How to Enroll at Los Amigos High School
Los Amigos High School enrolls students by Garden Grove Unified attendance area: students who live inside the boundary register by address, with no entrance exam.
District residents may apply for another district school through the Parental Choice Lottery Transfer; for 2026-27 the window ran from January 12 to February 13, 2026, and Specified Reason Transfer applications have been accepted on an ongoing basis since January 12, 2026.
Students who live outside the district, including Irvine residents, may request an incoming inter-district transfer; Garden Grove Unified accepts requests for childcare, siblings, completing the school year, a special program, or parent or guardian employment, grants them based on space at the requested school, and requires a release from the district of residence. Inter-district students are not eligible for district transportation, transfers must be resubmitted in transition years such as grade 8 to grade 9, and new applicants placed on a waitlist must plan to attend their school of residence until notified of approval.
The Early College Academy accepts online applications through the school website and requires a four-year commitment. According to the school's ECA FAQ, students zoned for other schools may also apply, with a transfer request initiated after acceptance.
Courses and Signature Programs at Los Amigos High School
In the 2026-27 University of California A-G course list, Los Amigos High School has 142 approved courses, including 21 AP courses and 24 UC-approved honors courses (courses that receive extra weight in the UC GPA). See the full A-G list.
- Early College Academy (ECA)
- Run with Golden West College, the Early College Academy lets students complete high school graduation requirements while earning transferable college credit, taking two college classes per semester and four per year, mostly on the Los Amigos campus during the school day. Students who complete the program may earn an associate degree (AA) at graduation and transfer to a four-year university, and tuition and books are free.
- Dual Language Immersion (Spanish)
- In fall 2024 the school welcomed its first immersion cohort from Fitz Intermediate, students who began in the district's Monroe Dual Language Academy. They take Biology in Spanish and AP Spanish Language in grade 9, and World History in Spanish and AP Spanish Literature in grade 10.
- Advanced Placement (AP)
- AP is the College Board's program of college-level courses. According to the 2025-26 School Profile, AP courses span English, math, computer science, science, history and social science, psychology, art, and Spanish and French, and honors courses include English 1, English 2 and Vietnamese 4 Honors.
- Career Technical Education Electives
- Career-focused electives listed in the School Profile include Medical Core, Medical Assistant, Sports Medicine, Culinary Arts, Professional Baking, Auto Maintenance and Principles of Engineering.
- AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)
- The school offers AVID in grades 9 through 12 to support students in college-preparatory coursework, and its ECA FAQ notes that ECA students may also take part in AVID, athletics, band or ASB.
Academic Results at Los Amigos High School: CAASPP and Graduation
In the 2024-25 California state tests (CAASPP), 62.7% of Los Amigos High School 11th graders met or exceeded the English language arts standard and 29.8% met or exceeded the math standard; the statewide figures for 11th graders were 57% and 30.5%. For the class of 2025, 90.7% of the 378 students in the four-year cohort graduated, and 60.6% of graduates completed the A-G courses required for UC and CSU admission.
| Los Amigos High School | California | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 ELA met or exceeded | 62.7% | 57% |
| Grade 11 math met or exceeded | 29.8% | 30.5% |
Twelve Years of UC Application Data at Los Amigos High School: Applicants, Admit Rates and GPA
The University of California publishes applicants, admits and enrollees for every California high school. Combined 2023–2025, 212 of 279 applications from Los Amigos High School to the UC system were admitted (76%). Categories with fewer than five students are not published by UC and appear as "—", not zero.
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| UC campus (fall 2025) | Applicants | Admits | Admit rate | Enrollees | Admit GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 36 | 7 | 19% | — | 4.12 |
| UC Los Angeles | 57 | 5 | 9% | 3 | 4.13 |
| UC San Diego | 55 | 23 | 42% | 8 | 4.09 |
| UC Davis | 27 | 7 | 26% | — | 3.90 |
| UC Irvine | 76 | 15 | 20% | 6 | 4.12 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 15 | 7 | 47% | — | 3.82 |
| UC Merced | 31 | 30 | 97% | — | 3.62 |
| UC Riverside | 55 | 43 | 78% | — | 3.75 |
| UC Santa Cruz | 19 | 11 | 58% | — | 3.74 |
Student Body at Los Amigos High School
In 2025-26, 91.9% of Los Amigos High School students were socioeconomically disadvantaged and 33.2% were English learners.
Los Amigos High School: Frequently Asked Questions
Can Irvine families transfer to Los Amigos High School?
Los Amigos High School belongs to Garden Grove Unified, so an Irvine family must request an incoming inter-district transfer and obtain a release from its district of residence, such as Irvine Unified. Garden Grove Unified accepts requests for childcare, siblings, completing the school year, a special program or parent employment and grants them based on space; inter-district students are not eligible for district transportation and must reapply when entering grade 9.
What is the Early College Academy at Los Amigos High School, for Irvine families?
Los Amigos High School's Early College Academy, run with Golden West College, has students take two college classes per semester across four years of high school, mostly on campus during the school day, with free tuition and books. Students who earn a C or better in all courses may earn an associate degree at graduation and transfer to four-year universities that work with Golden West College. The program takes online applications through the school website and requires a four-year commitment.
What AP and language courses does Los Amigos High School offer, for Irvine families?
Los Amigos High School's 2025-26 School Profile lists AP courses including AP Calculus AB and BC, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science A, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Macroeconomics and AP Psychology. Language courses include French, Spanish and Vietnamese, among them AP French, AP Spanish Language and Literature, and Vietnamese 4 Honors.
How does Los Amigos High School calculate GPA and class rank, a question Irvine families often ask?
Los Amigos High School uses a 4.0 scale without plus or minus marks, and AP courses earn one extra grade point for grades of C or above. According to the 2025-26 School Profile, the school calculates both a grade 9-12 and a grade 10-12 class rank from weighted GPA in all courses except physical education, updates them each semester and lists them on the transcript.
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Sources14 sources · checked 2026-11-14
Enrollment, student body, CAASPP and graduation data come from the California Department of Education. UC admissions data come from the University of California Information Center public data tables, downloaded Nov 2026.
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