🏆 Top 10 in Orange County — UC Reach Score

Orange 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 Score of just 0.6 (6 ÷ 1,000). By contrast, a school where 250 of 1,000 seniors land a top-UC admit has a UC Reach Score of 25 — 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 a UC Reach Score of 100.

1 Sage Hill School · Newport Coast 151 2 Fairmont Preparatory Academy · Anaheim 101 3 Orange County School of the Arts · Santa Ana 96 4 Crean Lutheran High School · Irvine 94 5 Oxford Academy · Cypress 84 6 Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch · San Juan Capistrano 73 7 Troy High School · Fullerton 72 8 Northwood High School · Irvine 71 9 Portola High School · Irvine 67 10 University High · 67

Leaderboards by type — Orange County (2025)

Top and bottom schools by UC Reach, split public/charter vs private (≥50 seniors). Scoped to Orange County — change the County filter above to rescope.

▲ Top 10 Public + Charter

Orange County

1	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	96
2	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	84
3	Troy High School Fullerton · Public	72
4	Northwood High School Irvine · Public	71
5	Portola High School Irvine · Public	67
6	University High · Public	67
7	Arnold O Beckman High School Irvine · Public	66
8	Sunny Hills High School Fullerton · Public	53
9	Corona Del Mar High School Newport Beach · Public	48
10	Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach · Public	47

▲ Top 10 Private

Orange County

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	151
2	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	101
3	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	94
4	Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	73
5	Santa Margarita Catholic Hs Rancho San Margarit · Private	37
6	Orange Lutheran High School Orange · Private	37
7	Mater Dei High School Santa Ana · Private	36
8	Jserra Catholic High School San Juan Capistrano · Private	33
9	Rosary Academy Fullerton · Private	28
10	Servite High School Anaheim · Private	25

▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter

Orange County

1	Orange High School Orange · Public	7
2	Century High School Santa Ana · Public	8
3	Magnolia High School Anaheim · Public	9
4	LA Habra High School La Habra · Public	10
5	El Toro High School Lake Forest · Public	10
6	Savanna High School Anaheim · Public	11
7	Katella High School Anaheim · Public	11
8	El Modena High School Orange · Public	12
9	Ocean View High School Huntington Beach · Public	12
10	Western High School Anaheim · Public	13

▼ Bottom 10 Private

Orange County

1	Servite High School Anaheim · Private	25
2	Rosary Academy Fullerton · Private	28
3	Jserra Catholic High School San Juan Capistrano · Private	33
4	Mater Dei High School Santa Ana · Private	36
5	Orange Lutheran High School Orange · Private	37
6	Santa Margarita Catholic Hs Rancho San Margarit · Private	37
7	Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	73
8	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	94
9	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	101
10	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	151

🎯 Specialized high schools — Orange County · 2025

Top UC Reach for schools with senior classes of 25–99. These are typically magnet programs, specialized charters, and small Catholic preps — too small to compare cleanly against comprehensive public high schools, but the most UC-effective small schools in California are here.

▲ Top 10 Small Public + Charter

Orange County

1	Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana · Public	100
2	Legacy Magnet Academy Tustin · Public	87
3	Middle College High · Public	80
4	Early College High School Costa Mesa · Public	37
5	Advanced Learning Academy · Public	18
6	Nova Academy Early College Hs Santa Ana · Public	11

▲ Top 10 Small Private

Orange County

1	Tarbut V Torah Cmnty Day Schl Irvine · Private	65
2	Calvary Chapel High School Santa Ana · Private	28
3	Capistrano Valley Chrstn Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	19
4	Pacifica Christian High School Newport Beach · Private	14
5	Whittier Christian High School La Habra · Private	6

Top 10 by individual UC campus — Orange County · 2025

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	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	14
2	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	12
3	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	11
4	Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	9
5	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	8
6	Troy High School Fullerton · Public	8
7	Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach · Public	7
8	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	6
9	University High · Public	6
10	Northwood High School Irvine · Public	6

Top 10 — UCLA Reach

UCLA

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	12
2	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	10
3	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	7
4	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	6
5	Troy High School Fullerton · Public	5
6	Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach · Public	5
7	Northwood High School Irvine · Public	4
8	University High · Public	4
9	Jserra Catholic High School San Juan Capistrano · Private	4
10	Portola High School Irvine · Public	4

