Top 10 in California — UC Reach Score

California · 2025 · ≥50 seniors

What is UC Reach? UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size, summing each campus — measured against a school's entire graduating class, across 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 California Academy of Mathematics & Science · Carson 129 4 Gretchen Whitney High School · Cerritos 126 5 Harker School · San Jose 126 6 Flintridge Preparatory School · La Canada 103 7 Fairmont Preparatory Academy · Anaheim 101 8 Orange County School of the Arts · Santa Ana 96 9 Valley Christian High School · San Jose 96 10 Robert L Stevenson High School · Pebble Beach 95

This board needs a class of 100+ seniors. Schools smaller than that are ranked on the small-schools board below — which is where California's highest UC Reach Score actually sits.

Small schools — California · 2025

Ranked separately because they graduate 25–99 seniors — magnet programs, specialized charters and small privates. A class of 60 swings far more year to year than a class of 600, so mixing them into the boards above would compare unlike things. The state's single highest UC Reach Score sits on this board, not the one above it.

▲ Top 10 Small Public + Charter

California

1	Science Academy STEM Magnet North Hollywood · Public	109
2	Middle College High School Stockton · Public	109
3	Magnolia Science Academy-Santa Ana Santa Ana · Public	100
4	Girls Academic Leadership Academy Los Angeles · Public	98
5	Pacific Collegiate School Santa Cruz · Public	94
6	Catch Prep Charter High Los Angeles · Public	90
7	Design Science Middle College High School Fresno · Public	87
8	Legacy Magnet Academy Tustin · Public	87
9	Renaissance Arts Academy Los Angeles · Public	82
10	Middle College High School San Bernardino · Public	81

▲ Top 10 Small Private

California

1	BASIS Independent Fremont Upper School Fremont · Private	212
2	BASIS Independent Silicon Valley San Jose · Private	194
3	Pacific Academy Irvine Irvine · Private	161
4	Geffen Academy at UCLA Los Angeles · Private	121
5	Castilleja School Palo Alto · Private	114
6	Quarry Lane School Dublin · Private	113
7	Westridge School for Girls Pasadena · Private	104
8	Sacramento Country Day School Sacramento · Private	93
9	Saint Marys Academy Inglewood · Private	86
10	California Crosspoint High School Alameda · Private	83

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	California Academy of Mathematics & Science Carson · Public	129
2	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	126
3	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	96
4	University High School Fresno · Public	95
5	Canyon Crest Academy San Diego · Public	93
6	Preuss School UCSD La Jolla · Public	86
7	Lynbrook High School San Jose · Public	86
8	Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy Wilmington · Public	86
9	Monta Vista High School Cupertino · Public	85
10	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	84

▲ 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	Robert L Stevenson High School Pebble Beach · Private	95
8	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	94
9	Notre Dame High School San Jose · Private	94
10	Bishop Odowd High School Oakland · Private	81

▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter

California

1	City of Angels School Los Angeles · Public	1
2	Coastal Academy High School Oceanside Oceanside · Public	1
3	Options for Youth - Acton Fontana · Public	1
4	Charter School of San Diego San Diego · Public	2
5	Waterford High School Waterford · Public	2
6	McKinleyville High School Mckinleyville · Public	3
7	South Sutter Charter School Nicolaus · Public	3
8	Santa Rosa Academy Menifee · Public	3
9	Colusa High School Colusa · Public	3
10	Gridley High School Gridley · Public	3

▼ Bottom 10 Private

California

1	Christian High School El Cajon · Private	2
2	Arrowhead Christian Academy Redlands · Private	6
3	Ontario Christian High School Ontario · Private	10
4	Saint Anthony High School Long Beach · Private	13
5	Bishop Alemany High School Mission Hills · Private	13
6	Cathedral High School Los Angeles · Private	14
7	Saint Augustine High School San Diego · Private	14
8	Central Catholic High School Modesto · Private	14
9	Valley Christian High School Cerritos · Private	16
10	Saint Joseph High School Santa Maria · Private	17

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	California Academy of Mathematics & Science Carson · Public	14
6	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	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	Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Los Angeles · Public	12
2	California Academy of Mathematics & Science Carson · Public	12
3	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	12
4	Harker School San Jose · Private	11
5	Windward School Los Angeles · Private	10
6	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	10
7	Lick Wilmerding High School San Francisco · Private	9
8	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	9
9	Compton Early College High School Compton · Public	9
10	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	9

