What are the best high schools in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles were Alliance Smidt Technology High (94%, 103 of 110), Renaissance Arts Academy (93%, 94 of 101) and Animo Pat Brown Charter HS (92%, 267 of 290). 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 Los Angeles?

75%. The 138 published high schools in Los Angeles sent 25,337 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025, and 18,974 were admitted to at least one UC campus. Every high school in Los Angeles County together, as UC counts them, had 71%; 87 of the 138 ranked schools in Los Angeles were above that.

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

Venice High School, with 80 admitted of 372 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Los Angeles's published high schools together sent UC Berkeley 9,359 applicants and 1,870 were admitted (20%). Among schools with at least 30 UC Berkeley applicants, Lycee Francais De Los Angeles had the highest rate, 39% (22 of 56).

Which high school in Los Angeles gets the most students into UCLA?

Alexander Hamilton High School, with 72 admitted of 472 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Los Angeles's published high schools together sent UCLA 16,139 applicants and 2,065 were admitted (13%). Among schools with at least 30 UCLA applicants, Catch Prep Charter High had the highest rate, 48% (19 of 40).

Which high school in Los Angeles sends the most UC applicants?

Venice High School, with 649 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. Of the 138 published schools in Los Angeles, 114 are public and 24 are private.

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Best high schools in Los Angeles for UC admissions

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From fall 2023 to fall 2025, the 138 published high schools in Los Angeles sent 25,337 applicants to the University of California, and 18,974 were admitted to at least one campus (75%). Among schools with at least 100 applicants, Alliance Smidt Technology High had the highest rate, 94% (103 of 110).