Top 10 — UCSD Reach

UC San Diego

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	18
2	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	17
3	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	16
4	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	16
5	La Quinta High · Public	16
6	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	14
7	Garden Grove High School Garden Grove · Public	13
8	Samueli Academy Santa Ana · Public	12
9	Arnold O Beckman High School Irvine · Public	11
10	Troy High School Fullerton · Public	11

Top 10 — UCSB Reach

UC Santa Barbara

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	43
2	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	21
3	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	20
4	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	20
5	Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	20
6	Troy High School Fullerton · Public	16
7	University High · Public	15
8	Arnold O Beckman High School Irvine · Public	14
9	Portola High School Irvine · Public	14
10	Northwood High School Irvine · Public	13

Top 10 — UCI Reach

UC Irvine

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	39
2	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	26
3	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	26
4	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	23
5	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	22
6	Arnold O Beckman High School Irvine · Public	19
7	Northwood High School Irvine · Public	19
8	Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	19
9	Portola High School Irvine · Public	18
10	University High · Public	17

Top 10 — UCD Reach

UC Davis

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	25
2	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	22
3	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	22
4	Northwood High School Irvine · Public	19
5	Portola High School Irvine · Public	18
6	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	17
7	Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	17
8	University High · Public	16
9	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	16
10	Troy High School Fullerton · Public	15

Beyond UC Reach — more lenses on Orange County

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	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	99.5%
2	Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. · Public	99.1%
3	Middle College High · Public	97.9%
4	Legacy Magnet Academy Tustin · Public	94.5%
5	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	88.1%
6	Nova Academy Early College Hs Santa Ana · Public	86.8%
7	Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach · Public	86.6%
8	Early College High School Costa Mesa · Public	82.4%
9	Los Alamitos High School Los Alamitos · Public	82.0%
10	Advanced Learning Academy · Public	79.1%

Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate

% of UC entrants who finished in 6 years · cohort N ≥ 20

1	Garden Grove High School Garden Grove · Public	98.5%
2	El Toro High School Lake Forest · Public	96.7%
3	Irvine High School Irvine · Public	96.5%
4	John F Kennedy High School La Palma · Public	96.4%
5	Capistrano Valley High School Mission Viejo · Public	95.9%
6	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	95.8%
7	Orange Lutheran High School Orange · Private	95.7%
8	Anaheim High School Anaheim · Public	95.7%
9	Northwood High School Irvine · Public	95.4%
10	Valencia High School Placentia · Public	95.1%

Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity

Lowest students-per-counselor (ASCA target 250:1) · public/charter, ≥500 students

1	Running Springs Academy · Public	146:1
2	Nicolas Junior High · Public	206:1
3	Brookhurst Junior High · Public	230:1
4	Estancia High School Costa Mesa · Public	239:1
5	Orangeview Junior High · Public	247:1
6	Loara High School Anaheim · Public	252:1
7	Tustin High School Tustin · Public	253:1
8	Ladera Vista Junior High School Of The Arts · Public	261:1
9	Los Amigos High School Fountain Valley · Public	265:1
10	Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach · Public	273:1

Top 10 — Most Consistent

Lowest UC Reach std-dev across 5 years (above-CA-median mean)

1	Fountain Valley High School avg 28.8 · σ 2.31	σ 2.31
2	San Juan Hills High School avg 23.8 · σ 2.31	σ 2.31
3	Tesoro High School avg 29.3 · σ 3.24	σ 3.24
4	Huntington Beach High School avg 26.1 · σ 3.53	σ 3.53
5	Brea Olinda High School avg 29.1 · σ 3.63	σ 3.63
6	Valencia High School avg 33.5 · σ 3.65	σ 3.65
7	Yorba Linda High School avg 35.0 · σ 4.64	σ 4.64
8	Laguna Hills High School avg 22.7 · σ 4.67	σ 4.67
9	Los Alamitos High School avg 30.4 · σ 4.9	σ 4.9
10	Corona Del Mar High School avg 41.5 · σ 5.21	σ 5.21

Top 10 — SBAC ELA met/exceeded

% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30

1	Oxford Academy Cypress · n=185 · 2025	98%
2	Middle College High · n=99 · 2025	97%
3	Early College High School Costa Mesa · n=40 · 2025	95%
4	Tesoro High School Rancho San Margarit · n=465 · 2025	90%
5	Legacy Magnet Academy Tustin · n=97 · 2025	90%
6	Troy High School Fullerton · n=559 · 2025	87%
7	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · n=424 · 2025	85%
8	Arnold O Beckman High School Irvine · n=679 · 2025	83%
9	Fountain Valley High School Fountain Valley · n=758 · 2025	81%
10	Sunny Hills High School Fullerton · n=581 · 2025	81%

