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Madera County · 2025 · ≥50 seniors
What is UC Reach? UC Reach = unique top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size — the share of a school's
entire graduating class that reaches the six most selective UCs (
Berkeley,
UCLA, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis). It's a better gauge of school-wide success than admit rate, which only reflects the handful of students who applied.
Why it beats admit rate: if 6 students apply to the top UCs and all get in, that's a 100% admit rate — but at a 1,000-senior school it's a UC Reach of just 0.6% (6 ÷ 1,000). By contrast, a school where 250 of 1,000 seniors land a top-UC admit has a 25% UC Reach — far stronger, even though its admit rate is lower.
Why some schools are over 100%? Out of every 100 seniors at these schools, the class is generating
more than 100 admissions to the six most selective UCs — meaning the typical strong student is getting in at multiple top campuses (
UCLA +
UCSD, or
Berkeley +
UCSB + Irvine, for example). It's a rare achievement: fewer than 1% of California high schools clear 100% UC Reach.
Top and bottom schools by UC Reach, split public/charter vs private (≥50 seniors).
Scoped to Madera County — change the County filter above to rescope.
▲ Top 10 Public + Charter
Madera County
| 1 |
Oakhurst · Public
|
18.1% |
| 2 |
Madera · Public
|
17.0% |
| 3 |
Madera · Public
|
14.9% |
| 4 |
Madera · Public
|
14.0% |
| 5 |
· Public
|
12.1% |
| 6 |
Chowchilla · Public
|
11.9% |
▲ Top 10 Private
Madera County
Not enough schools in Madera County for this list.
▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter
Madera County
| 1 |
Chowchilla · Public
|
11.9% |
| 2 |
· Public
|
12.1% |
| 3 |
Madera · Public
|
14.0% |
| 4 |
Madera · Public
|
14.9% |
| 5 |
Madera · Public
|
17.0% |
| 6 |
Oakhurst · Public
|
18.1% |
▼ Bottom 10 Private
Madera County
Not enough schools in Madera County for this list.
Where each UC campus lands its admits, as a share of each high school's senior class. Same 50-senior floor.
Top 10 — UCB Reach
UC Berkeley
| 1 |
Madera · Public
|
2.0% |
| 2 |
Madera · Public
|
1.8% |
| 3 |
Chowchilla · Public
|
1.7% |
| 4 |
Madera · Public
|
1.0% |
| 1 |
Madera · Public
|
1.0% |
| 2 |
Madera · Public
|
0.8% |
| 3 |
Madera · Public
|
0.8% |
Top 10 — UCSD Reach
UC San Diego
| 1 |
Oakhurst · Public
|
5.1% |
| 2 |
Madera · Public
|
3.3% |
| 3 |
Madera · Public
|
2.8% |
| 4 |
Madera · Public
|
2.1% |
| 5 |
· Public
|
1.7% |
| 6 |
Chowchilla · Public
|
1.3% |
Top 10 — UCSB Reach
UC Santa Barbara
| 1 |
Oakhurst · Public
|
5.1% |
| 2 |
· Public
|
3.5% |
| 3 |
Chowchilla · Public
|
3.0% |
| 4 |
Madera · Public
|
2.8% |
| 5 |
Madera · Public
|
2.2% |
| 6 |
Madera · Public
|
1.8% |
Top 10 — UCI Reach
UC Irvine
| 1 |
Oakhurst · Public
|
3.6% |
| 2 |
Madera · Public
|
3.1% |
| 3 |
Chowchilla · Public
|
3.0% |
| 4 |
· Public
|
2.9% |
| 5 |
Madera · Public
|
2.8% |
| 6 |
Madera · Public
|
2.7% |
Top 10 — UCD Reach
UC Davis
| 1 |
Madera · Public
|
5.9% |
| 2 |
Madera · Public
|
5.4% |
| 3 |
Oakhurst · Public
|
4.3% |
| 4 |
· Public
|
4.0% |
| 5 |
Madera · Public
|
3.6% |
| 6 |
Chowchilla · Public
|
3.0% |
UC Reach measures who gets in. These lenses measure the upstream pipeline (A-G), the downstream outcome (UC graduation), the capacity that drives the pipeline (counselors), reliability over time (consistency), grade-11 academic preparation (CAASPP SBAC ELA & Math), and private-school financial strength. Click any school for its full profile.
