🏆 Top 10 in California — UC Reach Score

California · 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 The Webb Schools · Claremont 144 3 Gretchen Whitney High School · Cerritos 126 4 Harker School · San Jose 126 5 Mountain View High School · El Monte 114 6 Abraham Lincoln High School · Los Angeles 110 7 University High School · Fresno 107 8 Flintridge Preparatory School · La Canada 103 9 Fairmont Preparatory Academy · Anaheim 101 10 Orange County School of the Arts · Santa Ana 96

Leaderboards by type — California (2025)

Top and bottom schools by UC Reach, split public/charter vs private (≥50 seniors). Pick a County above to rank within it.

▲ Top 10 Public + Charter

California

1	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	126
2	Mountain View High School El Monte · Public	114
3	Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	110
4	University High School Fresno · Public	107
5	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	96
6	Canyon Crest Academy San Diego · Public	93
7	Martin Luther King High School Riverside · Public	92
8	Preuss School UCSD La Jolla · Public	86
9	Lynbrook High School San Jose · Public	86
10	Monta Vista High School Cupertino · Public	85

▲ Top 10 Private

California

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	151
2	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	144
3	Harker School San Jose · Private	126
4	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	103
5	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	101
6	Valley Christian High School San Jose · Private	96
7	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	94
8	Bishop Odowd High School Oakland · Private	81
9	Windward School Los Angeles · Private	77
10	Viewpoint School Calabasas · Private	77

▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter

California

1	City of Angels School Los Angeles · Public	1
2	Options for Youth - Acton Fontana · Public	1
3	Charter School of San Diego San Diego · Public	2
4	Waterford High School Waterford · Public	2
5	Mckinleyville High School Mckinleyville · Public	3
6	Santa Rosa Academy Menifee · Public	3
7	Colusa High School Colusa · Public	3
8	Gridley High School Gridley · Public	3
9	Lassen High School Susanville · Public	3
10	Del Oro High · Public	3

▼ Bottom 10 Private

California

1	Christian High School El Cajon · Private	2
2	Ontario Christian High School Ontario · Private	10
3	Saint Anthony High School Long Beach · Private	13
4	Bishop Alemany High School Mission Hills · Private	13
5	Cathedral High School Los Angeles · Private	14
6	Saint Augustine High School San Diego · Private	14
7	Central Catholic High School Modesto · Private	14
8	Valley Christian High School Cerritos · Private	16
9	Laurel Springs School Ojai · Private	18
10	Bishop Mora Salesian Hs Los Angeles · Private	18

🎯 Specialized high schools — California · 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

California

1	Science Academy STEM Magnet North Hollywood · Public	109
2	Middle College High · Public	109
3	Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana · Public	100
4	Legacy Magnet Academy Tustin · Public	87
5	Highland Elementary · Public	84
6	Renaissance Arts Academy Los Angeles · Public	82
7	Middle College High · Public	81
8	Middle College High · Public	80
9	Oxnard Middle College High Sch Oxnard · Public	75
10	Middle College High · Public	71

▲ Top 10 Small Private

California

1	Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch Fremont · Private	212
2	Basis Independent Silicon Vall San Jose · Private	194
3	Geffen Academy at UCLA Los Angeles · Private	121
4	Castilleja School Palo Alto · Private	114
5	Quarry Lane School Dublin · Private	113
6	Westridge School for Girls Pasadena · Private	104
7	Sacramento Country Day School Sacramento · Private	93
8	Oakwood School Morgan Hill · Private	88
9	Saint Marys Academy Inglewood · Private	86
10	California Crosspoint High School Alameda · Private	83

Top 10 by individual UC campus — California · 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	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	17
2	The Nueva School San Mateo · Private	17
3	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	16
4	Viewpoint School Calabasas · Private	15
5	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	14
6	Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	14
7	Lick Wilmerding High School San Francisco · Private	14
8	Harker School San Jose · Private	13
9	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	13
10	Mission Senior High School San Francisco · Public	13

Top 10 — UCLA Reach

UCLA

1	University High School Fresno · Public	14
2	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	12
3	Harker School San Jose · Private	11
4	Windward School Los Angeles · Private	10
5	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	10
6	Lick Wilmerding High School San Francisco · Private	9
7	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	9
8	Compton Early College High Sch Compton · Public	9
9	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	9
10	Mountain View High School El Monte · Public	8