Top 10 — SBAC Math met/exceeded

% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30

1	Oxford Academy Cypress · n=185 · 2025	95%
2	Troy High School Fullerton · n=560 · 2025	78%
3	Early College High School Costa Mesa · n=40 · 2025	75%
4	La Quinta High · n=486 · 2025	72%
5	Northwood High School Irvine · n=543 · 2025	72%
6	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · n=423 · 2025	65%
7	Tesoro High School Rancho San Margarit · n=465 · 2025	65%
8	Sunny Hills High School Fullerton · n=592 · 2025	63%
9	Portola High School Irvine · n=639 · 2025	63%
10	University High · n=555 · 2025	63%

Top 10 — Private Net Assets

Wealthiest CA private high schools · IRS Form 990 · latest fiscal year

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$92.5M
2	Jserra Catholic High School San Juan Capistrano · Catholic · FY 2023	$87.4M
3	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Other religious · FY 2016	$17.6M
4	Pacifica Christian High School Newport Beach · Other religious · FY 2023	$16.7M
5	Whittier Christian High School La Habra · Other religious · FY 2023	$10.2M
6	Veritas Classical Academy Fullerton · Other religious · FY 2023	$890,043
7	Acaciawood School Anaheim · Nonsectarian · FY 2024	$677,096
8	Eastside Christian High School Fullerton · Other religious · FY 2023	$-618,784

Reach momentum — biggest gains & declines over time ⓘ

≥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
Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	121 '20 → 151 '25	+29.8pp
Samueli Academy Santa Ana · Public	15 '18 → 40 '25	+25.2pp
Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach · Public	31 '18 → 47 '25	+16.3pp
Sunny Hills High School Fullerton · Public	38 '18 → 53 '25	+15.7pp
Yorba Linda High School Yorba Linda · Public	25 '18 → 39 '25	+13.4pp
Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	83 '20 → 96 '25	+12.8pp
Garden Grove High School Garden Grove · Public	22 '18 → 34 '25	+12.2pp
La Quinta High · Public	28 '18 → 40 '25	+12.2pp
Brea Olinda High School Brea · Public	21 '18 → 33 '25	+11.9pp
Arnold O Beckman High School Irvine · Public	55 '18 → 66 '25	+11.0pp

▼ Biggest declines

School	Then → Now	Δ
Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	110 '18 → 84 '25	-26.3pp
Portola High School Irvine · Public	90 '20 → 68 '25	-22.4pp
Orange Lutheran High School Orange · Private	52 '20 → 37 '25	-15.2pp
Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	87 '20 → 72 '25	-14.2pp
Jserra Catholic High School San Juan Capistrano · Private	46 '20 → 33 '25	-13.0pp
Servite High School Anaheim · Private	36 '20 → 25 '25	-11.5pp
Dana Hills High School Dana Point · Public	29 '18 → 19 '25	-10.3pp
Foothill High · Public	34 '18 → 25 '25	-9.2pp
Canyon High School Anaheim · Public	37 '18 → 29 '25	-8.2pp
Santa Margarita Catholic Hs Rancho San Margarit · Private	44 '20 → 37 '25	-7.0pp

Demand momentum — biggest gaps vs the county baseline ⓘ

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
Portola High School Irvine · Orange · Public Best in class	+55.8% vs -10.2%	+66.0pp
Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Orange · Charter Best in class	+46.1% vs -10.2%	+56.3pp
Legacy Magnet Academy Tustin · Orange · Public Best in class	+34.7% vs -11.4%	+46.1pp
Middle College High · Orange · Public Best in class	+20.5% vs -7.1%	+27.5pp
Century High School Santa Ana · Orange · Public Demand hides churn	+18.1% vs -7.1%	+25.2pp
San Juan Hills High School San Juan Capistrano · Orange · Public Best in class	+15.4% vs -7.1%	+22.4pp
El Dorado High School Placentia · Orange · Public Strong demand	+11.6% vs -7.1%	+18.7pp
Nova Academy Early College Hs Santa Ana · Orange · Public Demand hides churn	+10.0% vs -7.1%	+17.1pp
Samueli Academy Santa Ana · Orange · Public Best in class	+8.0% vs -7.1%	+15.1pp
Orange High School Orange · Orange · Public Demand hides churn	+7.8% vs -7.1%	+14.9pp

