What are the best high schools in Lakewood 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 Lakewood were Artesia High School (70%, 133 of 189), Mayfair High School (62%, 141 of 227) and Saint Joseph High School (61%, 122 of 199). 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 Lakewood?

62%. The 5 published high schools in Lakewood sent 1,303 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025, and 807 were admitted to at least one UC campus. Every high school in Los Angeles County together, as UC counts them, had 71%; none of the 5 ranked schools in Lakewood was above that.

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

Saint Joseph High School, with 17 admitted of 98 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Lakewood's published high schools together sent UC Berkeley 419 applicants and 50 were admitted (12%). Among schools with at least 30 UC Berkeley applicants, Saint Joseph High School had the highest rate, 17% (17 of 98).

Which high school in Lakewood gets the most students into UCLA?

Saint Joseph High School, with 23 admitted of 158 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Lakewood's published high schools together sent UCLA 927 applicants and 83 were admitted (9%). Among schools with at least 30 UCLA applicants, Saint Joseph High School had the highest rate, 15% (23 of 158).

Which high school in Lakewood sends the most UC applicants?

Lakewood High School, with 409 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. Of the 5 published schools in Lakewood, 4 are public and 1 is private.

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Best high schools in Lakewood for UC admissions

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From fall 2023 to fall 2025, the 5 published high schools in Lakewood sent 1,303 applicants to the University of California, and 807 were admitted to at least one campus (62%). Among schools with at least 100 applicants, Artesia High School had the highest rate, 70% (133 of 189).

Lakewood, Los Angeles County, CaliforniaUpdated October 31, 2026Free to read

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

Lakewood 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	Artesia High School	Public	189	70%	13%	8%
2	Mayfair High School	Public	227	62%	13%	10%
3	Saint Joseph High School	Private	199	61%	17%	15%
4	Odyssey STEM Academy	Public	279	61%	11%	7%
5	Lakewood High School	Public	409	59%	9%	7%

Lakewood combined

The 5 schools above added together, fall 2023 to fall 2025: 4 public and 1 private. The county and California rows count every school UC lists, published here or not.

Applicants from	To	Applied	Admitted	Rate
Lakewood	Any UC campus	1,303	807	62%
Lakewood	UC Berkeley	419	50	12%
Lakewood	UCLA	927	83	9%
Los Angeles County	Any UC campus	109,855	77,984	71%
California	Any UC campus	393,310	283,716	72%

Lakewood 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	Saint Joseph High School	17 of 98	17%
2	Artesia High School	4 of 30	13%
3	Mayfair High School	4 of 30	13%
4	Odyssey STEM Academy	11 of 97	11%
5	Lakewood High School	14 of 164	9%

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

Lakewood high schools ranked by UCLA admit rate

5 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	Saint Joseph High School	23 of 158	15%
2	Mayfair High School	14 of 147	10%
3	Artesia High School	10 of 130	8%
4	Lakewood High School	23 of 309	7%
5	Odyssey STEM Academy	13 of 183	7%

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

Questions

What are the best high schools in Lakewood 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 Lakewood were Artesia High School (70%, 133 of 189), Mayfair High School (62%, 141 of 227) and Saint Joseph High School (61%, 122 of 199). 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 Lakewood?: 62%. The 5 published high schools in Lakewood sent 1,303 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025, and 807 were admitted to at least one UC campus. Every high school in Los Angeles County together, as UC counts them, had 71%; none of the 5 ranked schools in Lakewood was above that.
Which high school in Lakewood gets the most students into UC Berkeley?: Saint Joseph High School, with 17 admitted of 98 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Lakewood's published high schools together sent UC Berkeley 419 applicants and 50 were admitted (12%). Among schools with at least 30 UC Berkeley applicants, Saint Joseph High School had the highest rate, 17% (17 of 98).
Which high school in Lakewood gets the most students into UCLA?: Saint Joseph High School, with 23 admitted of 158 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Lakewood's published high schools together sent UCLA 927 applicants and 83 were admitted (9%). Among schools with at least 30 UCLA applicants, Saint Joseph High School had the highest rate, 15% (23 of 158).
Which high school in Lakewood sends the most UC applicants?: Lakewood High School, with 409 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. Of the 5 published schools in Lakewood, 4 are public and 1 is private.

How to cite

Aristo Scholars, "Best high schools in Lakewood for UC admissions," https://aristoscholars.com/uc-chances/city/lakewood, 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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