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Best high schools in South Gate for UC admissions

From fall 2023 to fall 2025, the 6 published high schools in South Gate sent 1,183 applicants to the University of California, and 904 were admitted to at least one campus (76%). Among schools with at least 100 applicants, International Studies Learning Ctr had the highest rate, 85% (113 of 133).

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

South Gate 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.

RankSchoolTypeAppliedAny UCBerkeleyUCLA
1International Studies Learning CtrPublic13385%33%16%
2South East High SchoolPublic43277%13%9%
3South Gate Senior High SchoolPublic39576%27%13%
4Legacy High School SteamPublic11974%23%18%
5Westbrook AcademyPublic4869%Not published19%
6Legacy High School VapaPublic5666%Not publishedNot published

South Gate combined

The 6 schools above added together, fall 2023 to fall 2025: 6 public and 0 private. The county and California rows count every school UC lists, published here or not.

Applicants fromToAppliedAdmittedRate
South GateAny UC campus1,18390476%
South GateUC Berkeley3226620%
South GateUCLA7339213%
Los Angeles CountyAny UC campus109,85577,98471%
CaliforniaAny UC campus393,310283,71672%

South Gate high schools ranked by UC Berkeley admit rate

4 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.

RankSchoolAdmittedUC Berkeley
1International Studies Learning Ctr13 of 4033%
2South Gate Senior High School25 of 9327%
3Legacy High School Steam9 of 3923%
4South East High School19 of 15013%

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South Gate 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.

RankSchoolAdmittedUCLA
1Westbrook Academy3 of 1619%
2Legacy High School Steam12 of 6718%
3International Studies Learning Ctr14 of 8516%
4South Gate Senior High School36 of 27213%
5South East High School27 of 2939%

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Questions

What are the best high schools in South Gate 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 South Gate were International Studies Learning Ctr (85%, 113 of 133), South East High School (77%, 332 of 432) and South Gate Senior High School (76%, 301 of 395). 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 South Gate?
76%. The 6 published high schools in South Gate sent 1,183 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025, and 904 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 6 ranked schools in South Gate were above that.
Which high school in South Gate gets the most students into UC Berkeley?
South Gate Senior High School, with 25 admitted of 93 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of South Gate's published high schools together sent UC Berkeley 322 applicants and 66 were admitted (20%). Among schools with at least 30 UC Berkeley applicants, International Studies Learning Ctr had the highest rate, 33% (13 of 40).
Which high school in South Gate gets the most students into UCLA?
South Gate Senior High School, with 36 admitted of 272 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of South Gate's published high schools together sent UCLA 733 applicants and 92 were admitted (13%). Among schools with at least 30 UCLA applicants, Legacy High School Steam had the highest rate, 18% (12 of 67).
Which high school in South Gate sends the most UC applicants?
South East High School, with 432 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. Of the 6 published schools in South Gate, 6 are public and 0 are private.

How to cite

Aristo Scholars, "Best high schools in South Gate for UC admissions," https://aristoscholars.com/uc-chances/city/south-gate, 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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