Phineas Banning Senior High School
- Public
- Wilmington
- 603 seniors
- 2,262 students
UC admit rate
74%
81 of 110 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
13%
81 of 603 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
18%
110 of 603 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
6.5%
5 of 77 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
8.3%
4 of 48 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
Phineas Banning Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 5.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
6%
5 of 77 admitted
This school6%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.80)
- Berkeley5 pts lower
8%
4 of 48 admitted
This school8%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.85)
- Irvine8 pts lower
14%
12 of 85 admitted
This school14%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.74)
- San Diego9 pts higher
34%
22 of 64 admitted
This school34%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.71)
- Santa Barbara9 pts higher
41%
21 of 51 admitted
This school41%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.77)
- Davis14 pts lower
23%
7 of 30 admitted
This school23%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.56)
- Santa Cruz6 pts lower
66%
23 of 35 admitted
This school66%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.64)
- RiversideAbout the same
87%
40 of 46 admitted
This school87%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.64)
- Merced5 pts lower
91%
30 of 33 admitted
This school91%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.62)
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
Phineas Banning Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3.
- Long BeachAbout the same
46%
92 of 199 admitted
This school46%Overall47%
- Fullerton4 pts higher
91%
99 of 109 admitted
This school91%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills5 pts higher
96%
158 of 164 admitted
This school96%Overall91%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
95%
69 of 73 admitted
This school95%Overall92%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
93%
64 of 69 admitted
This school93%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 (490 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
51%
250 of 490 graduates
UC or CSU
26%
126 graduates
Community college
23%
113 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 25 | 5% |
| CSU | 101 | 21% |
| CA private college | 6 | 1% |
| Out of state | 5 | 1% |
| Community college | 113 | 23% |
| Not enrolled | 240 | 49% |
| Enrolled in college | 250 | 51% |
| Total | 490 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, 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 25%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 8%
- Low-income students 93%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 59%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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