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

Los Angeles 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	Catch Prep Charter High	Public	62	95%	71%	48%
2	Alliance Smidt Technology High	Public	110	94%	14%	14%
3	Renaissance Arts Academy	Public	101	93%	20%	21%
4	USC Media & Engineering Magnet School	Public	71	93%	29%	22%
5	Animo Pat Brown Charter HS	Public	290	92%	21%	13%
6	Math and Science College Prep	Public	262	92%	21%	12%
7	Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez HS	Public	199	92%	36%	16%
8	New Covenant Academy	Private	37	89%	Not published	Not published
9	Alliance Ted K Tajima High School	Public	220	89%	20%	10%
10	Alliance Dr Olga Mohan High Sc	Public	200	89%	29%	11%
11	Angelou Community High School	Public	170	89%	26%	20%
12	Alliance Gertz-Ressler High Sc	Public	241	89%	20%	9%
13	Orthopaedic Hospital Magnet HS	Public	278	88%	28%	9%
14	East College Prep	Public	169	88%	19%	10%
15	Esperanza College Prep	Public	223	88%	16%	13%
16	UCLA Community School	Public	222	88%	20%	17%
17	Edward R Roybal Learning Cntr	Public	292	88%	20%	9%
18	USC Hybrid High College Prep	Public	235	86%	30%	10%
19	Math Science Tech Magnet-Roosevelt	Public	182	86%	34%	11%
20	Early College Academy La Trade Tech	Public	72	86%	42%	13%
21	University Prep Value HS	Public	204	84%	22%	9%
22	Los Angeles HS for the Arts	Public	89	84%	25%	17%
23	James A Garfield High School	Public	648	84%	21%	10%
24	Synergy Quantum Academy	Public	146	84%	28%	13%
25	Thomas Jefferson High School	Public	115	83%	Not published	Not published
26	Girls Academic Leadership Academy	Public	203	83%	24%	15%
27	Central City Value High School	Public	124	83%	Not published	Not published
28	School Visual Arts and Humanity	Public	118	83%	30%	11%
29	Alliance Renee & Meyer Luskin	Public	165	83%	19%	14%
30	King Drew Medical Magnet High School	Public	508	83%	21%	16%
31	Alliance Cindy/Bill Simon Tech	Public	140	82%	Not published	11%
32	Theodore Roosevelt Senior High	Public	401	82%	19%	14%
33	Manual Arts Senior High School	Public	220	81%	15%	12%
34	Belmont High School	Public	96	80%	23%	15%
35	Larchmont Charter School	Public	220	80%	25%	13%
36	Magnolia Science Academy 4 Venice	Public	30	80%	Not published	Not published
37	Laces Magnet School	Public	415	80%	22%	16%
38	Alliance Judy Burton Tech Academy	Public	231	80%	23%	11%
39	Public Service Community Schoo	Public	92	79%	25%	11%
40	Animo Watts Collge Prep Acdmy	Public	147	79%	16%	13%
41	David Starr Jordan HS	Public	116	78%	33%	17%
42	Brio College Prep	Public	213	78%	9%	9%
43	Alliance M&e Stern Math Sci School	Public	189	78%	13%	9%
44	Downtown Magnets High School	Public	336	78%	18%	11%
45	Camino Nuevo High School Dalzell Lance	Public	118	78%	17%	12%
46	Animo Ralph Bunche Charter HS	Public	145	78%	28%	9%
47	Animo Jackie Robinson Chrt School	Public	271	77%	17%	11%
48	Boyle Heights STEM Magnet High School	Public	31	77%	Not published	Not published
49	Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter	Public	203	77%	23%	12%
50	West Adams Preparatory HS	Public	289	77%	Not published	11%
51	New West Charter School	Public	266	77%	19%	12%
52	Sacred Heart High School	Private	100	77%	22%	17%
53	New Open World Academy	Public	113	77%	19%	9%
54	Alliance Ouchi-O'donovan 6-12	Public	234	77%	15%	12%
55	Alliance Tennenbaum Family Tech HS	Public	65	77%	Not published	Not published
56	Torres HS-Humanitas Academy Art &tech	Public	65	77%	23%	Not published
57	Alliance Morgan Mckinzie HS	Public	147	77%	Not published	11%
58	Performing Arts Community Scho	Public	116	77%	14%	14%
59	Lycee Francais De Los Angeles	Private	72	76%	39%	15%
60	Alliance Neuwirth Leadership Acadmy	Public	245	76%	14%	10%
61	Abraham Lincoln High School	Public	253	76%	18%	12%
62	University High School	Public	410	76%	14%	16%
63	Torres HS Performing Arts Academy	Public	50	76%	Not published	16%
64	Alliance Leichtman-Levine Eshs	Public	103	76%	32%	12%
65	Nava College Prep Academy	Public	107	76%	15%	16%
66	Woodrow Wilson High School	Public	299	76%	21%	14%
67	Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet	Public	597	76%	19%	14%
68	Equitas Collegiate High School	Public	57	75%	Not published	Not published
69	Verbum Dei High School	Private	134	75%	17%	9%
70	Alain Leroy Locke College Prep	Public	222	75%	15%	11%