Top 10 — UCSD Reach

UC San Diego

1	Preuss School UCSD La Jolla · Public	39
2	California Academy of Mathematics & Science Carson · Public	34
3	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	25
4	Cobalt Institute Of Math And Science Academy Victorville · Public	20
5	Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex Los Angeles · Public	19
6	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	19
7	Valley Christian High School San Jose · Private	18
8	Animo Pat Brown Charter High School Los Angeles · Public	18
9	Design Tech High School Redwood City · Public	18
10	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	18

Top 10 — UCSB Reach

UC Santa Barbara

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	43
2	Harker School San Jose · Private	41
3	Notre Dame High School San Jose · Private	30
4	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	30
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	California Academy of Mathematics & Science Carson · Public	34
4	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	30
5	Westview High School San Diego · Public	30
6	Del Norte High School San Diego · Public	27
7	University High School Fresno · Public	27
8	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	26
9	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	26
10	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	23

Top 10 — UCD Reach

UC Davis

1	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	34
2	West Campus High School Sacramento · Public	31
3	Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy Wilmington · Public	28
4	Robert L Stevenson High School Pebble Beach · Private	27
5	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	25
6	Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts San Francisco · Public	24
7	University High School Fresno · Public	24
8	Summit Public School: Shasta Daly City · Public	24
9	KIPP King Collegiate High School San Lorenzo · Public	23
10	New West Charter School Los Angeles · Public	23

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 & Science Carson · Public	100.0%
2	KIPP King Collegiate High School San Lorenzo · Public	100.0%
3	Gompers Preparatory Academy San Diego · Public	100.0%
4	Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex Los Angeles · Public	100.0%
5	New West Charter School Los Angeles · Public	100.0%
6	Making Waves Academy Richmond · Public	100.0%
7	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Sacramento · Public	100.0%
8	Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High Huntington Park · Public	100.0%
9	Ofarrell Charter School San Diego · Public	100.0%
10	Esperanza College Prep Los Angeles · 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	Math Science Technology Magnet Los Angeles · Public	100.0%
8	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Sacramento · Public	100.0%
9	Analy High School Sebastopol · Public	100.0%
10	Maranatha High School Pasadena · Private	100.0%

Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity

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

1	West Adams Preparatory High School 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 Los Angeles · Public	129:1
6	Terra Nova High School Pacifica · Public	131:1
7	William Workman High City Of Industry · Public	134:1
8	Felicitas Gonzalo Mendez High School Los Angeles · 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	Alisal High School avg 19.0 · σ 2.16	σ 2.16
8	Fountain Valley High School avg 28.8 · σ 2.31	σ 2.31
9	San Juan Hills High School avg 23.8 · σ 2.31	σ 2.31
10	Monte Vista High School avg 44.8 · σ 2.34	σ 2.34

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 Grass Valley · n=36 · 2025	100%
4	California Academy of Mathematics & Science Carson · n=157 · 2025	99%
5	Middle College High Stockton · n=79 · 2025	99%
6	Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy Gilroy · n=72 · 2025	99%
7	Oxford Academy Cypress · n=185 · 2025	98%
8	Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy Wilmington · 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 & Science Carson · 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 Grass Valley · 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
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
Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts San Francisco · Public	34 '18 → 70 '25	+36.4pp
Galileo Academy of Science & Tech San Francisco · Public	25 '18 → 61 '25	+35.6pp
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Los Angeles · Public	30 '18 → 65 '25	+34.7pp
Archbishop Riordan High School San Francisco · Private	24 '20 → 59 '25	+34.5pp

▼ Biggest declines

School	Then → Now	Δ
SOAR High School Lancaster · Public	106 '21 → 56 '25	-50.1pp
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

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 Duarte · Los Angeles · Public Best in class	+172.2% vs -4.7%	+176.9pp
Da Vinci Connect High School El Segundo · Los Angeles · Public Strong demand	+160.8% vs -8.5%	+169.3pp
San Diego High School San Diego · San Diego · Public Demand hides churn	+147.1% vs -6.9%	+154.0pp
San Jacinto Valley Academy San Jacinto · Riverside · Public Best in class	+118.9% vs -2.6%	+121.5pp
Mountain House High School Mountain House · San Joaquin · Public Best in class	+135.6% vs +19.8%	+115.8pp
Downtown College Prep El Primero San Jose · Santa Clara · Public Watch — engagement	+129.6% vs +17.0%	+112.6pp
Aspire Benjamin Holt College Prep Stockton · San Joaquin · Public Best in class	+129.2% vs +19.8%	+109.4pp
Alliance Ted K Tajima High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Best in class	+89.7% vs -5.3%	+94.9pp
Compton Early College High School Compton · Los Angeles · Public Best in class	+84.6% vs -4.7%	+89.3pp
School Visual Arts Humanities Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Watch — engagement	+83.1% vs -5.3%	+88.4pp