▼ Underperforming the county the most

School	School · County	Gap
Mission Viejo High School Mission Viejo · Orange · Public Material decline	-40.1% vs -7.1%	-33.0pp
Dana Hills High School Dana Point · Orange · Public Material decline	-30.7% vs -7.1%	-23.7pp
Tustin High School Tustin · Orange · Public Compounding decline	-29.2% vs -7.1%	-22.2pp
Ocean View High School Huntington Beach · Orange · Public Material decline	-25.7% vs -7.1%	-18.6pp
El Toro High School Lake Forest · Orange · Public Material decline	-25.2% vs -7.1%	-18.1pp
Western High School Anaheim · Orange · Public Compounding decline	-24.4% vs -7.1%	-17.3pp
Tesoro High School Rancho San Margarit · Orange · Public Sharp downturn	-23.6% vs -7.1%	-16.6pp
Savanna High School Anaheim · Orange · Public Compounding decline	-22.8% vs -7.1%	-15.8pp
Anaheim High School Anaheim · Orange · Public Compounding decline	-21.0% vs -7.1%	-14.0pp
Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach · Orange · Public Sharp downturn	-20.9% vs -7.1%	-13.8pp

GPA Performance — over/under their predicted UC admit rate ⓘ

72 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.
Fullerton Union High School Fullerton · Public	4.01	35.1%	+14.8pp
Samueli Academy Santa Ana · Public	3.94	34.0%	+13.6pp
Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana · Public	3.97	34.0%	+13.4pp
Estancia High School Costa Mesa · Public	3.85	35.4%	+11.0pp
Garden Grove High School Garden Grove · Public	3.91	29.6%	+10.0pp
Hector Godinez Fundamental Hs Santa Ana · Public	3.85	28.8%	+8.5pp
Valley High · Public	3.75	27.9%	+8.4pp
Laguna Hills High School Laguna Hills · Public	3.99	28.7%	+7.9pp
Middle College High · Public	3.82	26.7%	+7.5pp
Western High School Anaheim · Public	3.78	26.9%	+7.5pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School	GPA	Actual	Δ vs exp.
El Toro High School Lake Forest · Public	3.85	13.5%	-7.9pp
Canyon High School Anaheim · Public	3.99	16.1%	-5.1pp
John F Kennedy High School La Palma · Public	3.82	15.0%	-4.6pp
Mission Viejo High School Mission Viejo · Public	3.87	17.3%	-3.1pp
Tesoro High School Rancho San Margarit · Public	4.06	20.0%	-2.9pp
LA Habra High School La Habra · Public	3.91	17.4%	-2.4pp
Irvine High School Irvine · Public	3.87	18.2%	-2.0pp
Sonora High School La Habra · Public	3.91	18.6%	-1.7pp
Santa Ana High School Santa Ana · Public	3.54	20.9%	-1.0pp
Yorba Linda High School Yorba Linda · Public	3.91	20.1%	-0.8pp

