Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Public · Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · 547 students · Class of 2025
★ Top 10% UC Reach
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
65
Excellent
top 6% in California
Higher than 95% of California high schools
+35.6 pp above peer median (30)
· Ranked #2 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 26
2025 · 65
+2%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+7.5 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-5%)
~550
5-yr projected enrollment (+0.2%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 11): 65 vs. a peer median of 30.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 35 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts is admitting at roughly +15 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.862) alone would predict (34% actual vs. 19% 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 up 2% (135→138 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +16%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.2%/yr); projects to ~550 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felicitas Gonzalo Mendez High School | Public | 31 | -46% |
| Math Science Technology Magnet | Public | 43 | +31% |
| Esperanza College Prep | Public | 42 | +38% |
| Alliance Morgan McKinzie High School | Public | 19 | +35% |
| Belmont High School | Public | 14 | -39% |
| Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High School | Public | 21 | -3% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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