▼ Underperforming the county the most

School	School · County	Gap
Connecting Waters - East Bay Waterford · Stanislaus · Public Compounding decline	-65.7% vs +2.3%	-67.9pp
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
Oakland Military Institute College Prep Oakland · Alameda · Public Sharp downturn	-52.4% vs +2.5%	-54.9pp
Lincoln High School Lincoln · Placer · Public Material decline	-33.5% vs +16.4%	-49.9pp
Fremont Acd Engineering/Design Pomona · Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline	-55.0% vs -5.3%	-49.8pp
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
Animo Venice Charter High School Venice · Los Angeles · Public Sharp downturn	-50.3% vs -5.3%	-45.1pp
Yosemite High School Oakhurst · Madera · Public Compounding decline	-36.7% vs +6.9%	-43.6pp

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

913 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.
Las Plumas High School Oroville · Public	4.08	64.5%	+38.6pp
Foothill High School Palo Cedro · Public	4.01	62.9%	+33.6pp
Farmersville High School Farmersville · Public	3.92	59.5%	+33.4pp
Lindhurst High School Olivehurst · Public	3.96	51.4%	+30.8pp
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 Stockton · Public	3.91	56.8%	+28.5pp
Hanford High School Hanford · Public	4.02	56.5%	+27.9pp
Tehachapi High School Tehachapi · Public	4.12	50.7%	+27.4pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School	GPA	Actual	Δ vs exp.
Inglewood High School Inglewood · Public	3.24	25.0%	-16.8pp
Crenshaw High School Los Angeles · Public	3.36	21.1%	-15.2pp
Oscar De LA Hoya Animo Charter Los Angeles · Public	3.38	21.1%	-14.5pp
East Valley High School North Hollywood · Public	3.46	13.5%	-13.3pp
California Military Institute Perris · Public	3.57	17.6%	-9.2pp
Terra Nova High School Pacifica · Public	3.90	19.6%	-8.7pp
Valor Academy High School Panorama City · Public	3.48	17.1%	-8.6pp
Bloomington High School Bloomington · Public	3.48	20.4%	-8.6pp
Hercules High School Hercules · Public	3.86	15.9%	-8.0pp
El Toro High School Lake Forest · Public	3.85	13.5%	-8.0pp