Full rankings — every Orange County high school by UC Reach Score

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98 schools · 2025 data

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#	School	County	Seniors ⓘ	Total Enroll ⓘ	UC Reach Score ⓘ	App Reach Score ⓘ	Admit Rate ⓘ	Yield ⓘ	Selective Reach ⓘ	Elite Reach ⓘ	Raw Apps ⓘ	Raw Admits ⓘ
1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	Orange	148	590	151	447	33.7%	6.3%	125.7	25.7	661	223
2	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	Orange	156	619	101	371	27.3%	22.1%	78.8	19.2	578	158
3	Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana · Public Best in class	Orange	36	524	100	294	34.0%	27.8%	83.3	22.2	106	36
4	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter Best in class	Orange	393	1,806	96	288	33.4%	20.1%	80.2	20.9	1,133	378
5	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	Orange	285	1,126	94	258	36.5%	15.6%	71.9	10.2	736	269
6	Legacy Magnet Academy Tustin · Public Best in class	Orange	91	964	87	293	29.6%	20.2%	68.1	16.5	267	79
7	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public Best in class	Orange	201	1,315	84	363	23.2%	26.6%	67.2	14.4	729	169
8	Middle College High · Public Best in class	Orange	94	448	80	299	26.7%	33.3%	62.8	11.7	281	75
9	Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	Orange	102	1,159	73	295	24.6%	—	55.9	11.8	301	74
10	Troy High School Fullerton · Public Weak at the gate	Orange	648	2,504	72	295	24.3%	20.0%	56.5	13.3	1,912	464
11	Northwood High School Irvine · Public Weak at the gate	Orange	603	2,244	71	298	23.7%	25.3%	51.7	10.1	1,799	427
12	Portola High School Irvine · Public Best in class	Orange	624	2,693	67	299	22.6%	26.4%	49.0	9.1	1,865	421
13	University High · Public Demand problem	Orange	572	2,307	67	308	21.9%	23.4%	51.0	10.3	1,760	385
14	Arnold O Beckman High School Irvine · Public Best in class	Orange	672	2,776	66	244	27.0%	25.5%	53.1	9.2	1,641	443
15	Tarbut V Torah Cmnty Day Schl Irvine · Private	Orange	52	855	65	250	26.1%	8.8%	51.9	5.8	130	34
16	Sunny Hills High School Fullerton · Public Best in class	Orange	614	2,337	53	213	25.0%	26.3%	40.2	8.5	1,306	327
17	Corona Del Mar High School Newport Beach · Public Weak at the gate	Orange	370	2,106	48	200	23.9%	23.7%	36.8	8.7	741	177
18	Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach · Public Sharp downturn	Orange	196	815	47	180	26.1%	30.4%	39.3	11.2	352	92
19	Woodbridge High School Irvine · Public Holding share	Orange	540	2,232	46	212	21.7%	25.0%	38.0	8.5	1,145	248
20	Irvine High School Irvine · Public Demand problem	Orange	502	1,964	43	236	18.2%	27.3%	31.3	6.4	1,185	216
21	Samueli Academy Santa Ana · Public Best in class	Orange	136	842	40	119	34.0%	14.6%	32.4	5.2	162	55
22	La Quinta High · Public Holding share	Orange	542	2,041	40	161	25.0%	31.6%	35.8	5.0	873	218
23	Yorba Linda High School Yorba Linda · Public Holding share	Orange	332	1,631	39	192	20.1%	23.4%	28.6	5.1	638	128
24	Santa Margarita Catholic Hs Rancho San Margarit · Private	Orange	421	1,823	37	172	21.6%	23.1%	29.9	8.6	723	156
25	Orange Lutheran High School Orange · Private	Orange	210	1,141	37	190	19.2%	16.9%	28.1	5.7	400	77
26	Early College High School Costa Mesa · Public Sharp downturn	Orange	52	177	37	190	19.2%	15.8%	23.1	—	99	19
27	Mater Dei High School Santa Ana · Private	Orange	514	1,849	36	176	20.6%	28.9%	30.7	7.0	906	187
28	Capistrano Valley High School Mission Viejo · Public Tracking	Orange	496	1,991	35	141	25.2%	29.6%	29.8	5.2	699	176
29	Aliso Niguel High School Aliso Viejo · Public Tracking	Orange	683	2,563	34	134	25.6%	23.4%	26.8	4.4	917	235
30	Garden Grove High School Garden Grove · Public Material decline	Orange	529	2,148	34	114	29.6%	32.0%	30.8	4.7	602	178