Top 10 — UCSD Reach

UC San Diego

1	Preuss School UCSD La Jolla · Public	39
2	University High School Fresno · Public	25
3	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	25
4	Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	22
5	Cobalt Institute Of Math And Science Academy · Public	20
6	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	19
7	Valley Christian High School San Jose · Private	18
8	Design Tech High School Redwood City · Public	18
9	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	18
10	Milken Community School Los Angeles · Private	17

Top 10 — UCSB Reach

UC Santa Barbara

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	43
2	Harker School San Jose · Private	41
3	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	30
4	Mountain View High School El Monte · Public	29
5	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	29
6	Lynbrook High School San Jose · Public	29
7	Canyon Crest Academy San Diego · Public	28
8	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	28
9	Monta Vista High School Cupertino · Public	28
10	Valley Christian High School San Jose · Private	28

Top 10 — UCI Reach

UC Irvine

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	39
2	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	37
3	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	30
4	Westview High School San Diego · Public	30
5	Del Norte High School San Diego · Public	27
6	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	26
7	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	26
8	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	23
9	Harker School San Jose · Private	22
10	Lowell High School San Francisco · Public	22

Top 10 — UCD Reach

UC Davis

1	Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	39
2	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	34
3	West Campus High School Sacramento · Public	31
4	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	25
5	Mountain View High School El Monte · Public	25
6	Kipp King Collegiate High Sch San Lorenzo · Public	23
7	Harker School San Jose · Private	23
8	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	22
9	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	22
10	Canyon Crest Academy San Diego · Public	22

Beyond UC Reach — more lenses on California

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	California Academy Of Mathematics And Science · Public	100.0%
2	Kipp King Collegiate High Sch San Lorenzo · Public	100.0%
3	Gompers Preparatory Academy San Diego · Public	100.0%
4	Making Waves Academy Richmond · Public	100.0%
5	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Sacramento · Public	100.0%
6	Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High · Public	100.0%
7	The O'farrell Charter · Public	100.0%
8	Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep · Public	100.0%
9	Compton Early College High Sch Compton · Public	100.0%
10	Ednovate - Usc Hybrid High College Prep · Public	100.0%

Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate

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

1	Menlo Atherton High School Atherton · Public	100.0%
2	Mountain House High School Mountain House · Public	100.0%
3	Acalanes High School Lafayette · Public	100.0%
4	Academy of the Canyons Santa Clarita · Public	100.0%
5	Antelope High School Antelope · Public	100.0%
6	Santa Rosa High School Santa Rosa · Public	100.0%
7	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Sacramento · Public	100.0%
8	Analy High School Sebastopol · Public	100.0%
9	Maranatha High School Pasadena · Private	100.0%
10	Lodi High School Lodi · Public	100.0%

Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity

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

1	West Adams Preparatory Hs Los Angeles · Public	100:1
2	Bassett High School La Puente · Public	107:1
3	Jefferson High School Daly City · Public	123:1
4	Arleta High School Arleta · Public	125:1
5	Manual Arts Senior High · Public	129:1
6	Terra Nova High School Pacifica · Public	131:1
7	William Workman High · Public	134:1
8	Felicitas And Gonzalo Mendez High · Public	137:1
9	Beverly Hills High School Beverly Hills · Public	138:1
10	Central East High School Fresno · Public	144:1

Top 10 — Most Consistent

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

1	Rocklin High School avg 19.7 · σ 0.87	σ 0.87
2	Menlo Atherton High School avg 30.5 · σ 1.08	σ 1.08
3	Fullerton Union High School avg 19.9 · σ 1.77	σ 1.77
4	Los Altos High avg 53.9 · σ 1.8	σ 1.8
5	Los Gatos High School avg 40.6 · σ 1.82	σ 1.82
6	San Marcos High School avg 25.2 · σ 1.93	σ 1.93
7	Thousand Oaks High School avg 18.4 · σ 2.03	σ 2.03
8	Santa Paula High School avg 18.5 · σ 2.09	σ 2.09
9	Alisal High School avg 19.0 · σ 2.16	σ 2.16
10	Fountain Valley High School avg 28.8 · σ 2.31	σ 2.31

