What are the best high schools in Torrance 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 Torrance were South High School (72%, 460 of 640), West High School (70%, 421 of 598) and Torrance High School (70%, 335 of 478). 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 Torrance?

69%. The 6 published high schools in Torrance sent 2,548 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025, and 1,767 were admitted to at least one UC campus. Every high school in Los Angeles County together, as UC counts them, had 71%; 2 of the 6 ranked schools in Torrance were above that.

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

South High School, with 43 admitted of 325 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Torrance's published high schools together sent UC Berkeley 1,265 applicants and 165 were admitted (13%). Among schools with at least 30 UC Berkeley applicants, North High School had the highest rate, 15% (30 of 204).

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

South High School, with 39 admitted of 480 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Torrance's published high schools together sent UCLA 1,907 applicants and 166 were admitted (9%). Among schools with at least 30 UCLA applicants, Bishop Montgomery High School had the highest rate, 10% (32 of 307).

Which high school in Torrance sends the most UC applicants?

South High School, with 640 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. Of the 6 published schools in Torrance, 4 are public and 2 are private.

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Best high schools in Torrance for UC admissions

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From fall 2023 to fall 2025, the 6 published high schools in Torrance sent 2,548 applicants to the University of California, and 1,767 were admitted to at least one campus (69%). Among schools with at least 100 applicants, South High School had the highest rate, 72% (460 of 640).

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

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

Torrance 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	South High School	Public	640	72%	13%	8%
2	Ambassador High School	Private	38	71%	Not published	Not published
3	West High School	Public	598	70%	12%	9%
4	Torrance High School	Public	478	70%	14%	9%
5	Bishop Montgomery High School	Private	392	67%	11%	10%
6	North High School	Public	402	65%	15%	8%

Torrance combined

The 6 schools above added together, fall 2023 to fall 2025: 4 public and 2 private. The county and California rows count every school UC lists, published here or not.

Applicants from	To	Applied	Admitted	Rate
Torrance	Any UC campus	2,548	1,767	69%
Torrance	UC Berkeley	1,265	165	13%
Torrance	UCLA	1,907	166	9%
Los Angeles County	Any UC campus	109,855	77,984	71%
California	Any UC campus	393,310	283,716	72%

Torrance 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	North High School	30 of 204	15%
2	Torrance High School	31 of 227	14%
3	South High School	43 of 325	13%
4	West High School	38 of 306	12%
5	Bishop Montgomery High School	23 of 203	11%

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

Torrance 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	Bishop Montgomery High School	32 of 307	10%
2	West High School	38 of 440	9%
3	Torrance High School	32 of 373	9%
4	North High School	25 of 307	8%
5	South High School	39 of 480	8%

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

Questions

What are the best high schools in Torrance 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 Torrance were South High School (72%, 460 of 640), West High School (70%, 421 of 598) and Torrance High School (70%, 335 of 478). 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 Torrance?: 69%. The 6 published high schools in Torrance sent 2,548 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025, and 1,767 were admitted to at least one UC campus. Every high school in Los Angeles County together, as UC counts them, had 71%; 2 of the 6 ranked schools in Torrance were above that.
Which high school in Torrance gets the most students into UC Berkeley?: South High School, with 43 admitted of 325 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Torrance's published high schools together sent UC Berkeley 1,265 applicants and 165 were admitted (13%). Among schools with at least 30 UC Berkeley applicants, North High School had the highest rate, 15% (30 of 204).
Which high school in Torrance gets the most students into UCLA?: South High School, with 39 admitted of 480 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Torrance's published high schools together sent UCLA 1,907 applicants and 166 were admitted (9%). Among schools with at least 30 UCLA applicants, Bishop Montgomery High School had the highest rate, 10% (32 of 307).
Which high school in Torrance sends the most UC applicants?: South High School, with 640 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. Of the 6 published schools in Torrance, 4 are public and 2 are private.

How to cite

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