31	Jserra Catholic High School San Juan Capistrano · Private	Orange	320	1,282	33	142	23.1%	20.0%	26.9	7.5	455	105
32	Los Alamitos High School Los Alamitos · Public Weak at the gate	Orange	756	2,915	33	132	24.8%	25.4%	27.1	5.6	1,001	248
33	Brea Olinda High School Brea · Public Holding share	Orange	444	1,676	33	139	23.6%	18.6%	26.1	5.2	615	145
34	Tesoro High School Rancho San Margarit · Public Sharp downturn	Orange	552	2,030	32	158	20.0%	32.2%	24.5	3.8	870	174
35	Cypress High School Cypress · Public Best in class	Orange	682	2,685	30	145	21.0%	33.6%	25.2	4.2	991	208
36	Canyon High School Anaheim · Public Best in class	Orange	520	2,183	29	179	16.1%	34.0%	25.0	4.8	931	150
37	Laguna Hills High School Laguna Hills · Public Demand problem	Orange	330	1,317	28	99	28.8%	18.1%	24.2	4.5	327	94
38	Fountain Valley High School Fountain Valley · Public Weak at the gate	Orange	803	3,171	28	143	19.8%	36.1%	23.4	4.2	1,145	227
39	Rosary Academy Fullerton · Private	Orange	107	462	28	124	22.6%	10.0%	20.6	—	133	30
40	Valencia High School Placentia · Public Tracking	Orange	618	2,411	28	132	21.0%	27.3%	20.7	4.0	818	172
41	Calvary Chapel High School Santa Ana · Private	Orange	87	839	28	89	31.2%	12.5%	18.4	3.5	77	24
42	Bolsa Grande High School Garden Grove · Public Demand problem	Orange	425	1,701	27	117	23.1%	34.8%	24.2	4.5	497	115
43	Huntington Beach High School Huntington Beach · Public Tracking	Orange	698	2,645	27	119	22.4%	34.2%	22.4	5.3	834	187
44	Newport Harbor High School Newport Beach · Public Strong demand	Orange	526	2,084	25	94	27.2%	29.9%	21.9	3.8	493	134
45	San Juan Hills High School San Juan Capistrano · Public Best in class	Orange	703	2,641	25	111	22.9%	25.3%	19.4	2.6	777	178
46	Foothill High · Public Best in class	Orange	536	2,126	25	108	22.8%	26.5%	18.3	4.5	580	132
47	Servite High School Anaheim · Private	Orange	187	767	25	157	15.7%	6.5%	18.2	2.1	294	46
48	Marina High School Huntington Beach · Public Material decline	Orange	507	1,997	24	94	25.3%	25.0%	19.3	4.3	475	120
49	Trabuco Hills High School Mission Viejo · Public Demand problem	Orange	597	2,475	23	101	23.1%	29.5%	18.4	3.5	601	139
50	El Dorado High School Placentia · Public Strong demand	Orange	433	1,998	22	103	21.8%	25.8%	18.7	3.7	446	97
51	Edison High · Public Best in class	Orange	550	2,049	21	83	25.6%	25.6%	17.4	3.3	457	117
52	Westminster High School Westminster · Public Demand problem	Orange	644	2,529	21	95	22.2%	28.7%	19.1	3.7	613	136
53	Fullerton Union High School Fullerton · Public Both ends slipping	Orange	441	1,880	21	59	35.1%	20.6%	16.6	3.2	262	92
54	Santiago High · Public Both ends slipping	Orange	457	1,664	21	77	26.8%	30.9%	18.6	3.9	351	94
55	Villa Park High School Villa Park · Public Demand problem	Orange	467	2,023	21	92	22.4%	29.2%	15.8	3.0	428	96
56	Rancho Alamitos High School Garden Grove · Public Both ends slipping	Orange	373	1,439	20	81	25.2%	26.3%	17.4	2.7	301	76
57	Segerstrom High School Santa Ana · Public Best in class	Orange	595	2,376	20	75	26.7%	27.7%	16.6	3.2	445	119
58	San Clemente High School San Clemente · Public Demand problem	Orange	745	2,740	20	83	23.8%	26.5%	15.3	2.7	618	147
59	Capistrano Valley Chrstn Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	Orange	68	691	19	85	22.4%	—	11.8	—	58	13
60	Dana Hills High School Dana Point · Public Material decline	Orange	473	1,725	19	92	20.6%	32.2%	16.1	3.4	437	90
61	Pacifica High School Garden Grove · Public Holding share	Orange	405	1,634	18	95	19.3%	39.2%	15.1	1.5	384	74
62	Anaheim High School Anaheim · Public Compounding decline	Orange	625	2,667	18	82	22.3%	30.7%	15.2	2.7	512	114
63	Esperanza High School Anaheim · Public Weak at the gate	Orange	363	1,393	18	87	20.9%	22.7%	14.6	2.8	315	66
64	Advanced Learning Academy · Public Demand hides churn	Orange	39	363	18	182	9.9%	—	7.7	—	71	7
