Taft Charter High School
- Public
- Woodland Hills
- 478 seniors
- 2,157 students
UC admit rate
74%
154 of 209 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
32%
154 of 478 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
44%
209 of 478 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
11%
20 of 190 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
12%
15 of 130 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
Taft Charter High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
20 of 190 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.00)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
12%
15 of 130 admitted
This school12%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.04)
- Irvine10 pts lower
13%
19 of 152 admitted
This school13%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.93)
- San Diego4 pts lower
21%
35 of 166 admitted
This school21%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Barbara7 pts higher
40%
63 of 158 admitted
This school40%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.00)
- Davis7 pts higher
45%
45 of 101 admitted
This school45%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.96)
- Santa Cruz8 pts higher
80%
63 of 79 admitted
This school80%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.93)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
76 of 85 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.90)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
56 of 56 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.87)
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
Taft Charter High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
31%
31 of 100 admitted
This school31%Overall30%
- San Diego5 pts lower
29%
34 of 116 admitted
This school29%Overall34%
- Long Beach7 pts higher
55%
54 of 99 admitted
This school55%Overall47%
- PomonaAbout the same
76%
48 of 63 admitted
This school76%Overall74%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
91%
169 of 185 admitted
This school91%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 (467 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
61%
284 of 467 graduates
UC or CSU
30%
142 graduates
Community college
20%
92 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 47 | 10% |
| CSU | 95 | 20% |
| CA private college | 18 | 4% |
| Out of state | 32 | 7% |
| Community college | 92 | 20% |
| Not enrolled | 183 | 39% |
| Enrolled in college | 284 | 61% |
| Total | 467 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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 65%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 40%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 37%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 20%County median 8%
- Low-income students 60%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 74%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Los Angeles Unified and nearby
- Abraham Lincoln Senior High School
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- 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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