Top 10 — SBAC ELA met/exceeded

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

1	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · n=170 · 2025	100%
2	Riverside STEM Academy Riverside · n=57 · 2025	100%
3	William & Marian Ghidotti High · n=36 · 2025	100%
4	California Academy Of Mathematics And Science · n=157 · 2025	99%
5	Middle College High · n=79 · 2025	99%
6	Dr. Tj Owens Gilroy Early College Academy · n=72 · 2025	99%
7	Oxford Academy Cypress · n=185 · 2025	98%
8	Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy · n=108 · 2025	98%
9	University High School Fresno · n=121 · 2025	98%
10	Renaissance Arts Academy Los Angeles · n=36 · 2025	97%

Top 10 — SBAC Math met/exceeded

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

1	Riverside STEM Academy Riverside · n=57 · 2025	100%
2	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · n=170 · 2025	99%
3	Renaissance Arts Academy Los Angeles · n=36 · 2025	97%
4	Oxford Academy Cypress · n=185 · 2025	95%
5	California Academy Of Mathematics And Science · n=157 · 2025	95%
6	Science Academy STEM Magnet North Hollywood · n=58 · 2025	95%
7	Lynbrook High School San Jose · n=411 · 2025	93%
8	William & Marian Ghidotti High · n=36 · 2025	89%
9	Mission San Jose High School Fremont · n=420 · 2025	89%
10	Canyon Crest Academy San Diego · n=559 · 2025	86%

Top 10 — Private Net Assets

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

1	Harvard-Westlake School Studio City · Nonsectarian · FY 2024	$656.3M
2	Harker School San Jose · Nonsectarian · FY 2024	$290.3M
3	Menlo School Atherton · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$243.0M
4	Cate School Carpinteria · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$193.0M
5	Polytechnic School Pasadena · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$167.8M
6	Crossroads School Santa Monica · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$152.2M
7	Castilleja School Palo Alto · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$146.9M
8	Marlborough School Los Angeles · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$142.4M
9	Sonoma Academy Santa Rosa · FY 2023	$114.8M
10	Lick Wilmerding High School San Francisco · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$110.3M

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
The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	63 '21 → 144 '25	+80.6pp
West Campus High School Sacramento · Public	27 '18 → 82 '25	+55.1pp
Mountain House High School Mountain House · Public	12 '18 → 62 '25	+49.3pp
Wallis Annenberg High School Los Angeles · Public	3 '20 → 46 '25	+42.9pp
Mountain View High School El Monte · Public	71 '18 → 114 '25	+42.6pp
Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	86 '18 → 126 '25	+40.2pp
Design Tech High School Redwood City · Public	32 '18 → 70 '25	+37.5pp
Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	75 '18 → 110 '25	+35.2pp
Archbishop Riordan High School San Francisco · Private	24 '20 → 59 '25	+34.5pp
El Segundo High School El Segundo · Public	20 '18 → 54 '25	+34.0pp

▼ Biggest declines

School	Then → Now	Δ
Lynbrook High School San Jose · Public	122 '18 → 86 '25	-36.4pp
Mission San Jose High School Fremont · Public	102 '18 → 70 '25	-31.8pp
Presentation High School San Jose · Private	73 '20 → 43 '25	-30.2pp
High Tech High Chula Vista Chula Vista · Public	65 '18 → 36 '25	-29.0pp
Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	110 '18 → 84 '25	-26.3pp
Making Waves Academy Richmond · Public	63 '21 → 38 '25	-25.1pp
California Military Institute Perris · Public	34 '18 → 10 '25	-24.1pp
Pacific Ridge School Carlsbad · Private	62 '20 → 38 '25	-24.0pp
Lick Wilmerding High School San Francisco · Private	79 '20 → 55 '25	-23.3pp
Valley Christian High School Cerritos · Private	39 '20 → 16 '25	-22.6pp

