Lakewood High School
- Public
- Lakewood
- 611 seniors
- 2,092 students
UC admit rate
65%
79 of 121 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
13%
79 of 611 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
20%
121 of 611 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.5%
7 of 94 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
6.4%
3 of 47 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
Lakewood High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 5.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
7%
7 of 94 admitted
This school7%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.84)
- Berkeley7 pts lower
6%
3 of 47 admitted
This school6%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.90)
- Irvine10 pts lower
13%
11 of 88 admitted
This school13%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.81)
- San DiegoAbout the same
25%
19 of 75 admitted
This school25%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.81)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
32%
19 of 59 admitted
This school32%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.83)
- Davis5 pts lower
32%
14 of 44 admitted
This school32%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.79)
- Santa Cruz10 pts lower
62%
16 of 26 admitted
This school62%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.62)
- Riverside5 pts lower
82%
41 of 50 admitted
This school82%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.74)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
24 of 25 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.73)
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
Lakewood High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Long Beach40 pts higher
87%
163 of 188 admitted
This school87%Overall47%
- FullertonAbout the same
85%
93 of 110 admitted
This school85%Overall87%
- Dominguez HillsAbout the same
89%
93 of 104 admitted
This school89%Overall91%
- Northridge13 pts lower
80%
45 of 56 admitted
This school80%Overall93%
- San MarcosAbout the same
95%
20 of 21 admitted
This school95%Overall96%
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 (622 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
80%
497 of 622 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
150 graduates
Community college
50%
312 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 38 | 6% |
| CSU | 112 | 18% |
| CA private college | 4 | 1% |
| Out of state | 31 | 5% |
| Community college | 312 | 50% |
| Not enrolled | 125 | 20% |
| Enrolled in college | 497 | 80% |
| Total | 622 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, White, Asian, Filipino, Two or more races, Pacific Islander
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless, English learners
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 51%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 16%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 8%
- Low-income students 57%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 55%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Long Beach Unified and nearby
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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