What are the best high schools in El Segundo for UC admissions?

By the share of applicants admitted to at least one UC campus from fall 2023 to fall 2025, among schools with at least 100 applicants, the highest in El Segundo were Da Vinci Science High School (72%, 164 of 227), Da Vinci Communications HS (70%, 133 of 190) and El Segundo High School (69%, 340 of 493). A school's rate reflects who chose to apply as much as the school itself.

What is the UC acceptance rate for high schools in El Segundo?

67%. The 6 published high schools in El Segundo sent 1,239 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025, and 831 were admitted to at least one UC campus. Every high school in Los Angeles County together, as UC counts them, had 71%; 1 of the 6 ranked schools in El Segundo was above that.

Which high school in El Segundo gets the most students into UC Berkeley?

El Segundo High School, with 27 admitted of 276 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of El Segundo's published high schools together sent UC Berkeley 544 applicants and 75 were admitted (14%). Among schools with at least 30 UC Berkeley applicants, Da Vinci Science High School had the highest rate, 19% (21 of 109).

Which high school in El Segundo gets the most students into UCLA?

El Segundo High School, with 40 admitted of 388 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of El Segundo's published high schools together sent UCLA 803 applicants and 87 were admitted (11%). Among schools with at least 30 UCLA applicants, Da Vinci Design High School had the highest rate, 18% (7 of 39).

Which high school in El Segundo sends the most UC applicants?

El Segundo High School, with 493 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. Of the 6 published schools in El Segundo, 5 are public and 1 is private.

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Best high schools in El Segundo for UC admissions

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From fall 2023 to fall 2025, the 6 published high schools in El Segundo sent 1,239 applicants to the University of California, and 831 were admitted to at least one campus (67%). Among schools with at least 100 applicants, Da Vinci Science High School had the highest rate, 72% (164 of 227).

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SourceUniversity of California Information Center, Admissions by source school, fall 1994 to fall 2025.

El Segundo high schools ranked by UC admit rate

Share of applicants admitted to at least one UC campus, fall 2023 to fall 2025. A school has its own page when the University of California printed both applicants and admits for at least 3 fall terms, including at least 2 falls from 2023 to 2025, and at least 30 applicants in those window years. A city page ranks those schools when the city has at least 3 of them, not counting online schools, and they are not already the whole county. A rate on this page counts only the years in which UC printed both the applicants and the admits.

Rank	School	Type	Applied	Any UC	Berkeley	UCLA
1	Da Vinci Science High School	Public	227	72%	19%	11%
2	Da Vinci Communications HS	Public	190	70%	16%	10%
3	El Segundo High School	Public	493	69%	10%	10%
4	Da Vinci Design High School	Public	134	61%	18%	18%
5	Vistamar School	Private	116	60%	19%	10%
6	Da Vinci Connect High School	Public	79	53%	Not published	11%

El Segundo combined

The 6 schools above added together, fall 2023 to fall 2025: 5 public and 1 private. The county and California rows count every school UC lists, published here or not.

Applicants from	To	Applied	Admitted	Rate
El Segundo	Any UC campus	1,239	831	67%
El Segundo	UC Berkeley	544	75	14%
El Segundo	UCLA	803	87	11%
Los Angeles County	Any UC campus	109,855	77,984	71%
California	Any UC campus	393,310	283,716	72%

El Segundo high schools ranked by UC Berkeley admit rate

5 of the city’s published schools have a UC Berkeley figure. A rate built on a handful of applicants moves a long way with one student, so the counts sit beside it.

Rank	School	Admitted	UC Berkeley
1	Da Vinci Science High School	21 of 109	19%
2	Vistamar School	5 of 26	19%
3	Da Vinci Design High School	6 of 33	18%
4	Da Vinci Communications HS	16 of 100	16%
5	El Segundo High School	27 of 276	10%

How to get into UC Berkeley: the GPA and SAT of admitted applicants

El Segundo high schools ranked by UCLA admit rate

6 of the city’s published schools have a UCLA figure. A rate built on a handful of applicants moves a long way with one student, so the counts sit beside it.

Rank	School	Admitted	UCLA
1	Da Vinci Design High School	7 of 39	18%
2	Da Vinci Connect High School	4 of 36	11%
3	Da Vinci Science High School	18 of 166	11%
4	Da Vinci Communications HS	15 of 144	10%
5	El Segundo High School	40 of 388	10%
6	Vistamar School	3 of 30	10%

How to get into UCLA: the GPA and SAT of admitted applicants

Questions

What are the best high schools in El Segundo for UC admissions?: By the share of applicants admitted to at least one UC campus from fall 2023 to fall 2025, among schools with at least 100 applicants, the highest in El Segundo were Da Vinci Science High School (72%, 164 of 227), Da Vinci Communications HS (70%, 133 of 190) and El Segundo High School (69%, 340 of 493). A school's rate reflects who chose to apply as much as the school itself.
What is the UC acceptance rate for high schools in El Segundo?: 67%. The 6 published high schools in El Segundo sent 1,239 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025, and 831 were admitted to at least one UC campus. Every high school in Los Angeles County together, as UC counts them, had 71%; 1 of the 6 ranked schools in El Segundo was above that.
Which high school in El Segundo gets the most students into UC Berkeley?: El Segundo High School, with 27 admitted of 276 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of El Segundo's published high schools together sent UC Berkeley 544 applicants and 75 were admitted (14%). Among schools with at least 30 UC Berkeley applicants, Da Vinci Science High School had the highest rate, 19% (21 of 109).
Which high school in El Segundo gets the most students into UCLA?: El Segundo High School, with 40 admitted of 388 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of El Segundo's published high schools together sent UCLA 803 applicants and 87 were admitted (11%). Among schools with at least 30 UCLA applicants, Da Vinci Design High School had the highest rate, 18% (7 of 39).
Which high school in El Segundo sends the most UC applicants?: El Segundo High School, with 493 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. Of the 6 published schools in El Segundo, 5 are public and 1 is private.

How to cite

Aristo Scholars, "Best high schools in El Segundo for UC admissions," https://aristoscholars.com/uc-chances/city/el-segundo, updated October 31, 2026. Figures from the University of California Information Center, Admissions by source school, fall 1994 to fall 2025.

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