71	Ambassador School Global Ldrshp	Public	75	75%	Not published	18%
72	School of Los Angeles	Private	59	75%	16%	Not published
73	Rise Kohyang High School	Public	176	74%	11%	9%
74	Los Angeles School Global Studies	Public	35	74%	Not published	Not published
75	Pilgrim School	Private	58	74%	Not published	25%
76	Susan Miller Dorsey High School	Public	88	74%	33%	14%
77	Torres HS Engineering & Technical	Public	53	74%	Not published	14%
78	Eagle Rock High School	Public	486	73%	20%	11%
79	John Marshall High School	Public	550	73%	14%	8%
80	Los Angeles Senior High School	Public	177	73%	18%	10%
81	Academic Leadership Community	Public	157	73%	Not published	9%
82	Middle College Senior High School	Public	155	73%	18%	15%
83	Alexander Hamilton High School	Public	611	73%	22%	15%
84	Academia Avance Charter School	Public	61	72%	Not published	Not published
85	Santee Education Complex	Public	456	72%	8%	10%
86	Hollywood High School	Public	283	71%	16%	11%
87	Notre Dame Academy	Private	167	71%	24%	17%
88	Green Design STEM Academy	Public	141	71%	21%	14%
89	Benjamin Franklin High School	Public	302	71%	21%	10%
90	Critcl Desgn & Gaming Sc at Hawkins	Public	185	71%	14%	8%
91	Mervyn M Dymally High School	Public	67	70%	Not published	Not published
92	Sonia Sotomayor Arts & Science Academy	Public	70	70%	Not published	22%
93	Wallis Annenberg High School	Public	123	70%	17%	10%
94	James A Foshay Learning Center	Public	312	70%	12%	10%
95	Venice High School	Public	649	69%	22%	13%
96	George Washington Preparatory	Public	108	69%	16%	17%
97	Geffen Academy at UCLA	Private	218	69%	28%	21%
98	M C Learning Complx-School of Bus&trsm	Public	78	69%	Not published	Not published
99	John C Fremont Senior High School	Public	301	69%	17%	7%
100	Cortines School Vpa	Public	299	69%	21%	12%
101	Stella High Charter Academy	Public	132	68%	Not published	12%
102	Teach Tech Charter High School	Public	94	68%	Not published	Not published
103	Wildwood School	Private	100	68%	23%	17%
104	Milken Community High School	Private	257	68%	15%	18%
105	New Designs Charter School	Public	74	68%	Not published	Not published
106	Immaculate Heart High School	Private	203	67%	12%	8%
107	Bishop Mora Salesian HS	Private	116	67%	29%	13%
108	Fairfax High School	Public	407	66%	22%	12%
109	Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen HS	Public	130	66%	19%	9%
110	City of Angels School Alternative	Public	59	66%	Not published	Not published
111	Los Angeles County HS for the Arts	Public	209	66%	21%	25%
112	Torres HS - Social Justice Leadrshp	Public	44	66%	Not published	Not published
113	Los Angeles Academy Arts Entrprse	Public	46	65%	Not published	Not published
114	University Pathways Public Svc Academy	Public	63	65%	Not published	Not published
115	Comm&tech School Rivera Lrng Complx	Public	111	65%	Not published	13%
116	Torres High School Renaissance Academy	Public	72	64%	Not published	15%
117	Puc Cals Middle and Early Coll	Public	83	64%	Not published	Not published
118	Marlborough School	Private	229	63%	23%	12%
119	Marymount High School	Private	151	63%	14%	10%
120	Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian	Private	147	63%	32%	15%
121	Archer School for Girls	Private	127	62%	18%	16%
122	Los Angeles Leadership Academy HS	Public	47	62%	Not published	Not published
123	Westchester Enriched Science Magnet	Public	153	61%	18%	13%
124	Windward School	Private	206	61%	18%	14%
125	Loyola High School of Los Angeles	Private	633	60%	17%	14%
126	Icef View Park Preparatory High School	Public	52	60%	Not published	Not published
127	Horace Mann UCLA Community School	Public	39	59%	Not published	20%
128	Animo S Los Angeles Charter HS	Public	233	56%	6%	7%
129	Cathedral High School	Private	233	56%	Not published	8%
130	Crenshaw High School Stemm Magnet	Public	82	56%	Not published	16%
131	Bishop Conaty Our Lady Loretto	Private	130	55%	Not published	16%
132	Brentwood School East	Private	236	53%	17%	15%
133	Yeshiva University of La Boys HS	Private	32	53%	Not published	21%
134	Puc Early College Academy Leaders	Public	58	52%	Not published	Not published
135	Wish Academy High School	Public	81	51%	30%	12%
136	Shalhevet High School	Private	101	50%	14%	22%
137	School Social Justice-Cont Learn Comp	Public	108	43%	Not published	18%
138	Yeshiva University of La Girls HS	Private	45	42%	Not published	14%