Full rankings — every California high school by UC Reach Score

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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 ⓘ
901	El Camino High School Oceanside · Public Sharp downturn	San Diego	623	2,463	10	54	19.5%	30.8%	8.5	0.8	334	65
902	Porterville High School Porterville · Public Demand problem	Tulare	499	2,125	10	29	36.4%	19.2%	7.6	1.4	143	52
903	Palmdale High School Palmdale · Public Both ends slipping	Los Angeles	569	2,208	10	40	26.0%	5.1%	8.8	1.4	227	59
904	Placer High School Auburn · Public Material decline	Placer	347	1,265	10	28	36.7%	27.8%	6.6	—	98	36
905	Crenshaw High School Los Angeles · Public Mid-year churn	Los Angeles	145	503	10	69	15.0%	—	6.9	2.1	100	15
906	Perris High School Perris · Public Compounding decline	Riverside	504	2,096	10	41	25.0%	5.8%	8.5	1.6	208	52
907	Ontario Christian High School Ontario · Private	San Bernardino	117	469	10	97	10.6%	—	10.3	—	113	12
908	California City High School California City · Public Both ends slipping	Kern	147	604	10	35	28.9%	26.7%	8.2	—	52	15
909	Imperial High School Imperial · Public Best in class	Imperial	343	1,439	10	28	36.1%	28.6%	10.2	0.9	97	35
910	Theodore Roosevelt High School Fresno · Public Both ends slipping	Fresno	452	2,175	10	52	19.5%	6.5%	7.7	1.8	236	46
911	Turlock High School Turlock · Public Strong demand	Stanislaus	619	2,479	10	34	30.0%	28.6%	7.0	1.1	210	63
912	Terra Nova High School Pacifica · Public Material decline	San Mateo	178	740	10	91	11.1%	22.2%	5.6	—	162	18
913	Rio Mesa High School Oxnard · Public Demand hides churn	Ventura	476	1,951	10	37	27.3%	14.6%	8.4	1.7	176	48
914	Elsinore High School Wildomar · Public Watch — engagement	Riverside	447	1,927	10	31	32.9%	35.6%	8.7	1.3	137	45
915	Rosemont High School Sacramento · Public Watch — engagement	Sacramento	418	1,485	10	45	22.1%	19.1%	6.0	—	190	42
916	Natomas High School Sacramento · Public Strong demand	Sacramento	299	1,157	10	46	21.7%	30.0%	6.0	1.3	138	30
917	Chaffey High School Ontario · Public Weak at the gate	San Bernardino	750	3,127	10	37	27.2%	26.7%	9.2	1.6	276	75
918	Orland High School Orland · Public Strong demand	Glenn	150	725	10	41	24.2%	33.3%	4.0	—	62	15
919	Palmdale Academy Charter Palmdale · Public Strong demand	Los Angeles	210	989	10	71	14.0%	—	7.6	—	150	21
920	Tahquitz High School Hemet · Public Demand hides churn	Riverside	421	1,761	10	36	28.0%	9.5%	8.6	0.7	150	42
921	Mayfair High School Lakewood · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	381	2,422	10	50	19.8%	34.2%	8.9	1.1	192	38
922	Don Antonio Lugo High School Chino · Public Sharp downturn	San Bernardino	372	1,256	10	37	26.6%	27.0%	8.9	0.8	139	37
923	Mission Oak High School Tulare · Public Best in class	Tulare	342	1,678	10	29	34.3%	—	7.9	1.8	99	34
924	Red Bluff High School Red Bluff · Public Holding share	Tehama	353	1,586	10	25	40.2%	40.0%	5.7	0.8	87	35
925	Winters High School Winters · Public Strong demand	Yolo	111	479	10	48	20.8%	—	6.3	—	53	11
926	Atwater High School Atwater · Public Strong demand	Merced	479	2,029	10	42	23.3%	6.4%	7.1	1.0	202	47
927	Liberty High School Brentwood · Public Best in class	Contra Costa	683	2,836	10	52	19.0%	23.9%	5.7	1.5	352	67
928	Highland High School Palmdale · Public Mid-year churn	Los Angeles	684	2,706	10	39	25.0%	22.4%	8.0	1.3	268	67
929	Livingston High School Livingston · Public Weak at the gate	Merced	296	1,169	10	42	23.4%	13.8%	7.8	2.7	124	29
930	Fremont High School Oakland · Public Demand hides churn	Alameda	225	1,166	10	56	17.3%	18.2%	6.2	—	127	22
931	Gilroy High School Gilroy · Public Demand hides churn	Santa Clara	400	1,618	10	40	24.2%	12.8%	6.5	0.8	161	39
932	Baldwin Park High School Baldwin Park · Public Compounding decline	Los Angeles	226	1,260	10	54	17.9%	31.8%	9.7	1.3	123	22
933	Ontario High School Ontario · Public Sharp downturn	San Bernardino	452	1,994	10	50	19.6%	9.1%	9.7	1.6	225	44
