What are the best high schools in Long Beach 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 Long Beach were Long Beach Polytechnic HS (75%, 606 of 806), Jordan High School (74%, 170 of 229) and Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo HS (68%, 141 of 206). 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 Long Beach?

67%. The 10 published high schools in Long Beach sent 3,362 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025, and 2,261 were admitted to at least one UC campus. Every high school in Los Angeles County together, as UC counts them, had 71%; 4 of the 10 ranked schools in Long Beach were above that.

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

Long Beach Polytechnic HS, with 116 admitted of 484 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Long Beach's published high schools together sent UC Berkeley 1,660 applicants and 341 were admitted (21%). Among schools with at least 30 UC Berkeley applicants, Long Beach Polytechnic HS had the highest rate, 24% (116 of 484).

Which high school in Long Beach gets the most students into UCLA?

Long Beach Polytechnic HS, with 69 admitted of 658 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Long Beach's published high schools together sent UCLA 2,408 applicants and 248 were admitted (10%). Among schools with at least 30 UCLA applicants, Saint Anthony High School had the highest rate, 13% (8 of 60).

Which high school in Long Beach sends the most UC applicants?

Long Beach Polytechnic HS, with 806 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. Of the 10 published schools in Long Beach, 9 are public and 1 is private.

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Best high schools in Long Beach for UC admissions

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From fall 2023 to fall 2025, the 10 published high schools in Long Beach sent 3,362 applicants to the University of California, and 2,261 were admitted to at least one campus (67%). Among schools with at least 100 applicants, Long Beach Polytechnic HS had the highest rate, 75% (606 of 806).

Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CaliforniaUpdated October 31, 2026Free to read

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

Long Beach 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	Long Beach Polytechnic HS	Public	806	75%	24%	10%
2	Jordan High School	Public	229	74%	15%	9%
3	Rancho Dominguez Prep School	Public	92	73%	Not published	Not published
4	Renaissance High School Arts	Public	38	71%	43%	Not published
5	Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo HS	Public	206	68%	18%	8%
6	Ernest S Mcbride Senior High School	Public	208	67%	17%	12%
7	Woodrow Wilson High School	Public	697	67%	21%	11%
8	Sato Academy of Math & Science	Public	191	64%	11%	8%
9	Robert A Millikan High School	Public	769	59%	20%	10%
10	Saint Anthony High School	Private	126	54%	14%	13%

Long Beach combined

The 10 schools above added together, fall 2023 to fall 2025: 9 public and 1 private. The county and California rows count every school UC lists, published here or not.

Applicants from	To	Applied	Admitted	Rate
Long Beach	Any UC campus	3,362	2,261	67%
Long Beach	UC Berkeley	1,660	341	21%
Long Beach	UCLA	2,408	248	10%
Los Angeles County	Any UC campus	109,855	77,984	71%
California	Any UC campus	393,310	283,716	72%

Long Beach high schools ranked by UC Berkeley admit rate

9 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	Renaissance High School Arts	3 of 7	43%
2	Long Beach Polytechnic HS	116 of 484	24%
3	Woodrow Wilson High School	90 of 422	21%
4	Robert A Millikan High School	75 of 373	20%
5	Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo HS	12 of 68	18%
6	Ernest S Mcbride Senior High School	18 of 105	17%
7	Jordan High School	15 of 99	15%
8	Saint Anthony High School	3 of 21	14%
9	Sato Academy of Math & Science	9 of 81	11%

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

Long Beach high schools ranked by UCLA admit rate

8 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 Anthony High School	8 of 60	13%
2	Ernest S Mcbride Senior High School	21 of 181	12%
3	Woodrow Wilson High School	62 of 569	11%
4	Long Beach Polytechnic HS	69 of 658	10%
5	Robert A Millikan High School	56 of 568	10%
6	Jordan High School	18 of 199	9%
7	Sato Academy of Math & Science	5 of 59	8%
8	Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo HS	9 of 114	8%

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

Questions

What are the best high schools in Long Beach 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 Long Beach were Long Beach Polytechnic HS (75%, 606 of 806), Jordan High School (74%, 170 of 229) and Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo HS (68%, 141 of 206). 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 Long Beach?: 67%. The 10 published high schools in Long Beach sent 3,362 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025, and 2,261 were admitted to at least one UC campus. Every high school in Los Angeles County together, as UC counts them, had 71%; 4 of the 10 ranked schools in Long Beach were above that.
Which high school in Long Beach gets the most students into UC Berkeley?: Long Beach Polytechnic HS, with 116 admitted of 484 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Long Beach's published high schools together sent UC Berkeley 1,660 applicants and 341 were admitted (21%). Among schools with at least 30 UC Berkeley applicants, Long Beach Polytechnic HS had the highest rate, 24% (116 of 484).
Which high school in Long Beach gets the most students into UCLA?: Long Beach Polytechnic HS, with 69 admitted of 658 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Long Beach's published high schools together sent UCLA 2,408 applicants and 248 were admitted (10%). Among schools with at least 30 UCLA applicants, Saint Anthony High School had the highest rate, 13% (8 of 60).
Which high school in Long Beach sends the most UC applicants?: Long Beach Polytechnic HS, with 806 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. Of the 10 published schools in Long Beach, 9 are public and 1 is private.

How to cite

Aristo Scholars, "Best high schools in Long Beach for UC admissions," https://aristoscholars.com/uc-chances/city/long-beach, 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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