Downtown Business High School
- Public
- Los Angeles
- 172 seniors
- 791 students
UC admit rate
80%
82 of 103 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
48%
82 of 172 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
60%
103 of 172 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
13%
10 of 80 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
10%
5 of 50 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Downtown Business High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
13%
10 of 80 admitted
This school13%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.80)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
10%
5 of 50 admitted
This school10%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.90)
- IrvineAbout the same
24%
18 of 74 admitted
This school24%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.74)
- San Diego5 pts higher
30%
19 of 63 admitted
This school30%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.85)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
32%
18 of 57 admitted
This school32%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.71)
- Davis11 pts lower
26%
7 of 27 admitted
This school26%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.69)
- Santa Cruz17 pts lower
54%
19 of 35 admitted
This school54%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.68)
- Riverside7 pts lower
80%
55 of 69 admitted
This school80%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.65)
- MercedAbout the same
93%
40 of 43 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.69)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Downtown Business High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Long Beach5 pts lower
42%
42 of 99 admitted
This school42%Overall47%
- PomonaAbout the same
76%
51 of 67 admitted
This school76%Overall74%
- FullertonAbout the same
90%
45 of 50 admitted
This school90%Overall87%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
90%
79 of 88 admitted
This school90%Overall92%
- Northridge4 pts lower
89%
51 of 57 admitted
This school89%Overall93%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (211 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
80%
168 of 211 graduates
UC or CSU
35%
74 graduates
Community college
29%
61 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 37 | 18% |
| CSU | 37 | 18% |
| CA private college | 16 | 8% |
| Out of state | 17 | 8% |
| Community college | 61 | 29% |
| Not enrolled | 43 | 20% |
| Enrolled in college | 168 | 80% |
| Total | 211 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 82%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 61%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 50%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 38%County median 8%
- Low-income students 85%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 80%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Los Angeles Unified and nearby
- Abraham Lincoln Senior High School
- Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High School
- Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High School
- Aggeler Community Day
- Albert Einstein Continuation
- Alexander Hamilton Senior High School
- Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High School
- Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High School
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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