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
California School Of The Arts - San Gabriel Valley · Los Angeles · Public Best in class	+172.2% vs -8.1%	+180.3pp
Da Vinci Connect High School El Segundo · Los Angeles · Public Strong demand	+160.8% vs -11.2%	+172.0pp
San Diego High School San Diego · San Diego · Public Demand hides churn	+147.1% vs -7.8%	+154.9pp
San Jacinto Valley Academy San Jacinto · Riverside · Public Best in class	+118.9% vs -2.7%	+121.6pp
Mountain House High School Mountain House · San Joaquin · Public Best in class	+135.6% vs +21.8%	+113.9pp
Alliance Ted K Tajima High Sch Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Best in class	+89.7% vs -8.2%	+97.9pp
Compton Early College High Sch Compton · Los Angeles · Public Best in class	+84.6% vs -8.1%	+92.7pp
West Park High School Roseville · Placer · Public Strong demand	+93.0% vs +5.8%	+87.1pp
Fremont High School Oakland · Alameda · Public Demand hides churn	+82.9% vs +0.6%	+82.2pp
North Tahoe High School Tahoe City · Placer · Public Best in class	+93.8% vs +16.4%	+77.4pp

▼ Underperforming the county the most

School	School · County	Gap
Paradise High School Paradise · Butte · Public Material decline	-46.3% vs +19.8%	-66.1pp
Central East High School Fresno · Fresno · Public Compounding decline	-53.4% vs +6.7%	-60.0pp
King-Chavez Community High · San Diego · Public Compounding decline	-66.2% vs -7.8%	-58.4pp
Lincoln High School Lincoln · Placer · Public Material decline	-33.5% vs +16.4%	-49.9pp
Oakmont High School Roseville · Placer · Public Compounding decline	-29.9% vs +16.4%	-46.2pp
Mckinleyville High School Mckinleyville · Humboldt · Public Material decline	-4.3% vs +41.0%	-45.3pp
Yosemite High School Oakhurst · Madera · Public Compounding decline	-36.7% vs +6.9%	-43.6pp
Animo Venice Charter Hs Venice · Los Angeles · Public Sharp downturn	-50.3% vs -8.2%	-42.1pp
City of Angels School Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline	-54.2% vs -12.1%	-42.1pp
Roseville High School Roseville · Placer · Public Material decline	-25.0% vs +16.4%	-41.4pp

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

1005 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.
South Hills Academy West Covina · Private	3.95	68.8%	+41.7pp
Las Plumas High School Oroville · Public	4.08	64.5%	+38.7pp
Foothill High · Public	4.01	62.9%	+33.6pp
Farmersville High School Farmersville · Public	3.92	59.5%	+33.5pp
Reedley Middle College Hs Reedley · Public	4.10	59.0%	+33.2pp
Lindhurst High School Olivehurst · Public	3.96	51.4%	+30.7pp
Avenal High School Avenal · Public	3.85	53.4%	+30.0pp
Oakdale High School Oakdale · Public	4.00	57.6%	+29.5pp
Caruthers High School Caruthers · Public	3.86	56.1%	+28.5pp
Stagg Senior High · Public	3.91	56.8%	+28.5pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School	GPA	Actual	Δ vs exp.
Inglewood High School Inglewood · Public	3.24	25.0%	-15.1pp
Crenshaw High School Los Angeles · Public	3.36	21.1%	-13.9pp
East Valley High School North Hollywood · Public	3.46	13.5%	-13.4pp
Oscar De LA Hoya Animo Charter Los Angeles · Public	3.38	21.1%	-13.3pp
California Military Institute Perris · Public	3.57	17.6%	-8.8pp
Terra Nova High School Pacifica · Public	3.90	19.6%	-8.7pp
Valor Academy High School Panorama City · Public	3.48	17.1%	-8.3pp
Bloomington High School Bloomington · Public	3.48	20.4%	-8.2pp
El Toro High School Lake Forest · Public	3.85	13.5%	-7.9pp
Hercules High School Hercules · Public	3.86	15.9%	-7.9pp

Full rankings — every California high school by UC Reach Score

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1,564 schools · 2025 data · Page 1 of 16 (showing 1–100)