Los Angeles combined

The 138 schools above added together, fall 2023 to fall 2025: 114 public and 24 private. The county and California rows count every school UC lists, published here or not.

Applicants from	To	Applied	Admitted	Rate
Los Angeles	Any UC campus	25,337	18,974	75%
Los Angeles	UC Berkeley	9,359	1,870	20%
Los Angeles	UCLA	16,139	2,065	13%
Los Angeles County	Any UC campus	109,855	77,984	71%
California	Any UC campus	393,310	283,716	72%

Los Angeles high schools ranked by UC Berkeley admit rate

98 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	Catch Prep Charter High	20 of 28	71%
2	Early College Academy La Trade Tech	5 of 12	42%
3	Lycee Francais De Los Angeles	22 of 56	39%
4	Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez HS	21 of 58	36%
5	Math Science Tech Magnet-Roosevelt	17 of 50	34%
6	Susan Miller Dorsey High School	5 of 15	33%
7	David Starr Jordan HS	3 of 9	33%
8	Alliance Leichtman-Levine Eshs	9 of 28	32%
9	Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian	35 of 111	32%
10	USC Hybrid High College Prep	26 of 86	30%
11	School Visual Arts and Humanity	3 of 10	30%
12	Wish Academy High School	3 of 10	30%
13	USC Media & Engineering Magnet School	9 of 31	29%
14	Alliance Dr Olga Mohan High Sc	10 of 35	29%
15	Bishop Mora Salesian HS	6 of 21	29%
16	Synergy Quantum Academy	17 of 60	28%
17	Geffen Academy at UCLA	52 of 184	28%
18	Animo Ralph Bunche Charter HS	12 of 43	28%
19	Orthopaedic Hospital Magnet HS	28 of 101	28%
20	Angelou Community High School	11 of 42	26%
21	Los Angeles HS for the Arts	10 of 40	25%
22	Public Service Community Schoo	9 of 36	25%
23	Larchmont Charter School	35 of 142	25%
24	Notre Dame Academy	25 of 105	24%
25	Girls Academic Leadership Academy	29 of 123	24%
26	Marlborough School	46 of 199	23%
27	Torres HS-Humanitas Academy Art &tech	3 of 13	23%
28	Belmont High School	10 of 44	23%
29	Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter	5 of 22	23%
30	Alliance Judy Burton Tech Academy	16 of 71	23%
31	Wildwood School	16 of 71	23%
32	University Prep Value HS	17 of 77	22%
33	Laces Magnet School	61 of 280	22%
34	Fairfax High School	49 of 225	22%
35	Alexander Hamilton High School	65 of 299	22%
36	Sacred Heart High School	11 of 51	22%
37	Venice High School	80 of 372	22%
38	Green Design STEM Academy	9 of 42	21%
39	Animo Pat Brown Charter HS	19 of 89	21%
40	Benjamin Franklin High School	29 of 137	21%
41	Cortines School Vpa	32 of 153	21%
42	Los Angeles County HS for the Arts	23 of 110	21%
43	King Drew Medical Magnet High School	46 of 221	21%
44	James A Garfield High School	42 of 202	21%
45	Math and Science College Prep	6 of 29	21%
46	Woodrow Wilson High School	31 of 151	21%
47	Renaissance Arts Academy	12 of 59	20%
48	Alliance Gertz-Ressler High Sc	19 of 94	20%
49	Edward R Roybal Learning Cntr	10 of 50	20%
50	UCLA Community School	18 of 91	20%
51	Alliance Ted K Tajima High School	17 of 86	20%
52	Eagle Rock High School	60 of 304	20%
53	Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet	46 of 238	19%
54	Theodore Roosevelt Senior High	27 of 140	19%
55	Alliance Renee & Meyer Luskin	4 of 21	19%
56	New West Charter School	35 of 185	19%
57	East College Prep	9 of 48	19%
58	Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen HS	3 of 16	19%
59	New Open World Academy	3 of 16	19%
60	Westchester Enriched Science Magnet	9 of 49	18%
61	Los Angeles Senior High School	11 of 60	18%
62	Downtown Magnets High School	32 of 176	18%
63	Windward School	32 of 176	18%
64	Archer School for Girls	18 of 101	18%
65	Abraham Lincoln High School	23 of 130	18%
66	Middle College Senior High School	12 of 68	18%
67	Animo Jackie Robinson Chrt School	18 of 103	17%
68	John C Fremont Senior High School	11 of 64	17%
69	Loyola High School of Los Angeles	76 of 444	17%
70	Brentwood School East	33 of 197	17%
71	Verbum Dei High School	7 of 42	17%
72	Camino Nuevo High School Dalzell Lance	3 of 18	17%
73	Wallis Annenberg High School	3 of 18	17%
74	Esperanza College Prep	12 of 75	16%
75	George Washington Preparatory	4 of 25	16%
76	Hollywood High School	20 of 126	16%
77	Animo Watts Collge Prep Acdmy	6 of 38	16%
78	School of Los Angeles	3 of 19	16%
79	Milken Community High School	28 of 182	15%
80	Nava College Prep Academy	4 of 26	15%
81	Manual Arts Senior High School	11 of 74	15%
82	Alain Leroy Locke College Prep	4 of 27	15%
83	Alliance Ouchi-O'donovan 6-12	13 of 89	15%
84	University High School	30 of 207	14%
85	John Marshall High School	43 of 298	14%
86	Critcl Desgn & Gaming Sc at Hawkins	10 of 70	14%
87	Marymount High School	10 of 70	14%
88	Alliance Smidt Technology High	3 of 21	14%
89	Performing Arts Community Scho	3 of 21	14%
90	Shalhevet High School	3 of 21	14%
91	Alliance Neuwirth Leadership Acadmy	10 of 72	14%
92	Alliance M&e Stern Math Sci School	11 of 82	13%
93	James A Foshay Learning Center	15 of 126	12%
94	Immaculate Heart High School	12 of 104	12%
95	Rise Kohyang High School	7 of 62	11%
96	Brio College Prep	3 of 33	9%
97	Santee Education Complex	13 of 153	8%
98	Animo S Los Angeles Charter HS	3 of 50	6%

