Torrance High School
- Public
- Torrance
- 452 seniors
- 1,939 students
UC admit rate
79%
112 of 141 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
25%
112 of 452 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
31%
141 of 452 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.2%
10 of 109 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
14%
10 of 74 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
Torrance High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
10 of 109 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.05)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
10 of 74 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.08)
- IrvineAbout the same
26%
32 of 124 admitted
This school26%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.01)
- San DiegoAbout the same
24%
25 of 105 admitted
This school24%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
30%
25 of 84 admitted
This school30%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.04)
- Davis7 pts higher
44%
28 of 63 admitted
This school44%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.04)
- Santa Cruz8 pts higher
79%
30 of 38 admitted
This school79%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.95)
- Riverside9 pts higher
96%
82 of 85 admitted
This school96%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.96)
- MercedAbout the same
97%
34 of 35 admitted
This school97%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.95)
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
Torrance High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San DiegoAbout the same
36%
32 of 89 admitted
This school36%Overall34%
- Long Beach20 pts higher
67%
101 of 151 admitted
This school67%Overall47%
- Pomona12 pts higher
86%
56 of 65 admitted
This school86%Overall74%
- Fullerton11 pts higher
98%
102 of 104 admitted
This school98%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills7 pts higher
98%
53 of 54 admitted
This school98%Overall91%
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 (528 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
76%
400 of 528 graduates
UC or CSU
27%
145 graduates
Community college
38%
202 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 50 | 9% |
| CSU | 95 | 18% |
| CA private college | 23 | 4% |
| Out of state | 30 | 6% |
| Community college | 202 | 38% |
| Not enrolled | 128 | 24% |
| Enrolled in college | 400 | 76% |
| Total | 528 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Filipino, Two or more races, Black or African American
- 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 80%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 51%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 45%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 26%County median 8%
- Low-income students 28%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 72%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Torrance 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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