West High School

  • Public
  • Torrance
  • 450 seniors
  • 1,747 students
Year

UC admit rate

77%

158 of 204 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

35%

158 of 450 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

45%

204 of 450 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

9.1%

14 of 154 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

14%

15 of 111 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

West High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 7 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    14 of 154 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.89)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    15 of 111 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.97)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    25%

    43 of 170 admitted

    This school25%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.86)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    22%

    35 of 156 admitted

    This school22%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts lower

    29%

    40 of 139 admitted

    This school29%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Davis10 pts higher

    47%

    55 of 118 admitted

    This school47%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    71%

    60 of 84 admitted

    This school71%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.81)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    113 of 127 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.82)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    58 of 61 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.74)

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

West High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • Long Beach11 pts higher

    59%

    96 of 164 admitted

    This school59%Overall47%

  • Pomona11 pts higher

    85%

    89 of 105 admitted

    This school85%Overall74%

  • Fullerton6 pts higher

    92%

    107 of 116 admitted

    This school92%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills9 pts higher

    100%

    44 of 44 admitted

    This school100%Overall91%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    96%

    54 of 56 admitted

    This school96%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 (477 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

86%

408 of 477 graduates

UC or CSU

24%

116 graduates

Community college

48%

229 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5411%
CSU6213%
CA private college184%
Out of state459%
Community college22948%
Not enrolled6914%
Enrolled in college40886%
Total477100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races, Filipino, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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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 78%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 60%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 46%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 36%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 20%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 70%County median 64%

Across California

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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses

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