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

Los Angeles high schools ranked by UCLA admit rate

115 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	Catch Prep Charter High	19 of 40	48%
2	Pilgrim School	3 of 12	25%
3	Los Angeles County HS for the Arts	43 of 175	25%
4	USC Media & Engineering Magnet School	10 of 45	22%
5	Sonia Sotomayor Arts & Science Academy	8 of 36	22%
6	Shalhevet High School	20 of 91	22%
7	Yeshiva University of La Boys HS	3 of 14	21%
8	Geffen Academy at UCLA	39 of 183	21%
9	Renaissance Arts Academy	16 of 77	21%
10	Angelou Community High School	22 of 109	20%
11	Horace Mann UCLA Community School	6 of 30	20%
12	Ambassador School Global Ldrshp	4 of 22	18%
13	School Social Justice-Cont Learn Comp	7 of 39	18%
14	Milken Community High School	39 of 222	18%
15	David Starr Jordan HS	9 of 52	17%
16	George Washington Preparatory	15 of 87	17%
17	UCLA Community School	28 of 163	17%
18	Wildwood School	14 of 82	17%
19	Notre Dame Academy	23 of 137	17%
20	Sacred Heart High School	9 of 54	17%
21	Los Angeles HS for the Arts	3 of 18	17%
22	Archer School for Girls	16 of 97	16%
23	Laces Magnet School	54 of 329	16%
24	Nava College Prep Academy	6 of 37	16%
25	King Drew Medical Magnet High School	62 of 383	16%
26	Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez HS	19 of 118	16%
27	Bishop Conaty Our Lady Loretto	4 of 25	16%
28	Torres HS Performing Arts Academy	3 of 19	16%
29	University High School	52 of 334	16%
30	Crenshaw High School Stemm Magnet	9 of 58	16%
31	Torres High School Renaissance Academy	6 of 39	15%
32	Belmont High School	4 of 26	15%
33	Alexander Hamilton High School	72 of 472	15%
34	Lycee Francais De Los Angeles	9 of 59	15%
35	Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian	21 of 141	15%
36	Girls Academic Leadership Academy	24 of 162	15%
37	Brentwood School East	29 of 199	15%
38	Middle College Senior High School	16 of 110	15%
39	Alliance Renee & Meyer Luskin	11 of 76	14%
40	Yeshiva University of La Girls HS	3 of 21	14%
41	Green Design STEM Academy	11 of 78	14%
42	Theodore Roosevelt Senior High	37 of 264	14%
43	Windward School	23 of 166	14%
44	Performing Arts Community Scho	9 of 65	14%
45	Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet	59 of 427	14%
46	Woodrow Wilson High School	29 of 210	14%
47	Susan Miller Dorsey High School	7 of 51	14%
48	Loyola High School of Los Angeles	69 of 505	14%
49	Alliance Smidt Technology High	3 of 22	14%
50	Torres HS Engineering & Technical	3 of 22	14%
51	Animo Pat Brown Charter HS	24 of 183	13%
52	Animo Watts Collge Prep Acdmy	8 of 61	13%
53	Early College Academy La Trade Tech	3 of 23	13%
54	Bishop Mora Salesian HS	4 of 31	13%
55	Venice High School	64 of 501	13%
56	Larchmont Charter School	22 of 173	13%
57	Westchester Enriched Science Magnet	16 of 126	13%
58	Comm&tech School Rivera Lrng Complx	9 of 71	13%
59	Synergy Quantum Academy	14 of 111	13%
60	Esperanza College Prep	16 of 128	13%
61	Manual Arts Senior High School	20 of 162	12%
62	Alliance Leichtman-Levine Eshs	9 of 73	12%
63	Abraham Lincoln High School	25 of 205	12%
64	Camino Nuevo High School Dalzell Lance	8 of 66	12%
65	Math and Science College Prep	15 of 124	12%
66	Alliance Ouchi-O'donovan 6-12	22 of 182	12%
67	New West Charter School	26 of 216	12%
68	Wish Academy High School	3 of 25	12%
69	Marlborough School	22 of 187	12%
70	Cortines School Vpa	28 of 239	12%
71	Fairfax High School	39 of 333	12%
72	Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter	10 of 86	12%
73	Stella High Charter Academy	6 of 52	12%
74	West Adams Preparatory HS	23 of 207	11%
75	Alain Leroy Locke College Prep	20 of 180	11%
76	Alliance Judy Burton Tech Academy	10 of 90	11%
77	Downtown Magnets High School	29 of 262	11%
78	Alliance Dr Olga Mohan High Sc	13 of 118	11%
79	Alliance Cindy/Bill Simon Tech	8 of 73	11%
80	Math Science Tech Magnet-Roosevelt	12 of 110	11%
81	Hollywood High School	26 of 241	11%
82	Alliance Morgan Mckinzie HS	12 of 112	11%
83	Public Service Community Schoo	3 of 28	11%
84	Animo Jackie Robinson Chrt School	21 of 197	11%
85	Eagle Rock High School	40 of 378	11%
86	School Visual Arts and Humanity	6 of 57	11%
87	East College Prep	10 of 96	10%
88	James A Garfield High School	43 of 415	10%
89	Marymount High School	12 of 116	10%
90	Los Angeles Senior High School	14 of 136	10%
91	Benjamin Franklin High School	23 of 228	10%
92	Santee Education Complex	35 of 352	10%
93	Alliance Ted K Tajima High School	14 of 141	10%
94	USC Hybrid High College Prep	15 of 154	10%
95	James A Foshay Learning Center	21 of 216	10%
96	Wallis Annenberg High School	7 of 72	10%
97	Alliance Neuwirth Leadership Acadmy	18 of 188	10%
98	Brio College Prep	9 of 95	9%
99	Orthopaedic Hospital Magnet HS	19 of 202	9%
100	University Prep Value HS	13 of 139	9%
101	Academic Leadership Community	6 of 65	9%
102	Alliance Gertz-Ressler High Sc	15 of 165	9%
103	Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen HS	7 of 77	9%
104	Alliance M&e Stern Math Sci School	12 of 133	9%
105	Edward R Roybal Learning Cntr	17 of 189	9%
106	Animo Ralph Bunche Charter HS	6 of 67	9%
107	New Open World Academy	3 of 34	9%
108	Rise Kohyang High School	8 of 93	9%
109	Verbum Dei High School	3 of 35	9%
110	John Marshall High School	37 of 439	8%
111	Immaculate Heart High School	12 of 145	8%
112	Critcl Desgn & Gaming Sc at Hawkins	13 of 164	8%
113	Cathedral High School	9 of 117	8%
114	John C Fremont Senior High School	12 of 163	7%
115	Animo S Los Angeles Charter HS	6 of 89	7%