Top 10 — A-G Completion
% of graduates meeting UC/CSU course requirements · 2024-25 cohort
| 1 |
Madera · Public
|
61.2% |
| 2 |
· Public
|
58.3% |
| 3 |
Oneals · Public
|
57.8% |
| 4 |
Oakhurst · Public
|
48.8% |
| 5 |
Oneals · Public
|
47.1% |
| 6 |
Madera · Public
|
46.7% |
| 7 |
Madera · Public
|
45.3% |
| 8 |
Chowchilla · Public
|
35.9% |
Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate
% of UC entrants who finished in 6 years · cohort N ≥ 20
| 1 |
Madera · Public
|
79.2% |
| 2 |
Oakhurst · Public
|
72.0% |
| 3 |
Madera · Public
|
60.0% |
Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity
Lowest students-per-counselor (ASCA target 250:1) · public/charter, ≥500 students
| 1 |
Madera · Public
|
201:1 |
| 2 |
Oakhurst · Public
|
255:1 |
| 3 |
Madera · Public
|
275:1 |
| 4 |
Chowchilla · Public
|
346:1 |
| 5 |
· Public
|
388:1 |
| 6 |
Madera · Public
|
652:1 |
Top 10 — Most Consistent
Lowest UC Reach std-dev across 5 years (above-CA-median mean)
| 1 |
avg 12.4% · σ 2.97
|
σ 2.97 |
| 2 |
avg 17.3% · σ 5.36
|
σ 5.36 |
| 3 |
avg 12.2% · σ 5.95
|
σ 5.95 |
Top 10 — SBAC ELA met/exceeded
% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30
| 1 |
Oneals · n=48 · 2025
|
69% |
| 2 |
Oneals · n=49 · 2025
|
67% |
| 3 |
· n=192 · 2025
|
67% |
| 4 |
Madera · n=387 · 2025
|
58% |
| 5 |
Chowchilla · n=217 · 2025
|
56% |
| 6 |
Oakhurst · n=102 · 2025
|
53% |
| 7 |
Madera · n=466 · 2025
|
52% |
| 8 |
Madera · n=421 · 2025
|
45% |
| 9 |
· n=73 · 2025
|
22% |
| 10 |
· n=32 · 2025
|
3% |
Top 10 — SBAC Math met/exceeded
% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30
| 1 |
· n=192 · 2025
|
28% |
| 2 |
Oneals · n=49 · 2025
|
27% |
| 3 |
Madera · n=392 · 2025
|
20% |
| 4 |
Madera · n=462 · 2025
|
17% |
| 5 |
Chowchilla · n=217 · 2025
|
14% |
| 6 |
Oneals · n=50 · 2025
|
14% |
| 7 |
Madera · n=428 · 2025
|
9% |
| 8 |
Oakhurst · n=102 · 2025
|
8% |
| 9 |
· n=73 · 2025
|
0% |
| 10 |
· n=31 · 2025
|
0% |
Top 10 — Private Net Assets
Wealthiest CA private high schools · IRS Form 990 · latest fiscal year
No private-school 990 data for this filter.
≥50 seniors · earliest→latest year
Which schools are moving a growing — or shrinking — share of their graduating class into the six most selective UCs. Reflects the current county/type filter.
▲ Biggest gains
| School | Then → Now | Δ |
|---|
|
· Public
|
2% '18
→ 12% '25
|
+9.7pp |
|
Chowchilla · Public
|
3% '18
→ 12% '25
|
+8.8pp |
|
Madera · Public
|
6% '18
→ 14% '25
|
+8.2pp |
|
Madera · Public
|
12% '23
→ 17% '25
|
+5.4pp |
|
Madera · Public
|
10% '18
→ 15% '25
|
+4.9pp |
|
Oakhurst · Public
|
20% '18
→ 18% '25
|
+-2.1pp |
▼ Biggest declines
| School | Then → Now | Δ |
|---|
|
Oakhurst · Public
|
20% '18
→ 18% '25
|
-2.1pp |
|
Madera · Public
|
10% '18
→ 15% '25
|
4.9pp |
|
Madera · Public
|
12% '23
→ 17% '25
|
5.4pp |
|
Madera · Public
|
6% '18
→ 14% '25
|
8.2pp |
|
Chowchilla · Public
|
3% '18
→ 12% '25
|
8.8pp |
|
· Public
|
2% '18
→ 12% '25
|
9.7pp |
grade-12 enrollment Δ vs. county · ≥80 students
The demographic tide is shrinking CA enrollment ~10% over 7 years statewide, so absolute decline alone is noise. The gap vs the county baseline is the actionable signal — schools losing share faster than their demographic floor are the ones to watch. Reflects the current county/type filter.