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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	Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch Fremont · Private	Alameda	48	350	212	577	36.8%	8.8%	156.2	47.9	277	102
2	Basis Independent Silicon Vall San Jose · Private	Santa Clara	90	819	194	596	32.6%	17.7%	161.1	28.9	536	175
3	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	Orange	148	590	151	447	33.7%	6.3%	125.7	25.7	661	223
4	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	Los Angeles	101	401	144	413	34.8%	8.3%	109.9	25.7	417	145
5	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	176	1,024	126	422	29.9%	25.7%	104.5	21.0	742	222
6	Harker School San Jose · Private	Santa Clara	195	1,939	126	516	24.4%	10.6%	103.1	24.1	1,006	245
7	Geffen Academy at UCLA Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	76	589	121	416	29.1%	20.6%	90.8	46.0	316	92
8	Castilleja School Palo Alto · Private	Santa Clara	51	416	114	422	27.0%	—	90.2	27.4	215	58
9	Mountain View High School El Monte · Public Tracking	Los Angeles	273	1,123	114	575	19.7%	22.6%	88.6	19.4	1,571	310
10	Quarry Lane School Dublin · Private	Alameda	78	1,035	113	562	20.1%	10.2%	80.8	15.4	438	88
11	Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	Los Angeles	241	502	110	477	23.1%	31.7%	71.0	19.9	1,149	265
12	Science Academy STEM Magnet North Hollywood · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	43	536	109	463	23.6%	17.0%	79.1	20.9	199	47
13	Middle College High · Public Best in class	San Joaquin	76	343	109	291	37.6%	32.5%	73.7	13.2	221	83
14	University High School Fresno · Public Weak at the gate	Fresno	122	498	107	412	25.8%	27.7%	84.4	21.3	503	130
15	Westridge School for Girls Pasadena · Private	Los Angeles	75	550	104	380	27.4%	3.9%	78.7	25.3	285	78
16	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	Los Angeles	106	537	103	375	27.5%	9.2%	83.0	25.5	397	109
17	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	Orange	156	619	101	371	27.3%	22.1%	78.8	19.2	578	158
18	Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana · Public Best in class	Orange	36	524	100	294	34.0%	27.8%	83.3	22.2	106	36
19	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
20	Valley Christian High School San Jose · Private	Santa Clara	415	1,637	96	350	27.4%	19.1%	75.9	15.4	1,451	397
21	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	Orange	285	1,126	94	258	36.5%	15.6%	71.9	10.2	736	269
22	Sacramento Country Day School Sacramento · Private	Sacramento	45	565	93	322	29.0%	14.3%	66.7	17.8	145	42
23	Canyon Crest Academy San Diego · Public Best in class	San Diego	546	2,147	93	402	23.0%	20.0%	70.3	13.4	2,196	506
24	Martin Luther King High School Riverside · Public	Riverside	137	548	92	409	22.5%	27.8%	78.8	15.3	561	126
25	Oakwood School Morgan Hill · Private	Santa Clara	40	546	88	540	16.2%	42.9%	67.5	40.0	216	35
26	Legacy Magnet Academy Tustin · Public Best in class	Orange	91	964	87	293	29.6%	20.2%	68.1	16.5	267	79
27	Preuss School UCSD La Jolla · Public Best in class	San Diego	115	825	86	311	27.6%	37.4%	73.0	17.4	358	99
28	Saint Marys Academy Inglewood · Private	Los Angeles	50	237	86	232	37.1%	—	66.0	22.0	116	43
29	Lynbrook High School San Jose · Public Holding share	Santa Clara	420	1,702	86	450	19.0%	19.7%	74.0	13.6	1,892	360
30	Monta Vista High School Cupertino · Public Sharp downturn	Santa Clara	454	1,630	85	441	19.4%	27.1%	70.5	13.4	2,003	388
31	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public Best in class	Orange	201	1,315	84	363	23.2%	26.6%	67.2	14.4	729	169
32	Highland Elementary · Public	Los Angeles	80	323	84	335	25.0%	22.4%	68.8	11.2	268	67
33	California Crosspoint High School Alameda · Private	Alameda	48	536	83	350	23.8%	7.5%	56.2	12.5	168	40
