UCLA feeder schools 2025: top high schools by admits
This page summarizes UCLA feeder schools in Fall 2025, ranks the California high schools sending the most admits to UCLA, and highlights counties and schools with the strongest recent results. Use it to compare UCLAapplicants, admits, enrollees, admit rates, and school-level UC admissions histories.
What high schools send the most admits to UCLA?
In Fall 2025, Canyon Crest Academy sent the most admits to UCLA, with 44 admits from 380 applicants. Across reported California public and private high schools, this dataset shows 88,267 applicants, 7,863 admits, and 4,128 enrollees for UCLA.
Rankings use admitted students as the primary measure. Use the applicant, enrollee, and admit-rate columns to understand whether a school has high demand, strong admission results, or high enrollment.
UCLA feeder schools FAQ
Short answers for families comparing top high schools, admit volume, and campus-specific UC outcomes.
What are the top feeder schools to UCLA?
In Fall 2025, the top high schools by admits to UCLA were Canyon Crest Academy with 44 admits, Dougherty Valley High School with 42 admits, and Arcadia High School with 39 admits. This ranking uses admitted students, with applicants and enrollees shown separately.
What does UCLA feeder school mean here?
On this page, a UCLA feeder school means a high school with reported applicants, admits, or enrollees for UCLA in the UC source-school data. The main ranking is by admitted students, not by school reputation or a special admissions relationship.
Does attending a UCLA feeder school improve admissions chances?
No. These rankings are historical school-level outcomes, not individual admissions predictions. Applicant strength, course rigor, grades, activities, essays, major context, campus choices, and the applicant pool still matter.
Is the UCLA feeder ranking based on admits or enrollment?
The primary ranking is based on admits to UCLA in Fall 2025. The table also shows applicants, enrollees, and admit rate so families can separate demand, admission results, and actual enrollment.
Where does the UCLA feeder-school data come from?
The data comes from the University of California Information Center admissions by source school tables. collegeacceptance.info organizes the source-school data by campus, high school, county, applicants, admits, enrollees, and admit rate.
California schools ranked by UCLA admits
Fall 2025 · 1,565 schools · Showing 1–50
| Rank / School | City | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Canyon Crest AcademyCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 380 | 44 | 23 | 11.6% |
| 2. Dougherty Valley High SchoolCA Public · Contra Costa | San Ramon | 555 | 42 | 21 | 7.6% |
| 3. Arcadia High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Arcadia | 421 | 39 | 22 | 9.3% |
| 4. Granada Hills Charter High SchCA Public · Los Angeles | Granada Hills | 409 | 39 | 26 | 9.5% |
| 5. Orange County Hs Of The ArtsCA Public · Orange | Santa Ana | 240 | 38 | 15 | 15.8% |
| 6. Mira Costa High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Manhattan Beach | 315 | 37 | 21 | 11.8% |
| 7. American High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 351 | 35 | 18 | 10.0% |
| 8. Palisades Charter High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Pacific Palisades | 287 | 35 | 20 | 12.2% |
| 9. Dublin High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Dublin | 430 | 34 | 17 | 7.9% |
| 10. Troy High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Fullerton | 359 | 34 | 9 | 9.5% |
| 11. Berkeley High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Berkeley | 354 | 33 | 18 | 9.3% |
| 12. Diamond Bar High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Diamond Bar | 343 | 33 | 19 | 9.6% |
| 13. Santa Monica High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Santa Monica | 276 | 31 | 15 | 11.2% |
| 14. Del Norte High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 331 | 28 | 17 | 8.5% |
| 15. Monta Vista High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 327 | 28 | 16 | 8.6% |
| 16. Amador Valley High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Pleasanton | 320 | 28 | 16 | 8.8% |
| 17. Portola High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 330 | 27 | 15 | 8.2% |
| 18. Northwood High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 324 | 27 | 16 | 8.3% |
| 19. Arnold O Beckman High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 303 | 27 | 15 | 8.9% |
| 20. Cupertino High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 298 | 27 | 14 | 9.1% |
| 21. Palo Alto Senior High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Palo Alto | 295 | 27 | 10 | 9.2% |
| 22. Henry M Gunn Senior High SchlCA Public · Santa Clara | Palo Alto | 274 | 27 | 7 | 9.8% |
| 23. Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolCA Public · Riverside | Eastvale | 272 | 27 | 22 | 9.9% |
| 24. Crescenta Valley High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | La Crescenta | 254 | 27 | 17 | 10.6% |
| 25. Valley Christian High SchoolCA Private · Santa Clara | San Jose | 250 | 27 | 14 | 10.8% |
| 26. Westlake High SchoolCA Public · Ventura | Westlake Village | 198 | 26 | 14 | 13.1% |
| 27. Irvington High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 317 | 25 | 16 | 7.9% |
| 28. Mission San Jose High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 316 | 25 | 7 | 7.9% |
| 29. University High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 302 | 25 | 8 | 8.3% |
| 30. Palos Verdes Peninsula HsCA Public · Los Angeles | Rolling Hills Estat | 270 | 25 | 14 | 9.3% |
| 31. Lowell High SchoolCA Public · San Francisco | San Francisco | 335 | 24 | 15 | 7.2% |
| 32. Carlmont High SchoolCA Public · San Mateo | Belmont | 303 | 24 | 13 | 7.9% |
| 33. Homestead High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 297 | 24 | 14 | 8.1% |
| 34. Long Beach Polytechnic HsCA Public · Los Angeles | Long Beach | 216 | 24 | 13 | 11.1% |
| 35. Evergreen Valley High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 314 | 23 | 12 | 7.3% |
| 36. Lynbrook High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 311 | 23 | 9 | 7.4% |
| 37. Mountain View High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Mountain View | 261 | 23 | 8 | 8.8% |
| 38. Redondo Union High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Redondo Beach | 207 | 23 | 15 | 11.1% |
| 39. Redwood High SchoolCA Public · Marin | Larkspur | 203 | 23 | 14 | 11.3% |
| 40. Venice High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 167 | 23 | 16 | 13.8% |
| 41. Archbishop Mitty High SchoolCA Private · Santa Clara | San Jose | 254 | 22 | 10 | 8.7% |
| 42. Monte Vista High SchoolCA Public · Contra Costa | Danville | 242 | 22 | 10 | 9.1% |
| 43. La Canada High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | La Canada | 220 | 22 | 4 | 10.0% |
| 44. San Dieguito AcademyCA Public · San Diego | Encinitas | 189 | 22 | 15 | 11.6% |
| 45. Los Altos High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Los Altos | 256 | 21 | 7 | 8.2% |
| 46. Torrey Pines High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 250 | 21 | 10 | 8.4% |
| 47. Sunny Hills High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Fullerton | 235 | 21 | 14 | 8.9% |
| 48. Harker SchoolCA Private · Santa Clara | San Jose | 177 | 21 | 7 | 11.9% |
| 49. Culver City High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Culver City | 171 | 21 | 12 | 12.3% |
| 50. Clovis North High SchoolCA Public · Fresno | Fresno | 147 | 21 | 5 | 14.3% |