▲ Outperforming the county the most
| School | School · County | Gap |
|---|
|
· Madera · Public Best in class
|
+59.2% vs +6.9%
|
+52.3pp |
|
Madera · Madera · Public Strong demand
|
+34.4% vs +2.9%
|
+31.4pp |
|
Chowchilla · Madera · Public Weak at the gate
|
+0.9% vs +6.9%
|
-6.0pp |
|
Madera · Madera · Public Material decline
|
-19.7% vs +6.9%
|
-26.6pp |
|
Madera · Madera · Public Compounding decline
|
-31.0% vs +6.9%
|
-37.9pp |
|
Oakhurst · Madera · Public Compounding decline
|
-36.7% vs +6.9%
|
-43.6pp |
▼ Underperforming the county the most
| School | School · County | Gap |
|---|
|
Oakhurst · Madera · Public Compounding decline
|
-36.7% vs +6.9%
|
-43.6pp |
|
Madera · Madera · Public Compounding decline
|
-31.0% vs +6.9%
|
-37.9pp |
|
Madera · Madera · Public Material decline
|
-19.7% vs +6.9%
|
-26.6pp |
|
Chowchilla · Madera · Public Weak at the gate
|
+0.9% vs +6.9%
|
-6.0pp |
|
Madera · Madera · Public Strong demand
|
+34.4% vs +2.9%
|
+31.4pp |
|
· Madera · Public Best in class
|
+59.2% vs +6.9%
|
+52.3pp |
6 schools eligible · 2025
Each dot is one school. The diagonal is the per-campus GPA expectation — points above it admit students at higher rates than their GPA mix predicts; points below admit at lower rates. Schools need ≥30 top-6 UC applications and data across ≥3 campuses to appear.
▲ Top 10 outperformers
| School |
GPA |
Actual |
Δ vs exp. |
|
Oakhurst · Public
|
4.14 |
56.8% |
+24.7pp |
|
Chowchilla · Public
|
3.80 |
42.4% |
+17.4pp |
|
· Public
|
4.17 |
47.7% |
+13.8pp |
|
Madera · Public
|
3.74 |
32.0% |
+11.7pp |
|
Madera · Public
|
3.85 |
31.6% |
+10.2pp |
|
Madera · Public
|
3.89 |
28.8% |
+8.3pp |
▼ Top 10 underperformers
| School |
GPA |
Actual |
Δ vs exp. |
|
Madera · Public
|
3.89 |
28.8% |
8.3pp |
|
Madera · Public
|
3.85 |
31.6% |
10.2pp |
|
Madera · Public
|
3.74 |
32.0% |
11.7pp |
|
· Public
|
4.17 |
47.7% |
13.8pp |
|
Chowchilla · Public
|
3.80 |
42.4% |
17.4pp |
|
Oakhurst · Public
|
4.14 |
56.8% |
24.7pp |
Sortable by any column. Click a column header to sort. Click any school row to open its profile.
| # |
School |
County |
Seniors
ⓘ
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Total Enroll
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UC Reach
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App Reach
ⓘ
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Admit Rate
ⓘ
|
Yield
ⓘ
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Selective Reach
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Elite Reach
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Raw Apps
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Raw Admits
ⓘ
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| 1 |
Oakhurst · Public Compounding decline
|
Madera |
138 |
542 |
18.1%
|
44.9% |
40.3% |
32.0% |
13.8 |
— |
62 |
25 |
| 2 |
Madera · Public Strong demand
|
Madera |
511 |
2,017 |
17.0%
|
59.1% |
28.8% |
18.4% |
11.2 |
2.9 |
302 |
87 |
| 3 |
Madera · Public Material decline
|
Madera |
390 |
1,869 |
14.9%
|
46.4% |
32.0% |
24.1% |
11.3 |
2.6 |
181 |
58 |
| 4 |
Madera · Public Compounding decline
|
Madera |
386 |
1,859 |
14.0%
|
44.3% |
31.6% |
22.2% |
8.6 |
1.8 |
171 |
54 |
| 5 |
· Public Best in class
|
Madera |
173 |
748 |
12.1%
|
42.2% |
28.8% |
19.1% |
8.1 |
— |
73 |
21 |
| 6 |
Chowchilla · Public Weak at the gate
|
Madera |
236 |
1,017 |
11.9%
|
34.3% |
34.6% |
— |
8.9 |
1.7 |
81 |
28 |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size. Where UCOP has not published unique-student totals,
campus admits are summed — students admitted to more than one of the 6 campuses are counted at each, so values
above 100% indicate strong students winning multiple competitive UC offers.
Schools with fewer than 100 seniors are excluded from the leaderboard by default — a small cohort
with one strong year can otherwise dominate.
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