polaris High School | Public | 727 | — | +687% |
| Theodore Roosevelt Senior High | Public | 527 | 21 | -3% |
| Abraham Lincoln High School | Public | 501 | 110 | -4% |
| Compton Early College High Sch | Public | 539 | 55 | +85% |
| Gretchen Whitney High School | Public | 1009 | 126 | +4% |
| Renaissance High School For The Arts | Public | 404 | — | +20% |
UC Reach Score = 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 →
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Los Angeles County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl is shrinking (-0.6%) but Los Angeles County is shrinking faster (-8.2%), so Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl is winning roughly 7.6 pp of relative market share. Combined with 94.8% stability (county median 87.3%), this reflects a school that families actively chose during a market contraction. Replicable model — worth documenting what's working.
36 of 698 students who enrolled at Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (5.2% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl sent 279 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 32.6% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 51 — 33 points above the California median of 18, higher than 90% of California high schools. The school produces 9.6 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
+30 pts above peer median (21) · Ranked #4 of 8 similar schools
18
51
51
Higher than 90% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl's UC Reach Score of 51 clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (51) — meaning roughly 51 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97 — a gap of 46 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl's UC Reach is higher than 90% of California high schools (978 ranked).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UCLA | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UC San Diego | Strong shot | Moderate | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Santa Barbara | Strong shot | Real shot | 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 ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 4.06 | 4.23 | +0.17 | 22.5% | Peers +0.20 · matches |
| UCLA | 4.08 | 4.28 | +0.21 | 11.9% | Peers +0.22 · matches |
| UC San Diego | 4.09 | 4.30 | +0.21 | 39.6% | Peers +0.21 · matches |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4.09 | 4.29 | +0.20 | 41.4% | Peers +0.23 · matches |
| UC Irvine | 4.14 | 4.27 | +0.13 | 36.5% | Peers +0.15 · matches |
| UC Davis | 4.06 | 4.25 | +0.19 | 66.7% | Peers +0.18 · matches |
📊 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 Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 10.3 points above what their GPAs predict (32.6% actual vs. 22.3% 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 Score | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 40 | 9 | 6 | 22.5% | 5 | 66.7% | 4.06 | 4.23 |
| UCLA → Elite | 67 | 8 | 6 | 11.9% | 5 | 75.0% | 4.08 | 4.28 |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 53 | 21 | 4 | 39.6% | 12 | 19.0% | 4.09 | 4.30 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 29 | 12 | —† | 41.4% | 7 | — | 4.09 | 4.29 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 63 | 23 | 9 | 36.5% | 13 | 39.1% | 4.14 | 4.27 |
| UC Davis → | 27 | 18 | 4 | 66.7% | 10 | 22.2% | 4.06 | 4.25 |
What This Means
For School Admins
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