34	Renaissance Arts Academy Los Angeles · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	34	475	82	300	27.4%	14.3%	61.8	26.5	102	28
35	West Campus High School Sacramento · Public Weak at the gate	Sacramento	219	907	82	217	37.9%	30.6%	51.6	11.9	475	180
36	Middle College High · Public Sharp downturn	San Bernardino	70	269	81	263	31.0%	22.8%	71.4	15.7	184	57
37	Bishop Odowd High School Oakland · Private	Alameda	304	1,259	81	311	26.1%	24.7%	60.5	17.8	945	247
38	Middle College High · Public Best in class	Orange	94	448	80	299	26.7%	33.3%	62.8	11.7	281	75
39	Cupertino High School Cupertino · Public Weak at the gate	Santa Clara	506	1,800	78	355	21.9%	26.2%	63.6	12.4	1,796	393
40	Windward School Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	106	625	77	294	26.3%	13.4%	61.3	22.6	312	82
41	Pacific Bay Christian School Pacifica · Private	San Mateo	22	178	77	364	21.2%	17.6%	40.9	—	80	17
42	College Preparatory School Oakland · Private	Alameda	91	373	77	410	18.8%	4.3%	57.1	22.0	373	70
43	Viewpoint School Calabasas · Private	Los Angeles	108	1,131	77	268	28.7%	6.0%	56.5	20.4	289	83
44	Flintridge Sacred Heart Acad La Canada · Private	Los Angeles	89	381	76	280	27.3%	19.1%	56.2	12.4	249	68
45	Polytechnic School Pasadena · Private	Los Angeles	93	881	76	349	21.9%	14.1%	62.4	26.9	325	71
46	Santa Catalina School Monterey · Private	Monterey	38	439	76	284	26.9%	24.1%	44.7	—	108	29
47	Bentley School Lafayette · Private	Contra Costa	78	293	76	323	23.4%	8.5%	62.8	20.5	252	59
48	Oxnard Middle College High Sch Oxnard · Public Best in class	Ventura	48	194	75	279	26.9%	13.9%	56.2	6.2	134	36
49	Saint Jeanne De Lestonnac C Hs Temecula · Private	Riverside	28	640	75	143	52.5%	—	75.0	32.1	40	21
50	Westview High School San Diego · Public Holding share	San Diego	543	2,116	74	264	28.1%	28.5%	62.6	8.7	1,432	403
51	Del Norte High School San Diego · Public Best in class	San Diego	643	2,557	74	307	23.9%	30.2%	61.7	9.5	1,975	473
52	Saratoga High School Saratoga · Public Best in class	Santa Clara	332	1,161	73	397	18.4%	16.9%	59.0	12.3	1,318	242
53	Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	Orange	102	1,159	73	295	24.6%	—	55.9	11.8	301	74
54	San Marino High School San Marino · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	209	886	72	296	24.4%	21.2%	54.1	14.8	619	151
55	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
56	Middle College High · Public Holding share	Contra Costa	72	294	71	328	21.6%	37.2%	43.1	13.9	236	51
57	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
58	Palos Verdes Peninsula Hs Rolling Hills Estat · Public Holding share	Los Angeles	571	2,075	71	274	25.8%	23.5%	56.9	11.7	1,565	404
59	Lowell High School San Francisco · Public Weak at the gate	San Francisco	642	2,571	71	321	22.0%	33.8%	52.2	10.3	2,058	453
60	Woodside Priory School Portola Valley · Private	San Mateo	74	436	70	338	20.8%	—	58.1	12.2	250	52
61	Mission San Jose High School Fremont · Public Sharp downturn	Alameda	435	1,794	70	450	15.6%	19.3%	56.8	15.6	1,958	305
62	Palo Alto Senior High School Palo Alto · Public	Santa Clara	495	1,891	70	344	20.3%	17.1%	53.7	13.7	1,702	346
63	Design Tech High School Redwood City · Public Best in class	San Mateo	138	567	70	308	22.6%	18.8%	53.6	13.0	425	96
64	International School of Los Angeles Burbank · Private	Los Angeles	54	399	69	263	26.1%	13.5%	50.0	20.4	142	37
65	American High School Fremont · Public Best in class	Alameda	619	2,618	68	349	19.6%	27.4%	54.6	9.7	2,163	423
66	Academy of the Canyons Santa Clarita · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	97	385	68	303	22.4%	18.2%	48.5	16.5	294	66
67	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