934	Washington Union High School Fresno · Public Best in class	Fresno	258	1,096	10	28	34.2%	12.0%	6.2	1.2	73	25
935	El Dorado High School Placerville · Public Sharp downturn	El Dorado	310	1,135	10	34	28.3%	26.7%	4.5	—	106	30
936	Glendale High School Glendale · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	549	2,066	10	61	15.8%	30.2%	9.1	2.2	335	53
937	Luther Burbank High School Sacramento · Public Demand problem	Sacramento	427	1,535	10	48	20.0%	17.1%	5.4	0.9	205	41
938	Rancho Mirage High School Rancho Mirage · Public Material decline	Riverside	313	1,401	10	59	16.3%	26.7%	9.6	1.0	184	30
939	Central Union High School El Centro · Public Tracking	Imperial	460	2,006	10	42	22.9%	20.4%	8.3	1.1	192	44
940	California Military Institute Perris · Public Holding share	Riverside	136	1,031	10	79	12.0%	—	7.3	—	108	13
941	LA Habra High School La Habra · Public Demand problem	Orange	471	1,881	10	55	17.4%	—	7.4	1.7	258	45
942	Mira Monte High School Bakersfield · Public Demand problem	Kern	471	2,048	10	33	29.2%	15.6%	8.1	1.3	154	45
943	Lakeside High School Lake Elsinore · Public Watch — engagement	Riverside	403	1,687	9	36	25.9%	23.7%	8.7	—	147	38
944	Manteca High School Manteca · Public Strong demand	San Joaquin	509	1,907	9	33	28.9%	16.7%	6.7	1.6	166	48
945	Mount Whitney High School Visalia · Public Demand hides churn	Tulare	361	1,637	9	34	27.4%	14.7%	5.5	—	124	34
946	Rio Linda Senior High School Rio Linda · Public	Sacramento	329	1,594	9	38	24.6%	32.3%	4.0	—	126	31
947	Escalon High School Escalon · Public Sharp downturn	San Joaquin	213	815	9	32	29.4%	35.0%	4.2	—	68	20
948	Centennial High School Bakersfield · Public Weak at the gate	Kern	556	2,212	9	44	21.5%	34.6%	7.5	—	242	52
949	Adelanto High School Adelanto · Public Demand hides churn	San Bernardino	551	2,247	9	47	19.6%	21.6%	8.0	1.1	260	51
950	Norco High School Norco · Public Strong demand	Riverside	486	2,032	9	37	25.3%	20.0%	8.2	0.8	178	45
951	Sultana High School Hesperia · Public Strong demand	San Bernardino	487	2,098	9	39	23.8%	40.0%	8.2	0.6	189	45
952	Lemoore Union High School Lemoore · Public Material decline	Kings	390	1,798	9	38	24.3%	19.4%	6.7	—	148	36
953	Magnolia High School Anaheim · Public Compounding decline	Orange	401	1,608	9	57	16.2%	13.5%	8.5	1.2	229	37
954	West High School Bakersfield · Public Both ends slipping	Kern	466	2,159	9	32	28.9%	—	7.7	1.5	149	43
955	Napa High School Napa · Public Tracking	Napa	434	1,642	9	38	23.9%	12.5%	7.1	2.3	167	40
956	Woodlake High School Woodlake · Public Demand hides churn	Tulare	152	646	9	22	42.4%	—	7.2	—	33	14
957	Oakdale High School Oakdale · Public Strong demand	Stanislaus	370	1,563	9	23	40.5%	29.4%	5.7	—	84	34
958	Marina High School Marina · Public Best in class	Monterey	153	721	9	39	23.3%	—	6.5	2.0	60	14
959	Thomas Downey High School Modesto · Public Strong demand	Stanislaus	504	2,192	9	26	35.1%	17.4%	6.3	1.8	131	46
960	Hemet High School Hemet · Public Watch — engagement	Riverside	551	2,414	9	38	24.0%	24.0%	8.5	0.7	208	50
961	Grossmont High School La Mesa · Public Tracking	San Diego	563	2,172	9	42	21.7%	31.4%	8.0	1.9	235	51
962	Pierce High School Arbuckle · Public Demand problem	Colusa	124	463	9	37	23.9%	27.3%	3.2	—	46	11
963	Johansen High School Modesto · Public Demand hides churn	Stanislaus	508	2,029	9	32	27.6%	17.8%	5.5	0.6	163	45
964	East Valley High School North Hollywood · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	113	558	9	109	8.1%	—	8.8	—	123	10
965	Nipomo High School Nipomo · Public Strong demand	San Luis Obispo	192	819	9	27	33.3%	—	6.8	—	51	17
966	Granite Hills High School El Cajon · Public Strong demand	San Diego	635	2,331	9	57	15.5%	33.9%	7.4	1.3	362	56
967	Center High School Antelope · Public Holding share	Sacramento	320	1,312	9	42	20.7%	42.9%	5.0	—	135	28
968	Dixon High School Dixon · Public Weak at the gate	Solano	242	990	9	54	16.0%	14.3%	5.0	—	131	21