65	Los Amigos High School Fountain Valley · Public Compounding decline	Orange	375	1,430	17	71	24.1%	26.6%	15.2	3.2	266	64
66	Tustin High School Tustin · Public Compounding decline	Orange	458	1,627	16	69	23.5%	28.4%	13.3	1.3	315	74
67	Buena Park High School Buena Park · Public Both ends slipping	Orange	424	1,682	16	61	26.5%	13.2%	14.9	3.3	257	68
68	Mission Viejo High School Mission Viejo · Public Material decline	Orange	394	1,566	15	88	17.3%	23.3%	11.7	2.5	347	60
69	Saddleback High School Santa Ana · Public Strong demand	Orange	337	1,451	15	61	25.0%	21.6%	12.8	1.8	204	51
70	Valley High · Public Demand hides churn	Orange	454	1,908	15	53	27.9%	20.9%	12.8	2.0	240	67
71	Costa Mesa High School Costa Mesa · Public Tracking	Orange	304	1,730	14	64	22.6%	27.3%	12.5	1.3	195	44
72	Sonora High School La Habra · Public Material decline	Orange	459	1,779	14	76	18.6%	16.9%	10.7	2.2	349	65
73	Pacifica Christian High School Newport Beach · Private	Orange	66	259	14	85	16.1%	—	6.1	—	56	9
74	Santa Ana High School Santa Ana · Public Demand hides churn	Orange	616	2,505	13	64	20.9%	24.1%	12.0	3.1	397	83
75	Loara High School Anaheim · Public Compounding decline	Orange	379	1,539	13	54	24.8%	27.4%	11.9	2.1	206	51
76	John F Kennedy High School La Palma · Public Demand problem	Orange	527	1,983	13	88	15.0%	25.7%	11.2	1.9	466	70
77	Estancia High School Costa Mesa · Public Demand problem	Orange	264	976	13	54	23.9%	17.6%	11.7	—	142	34
78	Western High School Anaheim · Public Compounding decline	Orange	331	1,446	13	47	26.9%	26.2%	11.2	1.8	156	42
79	Ocean View High School Huntington Beach · Public Material decline	Orange	298	1,154	12	63	19.6%	24.3%	10.1	2.4	189	37
80	El Modena High School Orange · Public Demand problem	Orange	439	1,795	12	57	20.2%	35.3%	8.9	1.4	252	51
81	Katella High School Anaheim · Public Compounding decline	Orange	592	2,326	11	56	20.2%	23.9%	10.1	1.0	331	67
82	Nova Academy Early College Hs Santa Ana · Public Demand hides churn	Orange	72	288	11	72	15.4%	—	11.1	—	52	8
83	Savanna High School Anaheim · Public Compounding decline	Orange	389	1,466	11	51	21.0%	16.7%	10.0	1.3	200	42
84	El Toro High School Lake Forest · Public Material decline	Orange	469	1,902	10	88	11.8%	38.8%	8.7	1.3	415	49
85	LA Habra High School La Habra · Public Tracking	Orange	471	1,881	10	55	17.4%	—	7.4	1.7	258	45
86	Magnolia High School Anaheim · Public Both ends slipping	Orange	401	1,608	9	57	16.2%	13.5%	8.5	1.2	229	37
87	Century High School Santa Ana · Public Demand hides churn	Orange	500	1,519	8	37	22.4%	17.1%	7.4	0.8	183	41
88	Orange High School Orange · Public Demand hides churn	Orange	438	1,728	7	33	19.9%	20.7%	5.9	0.7	146	29
89	Whittier Christian High School La Habra · Private	Orange	94	410	6	67	9.5%	—	6.4	—	63	6
90	Aquinas International Academy Garden Grove · Private	Orange	—	145	—	—	24.4%	19.9%	—	—	1,073	262
91	Eastside Christian High School Fullerton · Private	Orange	—	120	—	—	27.3%	—	—	—	11	3
92	Excel Academy Charter Sch-Helendale Irvine · Public	Orange	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	38	—
93	Hector Godinez Fundamental Hs Santa Ana · Public	Orange	—	—	—	—	28.8%	28.1%	—	—	420	121
94	Ilead Exploration Hybrid Seal Beach · Public	Orange	—	—	—	—	40.3%	10.3%	—	—	72	29
95	Legacy College Prep Santa Ana · Public	Orange	—	—	—	—	16.6%	21.9%	—	—	247	41
96	Magnolia Sci Academy-Santa Ana Santa Ana · Public	Orange	—	—	—	—	34.0%	27.8%	—	—	106	36
97	Pacific Academy Irvine Irvine · Private	Orange	—	—	—	—	33.8%	6.0%	—	—	148	50
98	Vista Meridian Global Academy · Public Both ends slipping	Orange	64	260	—	25	—	—	—	—	16	—

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. See methodology →

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