Santee Education Complex
- Public
- Los Angeles
- 384 seniors
- 1,469 students
UC admit rate
82%
134 of 163 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
35%
134 of 384 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
42%
163 of 384 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.8%
12 of 123 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
15%
7 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
Santee Education Complex applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 6.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
12 of 123 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.60)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
15%
7 of 48 admitted
This school15%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.67)
- Irvine6 pts lower
16%
16 of 97 admitted
This school16%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.60)
- San Diego12 pts higher
37%
26 of 70 admitted
This school37%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.60)
- Santa Barbara13 pts lower
19%
15 of 77 admitted
This school19%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.53)
- Davis5 pts lower
32%
12 of 38 admitted
This school32%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.55)
- Santa Cruz39 pts lower
33%
14 of 43 admitted
This school33%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.40)
- Riverside8 pts lower
80%
97 of 122 admitted
This school80%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.61 (all applicants 3.50)
- Merced4 pts lower
92%
72 of 78 admitted
This school92%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.46 (all applicants 3.45)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s 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
Santee Education Complex applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.
- Long Beach22 pts lower
25%
47 of 187 admitted
This school25%Overall47%
- Fullerton7 pts lower
80%
63 of 79 admitted
This school80%Overall87%
- Dominguez HillsAbout the same
91%
133 of 146 admitted
This school91%Overall91%
- Los Angeles5 pts lower
87%
167 of 191 admitted
This school87%Overall92%
- Northridge6 pts lower
87%
109 of 125 admitted
This school87%Overall93%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s 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 (353 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
59%
207 of 353 graduates
UC or CSU
32%
113 graduates
Community college
24%
83 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 31 | 9% |
| CSU | 82 | 23% |
| CA private college | 6 | 2% |
| Out of state | 5 | 1% |
| Community college | 83 | 24% |
| Not enrolled | 146 | 41% |
| Enrolled in college | 207 | 59% |
| Total | 353 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 49%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 8%
- Low-income students 97%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 68%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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