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

Questions

What are the best high schools in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles were Alliance Smidt Technology High (94%, 103 of 110), Renaissance Arts Academy (93%, 94 of 101) and Animo Pat Brown Charter HS (92%, 267 of 290). 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 Los Angeles?: 75%. The 138 published high schools in Los Angeles sent 25,337 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025, and 18,974 were admitted to at least one UC campus. Every high school in Los Angeles County together, as UC counts them, had 71%; 87 of the 138 ranked schools in Los Angeles were above that.
Which high school in Los Angeles gets the most students into UC Berkeley?: Venice High School, with 80 admitted of 372 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Los Angeles's published high schools together sent UC Berkeley 9,359 applicants and 1,870 were admitted (20%). Among schools with at least 30 UC Berkeley applicants, Lycee Francais De Los Angeles had the highest rate, 39% (22 of 56).
Which high school in Los Angeles gets the most students into UCLA?: Alexander Hamilton High School, with 72 admitted of 472 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Los Angeles's published high schools together sent UCLA 16,139 applicants and 2,065 were admitted (13%). Among schools with at least 30 UCLA applicants, Catch Prep Charter High had the highest rate, 48% (19 of 40).
Which high school in Los Angeles sends the most UC applicants?: Venice High School, with 649 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. Of the 138 published schools in Los Angeles, 114 are public and 24 are private.

How to cite

Aristo Scholars, "Best high schools in Los Angeles for UC admissions," https://aristoscholars.com/uc-chances/city/los-angeles, 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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