68	Berkeley High School Berkeley · Public Best in class	Alameda	799	3,218	67	249	27.0%	22.1%	52.2	13.3	1,993	539
69	University High · Public Demand problem	Orange	572	2,307	67	308	21.9%	23.4%	51.0	10.3	1,760	385
70	Orion International Academy Chino · Private	San Bernardino	24	124	67	171	39.0%	—	45.8	—	41	16
71	Milken Community School Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	134	778	66	260	25.5%	10.1%	54.5	14.2	349	89
72	Immaculate Conception Academy San Francisco · Private	San Francisco	62	239	66	226	29.3%	31.7%	30.6	11.3	140	41
73	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
74	Chadwick School Palos Verdes Estate · Private	Los Angeles	82	863	66	291	22.6%	13.0%	57.3	13.4	239	54
75	Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose · Private	Santa Clara	420	1,776	65	338	19.4%	20.7%	52.4	8.6	1,419	275
76	Tarbut V Torah Cmnty Day Schl Irvine · Private	Orange	52	855	65	250	26.1%	8.8%	51.9	5.8	130	34
77	The Kings Academy Sunnyvale · Private	Santa Clara	162	1,205	65	304	21.3%	17.1%	50.0	11.1	492	105
78	The Nueva School San Mateo · Private	San Mateo	108	952	65	375	17.3%	4.3%	47.2	23.1	405	70
79	Diamond Bar High School Diamond Bar · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	647	2,563	65	300	21.6%	26.6%	47.3	13.4	1,940	418
80	New Roads School Santa Monica · Private	Los Angeles	79	545	65	214	30.2%	9.8%	46.8	24.1	169	51
81	Agbu Manoogian-Demirdjian Sch Canoga Park · Private	Los Angeles	56	809	64	332	19.4%	13.9%	50.0	17.9	186	36
82	Stockton Early College Academy Stockton · Public Weak at the gate	San Joaquin	95	428	64	236	27.2%	42.6%	30.5	8.4	224	61
83	Marlborough School Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	111	546	64	256	25.0%	4.2%	47.8	18.0	284	71
84	San Domenico School San Anselmo · Private	Marin	94	391	64	270	23.6%	5.0%	45.7	9.6	254	60
85	Crystal Springs Uplands Sch Hillsborough · Private	San Mateo	80	347	64	361	17.6%	—	48.8	18.8	289	51
86	Dougherty Valley High School San Ramon · Public Weak at the gate	Contra Costa	837	3,039	63	412	15.3%	30.1%	47.4	10.3	3,451	528
87	Laguna Blanca School Santa Barbara · Private	Santa Barbara	46	414	63	230	27.4%	—	47.8	8.7	106	29
88	Mendocino High School Mendocino · Public Sharp downturn	Mendocino	46	165	63	150	42.0%	20.7%	39.1	13.0	69	29
89	LA Jolla High La Jolla · Public Sharp downturn	San Diego	288	1,174	62	243	25.8%	19.4%	48.6	12.8	699	180
90	Menlo School Atherton · Private	San Mateo	149	805	62	348	17.9%	10.8%	49.7	19.5	519	93
91	Loyola High School Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	299	1,289	62	275	22.6%	11.8%	48.2	15.1	823	186
92	Harvard-Westlake School Studio City · Private	Los Angeles	283	1,616	62	317	19.5%	9.1%	49.5	15.6	898	175
93	Mountain House High School Mountain House · Public Best in class	San Joaquin	580	2,428	62	262	23.5%	33.9%	42.6	7.9	1,519	357
94	Mayfield Senior School Pasadena · Private	Los Angeles	83	310	61	264	23.3%	11.8%	49.4	18.1	219	51
95	Leland High School San Jose · Public Sharp downturn	Santa Clara	385	1,471	61	315	19.5%	26.7%	49.6	12.2	1,212	236
96	Crespi Carmelite High School Encino · Private	Los Angeles	97	428	61	182	33.3%	15.2%	49.5	9.3	177	59
97	Arcadia High School Arcadia · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	817	2,939	61	289	21.0%	27.7%	44.7	11.0	2,362	495
98	Irvington High School Fremont · Public Sharp downturn	Alameda	538	2,157	61	367	16.5%	28.8%	46.8	10.4	1,976	326
99	San Francisco University Hs San Francisco · Private	San Francisco	111	488	60	309	19.5%	11.9%	46.0	16.2	343	67
100	Head-Royce School the Oakland · Private	Alameda	100	902	60	454	13.2%	10.0%	45.0	18.0	454	60

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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