969	Clovis High School Clovis · Public Sharp downturn	Fresno	751	2,779	9	26	32.8%	27.7%	6.7	0.8	198	65
970	Dos Palos High School Dos Palos · Public Material decline	Merced	151	639	9	36	23.6%	23.1%	4.0	—	55	13
971	Victor Valley High School Victorville · Public Demand hides churn	San Bernardino	535	2,255	9	34	25.4%	15.2%	7.8	1.5	181	46
972	Eastside High School Lancaster · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	675	2,631	9	31	28.2%	24.1%	7.0	1.2	206	58
973	Will C Wood High School Vacaville · Public Best in class	Solano	409	1,671	9	41	21.0%	40.0%	4.7	0.7	167	35
974	Ramona High School Ramona · Public Best in class	San Diego	328	1,404	9	39	21.9%	14.3%	5.8	—	128	28
975	Atascadero High School Atascadero · Public Demand problem	San Luis Obispo	293	1,157	9	34	25.0%	—	5.5	—	100	25
976	Frontier High School Bakersfield · Public Sharp downturn	Kern	529	2,098	9	32	26.8%	28.9%	6.0	—	168	45
977	San Bernardino High School San Bernardino · Public Both ends slipping	San Bernardino	306	1,440	8	36	23.4%	—	6.2	—	111	26
978	East Bakersfield High School Bakersfield · Public Both ends slipping	Kern	598	2,331	8	32	25.8%	6.0%	6.9	1.5	194	50
979	Edison Senior High School Stockton · Public	San Joaquin	576	2,355	8	32	25.9%	14.6%	4.9	—	185	48
980	Madison High School San Diego · Public Weak at the gate	San Diego	204	780	8	48	17.4%	41.2%	8.3	—	98	17
981	Mervyn M Dymally High School Los Angeles · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	168	654	8	57	14.6%	21.4%	8.3	—	96	14
982	Hiram W Johnson High School Sacramento · Public Demand hides churn	Sacramento	433	1,682	8	39	21.1%	38.9%	4.2	—	171	36
983	Pleasant Valley Sr High School Chico · Public	Butte	482	1,978	8	34	24.1%	20.0%	4.8	0.6	166	40
984	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
985	William Workman High School City Of Industry · Public Compounding decline	Los Angeles	183	723	8	66	12.5%	26.7%	8.2	—	120	15
986	Shasta High School Redding · Public Holding share	Shasta	281	1,268	8	37	22.3%	30.4%	4.6	—	103	23
987	Pacheco High School Los Banos · Public Demand problem	Merced	443	1,725	8	36	22.4%	11.1%	6.1	0.9	161	36
988	Tokay High School Lodi · Public Material decline	San Joaquin	481	2,058	8	32	25.7%	15.4%	4.8	0.8	152	39
989	Santa Rosa High School Santa Rosa · Public Compounding decline	Sonoma	346	1,553	8	50	16.1%	32.1%	4.0	—	174	28
990	James Lick High School San Jose · Public Both ends slipping	Santa Clara	225	862	8	24	34.0%	—	4.4	3.1	53	18
991	Highland High School Bakersfield · Public Best in class	Kern	656	2,530	8	31	25.6%	5.8%	6.1	0.6	203	52
992	San Jose High School San Jose · Public Both ends slipping	Santa Clara	177	874	8	25	31.1%	—	6.2	—	45	14
993	Monte Vista High School Spring Valley · Public Demand hides churn	San Diego	446	1,543	8	37	21.3%	34.3%	7.0	0.9	164	35
994	Cordova High School Rancho Cordova · Public Strong demand	Sacramento	435	1,944	8	35	22.5%	32.4%	4.6	0.9	151	34
995	Independence High School Bakersfield · Public Strong demand	Kern	525	2,324	8	26	30.6%	31.7%	6.3	0.6	134	41
996	Piner High School Santa Rosa · Public Demand hides churn	Sonoma	334	1,434	8	32	24.5%	30.8%	4.5	—	106	26
997	Rancho Cotate High School Rohnert Park · Public Strong demand	Sonoma	425	1,755	8	36	21.6%	21.2%	4.7	—	153	33
998	Santana High School Santee · Public Strong demand	San Diego	425	1,621	8	39	19.8%	27.3%	6.6	2.1	167	33
999	Littlerock High School Littlerock · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	374	1,507	8	25	30.9%	—	6.2	—	94	29
1000	Kerman High School Kerman · Public Best in class	Fresno	350	1,493	8	21	37.5%	11.1%	5.1	0.9	72	27

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size. Campus admits are SUMMED — UC publishes no per-school unique-student count, so a senior admitted to more than one of the 6 campuses is counted at each, and 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. See methodology →

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