🏆 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 ⓘ

816 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%	+38.7pp
Foothill High · Public	4.01	62.9%	+33.6pp
Farmersville High School Farmersville · Public	3.92	59.5%	+33.5pp
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
Hanford High School Hanford · Public	4.02	56.5%	+27.9pp
Tehachapi High School Tehachapi · Public	4.12	50.7%	+27.5pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School	GPA	Actual	Δ vs exp.
Inglewood High School Inglewood · Public	3.24	25.0%	-15.1pp
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
Folsom High School Folsom · Public	3.84	13.7%	-7.5pp

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 ⓘ
101	Alameda High School Alameda · Public Best in class	Alameda	490	1,868	51	215	23.8%	30.7%	37.5	8.0	1,055	251
102	Walnut High School Walnut · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	549	2,148	51	234	21.9%	29.5%	37.7	7.3	1,285	281
103	Oceana High School Pacifica · Public Sharp downturn	San Mateo	142	471	51	208	24.3%	37.5%	36.6	8.4	296	72
104	Calabasas High School Calabasas · Public Holding share	Los Angeles	430	1,707	50	175	28.9%	22.6%	37.7	11.6	751	217
105	Village Christian High School Sun Valley · Private	Los Angeles	125	1,199	50	166	30.3%	15.9%	36.8	11.2	208	63
106	Westlake High School Westlake Village · Public Weak at the gate	Ventura	518	1,900	50	196	25.6%	23.5%	39.0	10.4	1,015	260
107	Francis W Parker School San Diego · Private	San Diego	141	1,279	49	282	17.4%	8.7%	37.6	12.8	397	69
108	LA Jolla Country Day School La Jolla · Private	San Diego	119	1,099	49	246	19.8%	6.9%	32.8	10.9	293	58
109	Santa Monica High School Santa Monica · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	710	2,588	49	205	23.8%	27.8%	37.0	13.8	1,457	346
110	Animo Inglewood Charter Hs Inglewood · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	142	592	49	196	24.8%	15.9%	40.1	6.3	278	69
111	Crescenta Valley High School La Crescenta · Public Holding share	Los Angeles	625	2,624	48	214	22.7%	24.4%	38.2	9.4	1,336	303
112	Cerritos High School Cerritos · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	541	1,996	48	198	24.5%	29.4%	38.8	6.5	1,070	262
113	Albany High School Albany · Public Best in class	Alameda	294	1,122	48	316	15.3%	35.2%	29.6	8.5	928	142
114	Crossroads School Santa Monica · Private	Los Angeles	150	1,202	48	261	18.4%	19.4%	40.7	15.3	391	72
115	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
116	Gompers Preparatory Academy San Diego · Public Best in class	San Diego	152	1,175	47	210	22.6%	19.4%	39.5	9.2	319	72
117	North Hollywood High School North Hollywood · Public Watch — engagement	Los Angeles	535	2,444	47	162	29.1%	23.3%	37.2	8.2	869	253
118	Monte Vista High School Danville · Public Weak at the gate	Contra Costa	516	2,042	47	269	17.5%	28.4%	35.5	9.7	1,389	243
119	Leigh High School San Jose · Public Best in class	Santa Clara	459	1,884	47	258	18.3%	29.2%	36.6	6.8	1,183	216
120	Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach · Public Sharp downturn	Orange	196	815	47	180	26.1%	30.4%	39.3	11.2	352	92
121	California High School San Ramon · Public Best in class	Contra Costa	721	2,894	46	259	17.9%	29.6%	35.9	7.8	1,868	335
122	Acalanes High School Lafayette · Public Weak at the gate	Contra Costa	345	1,256	46	216	21.5%	26.9%	32.2	9.3	744	160
123	South Pasadena High School South Pasadena · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	379	1,536	46	238	19.4%	25.7%	31.1	6.1	901	175
124	Clovis North High School Fresno · Public Weak at the gate	Fresno	613	2,360	46	131	35.2%	18.1%	35.7	6.7	801	282
125	Woodbridge High School Irvine · Public Holding share	Orange	540	2,232	46	212	21.7%	25.0%	38.0	8.5	1,145	248
126	Wallis Annenberg High School Los Angeles · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	116	484	46	147	31.0%	22.6%	37.1	6.0	171	53
127	Dos Pueblos High School Goleta · Public Sharp downturn	Santa Barbara	539	2,149	46	163	28.0%	23.6%	33.8	6.9	879	246
128	Skyline High School Oakland · Public Compounding decline	Alameda	303	1,250	46	148	30.9%	23.9%	31.0	8.6	447	138
129	Oakland Technical High School Oakland · Public Demand problem	Alameda	438	1,812	45	238	19.1%	24.6%	33.3	8.9	1,042	199
130	Mira Loma High School Sacramento · Public Weak at the gate	Sacramento	392	1,655	45	142	32.1%	28.1%	29.6	10.2	555	178
131	Chaminade College Preparatory West Hills · Private	Los Angeles	274	1,237	45	218	20.8%	22.6%	35.0	8.0	596	124
132	Santa Cruz High School Santa Cruz · Public Holding share	Santa Cruz	270	1,093	45	169	26.8%	23.8%	32.2	7.8	456	122
133	West High · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	450	1,775	45	188	23.8%	28.2%	32.7	6.4	848	202
134	Ruben S Ayala High School Chino Hills · Public Weak at the gate	San Bernardino	669	2,541	45	176	25.5%	29.7%	36.2	7.5	1,175	300
135	Scotts Valley High School Scotts Valley · Public Sharp downturn	Santa Cruz	152	611	45	152	29.4%	14.7%	31.6	7.9	231	68
136	Burlingame High School Burlingame · Public Best in class	San Mateo	412	1,583	45	240	18.6%	17.4%	31.6	6.8	988	184
137	Garces Memorial High School Bakersfield · Private	Kern	124	509	44	119	37.4%	12.7%	33.1	7.3	147	55
138	Las Lomas High School Walnut Creek · Public Best in class	Contra Costa	433	1,577	44	209	21.1%	27.8%	31.6	7.2	905	191
139	Carmel High School Carmel · Public Sharp downturn	Monterey	200	780	44	140	31.5%	26.1%	32.5	6.5	279	88
140	Moreau Catholic High School Hayward · Private	Alameda	164	806	44	240	18.3%	27.8%	32.9	10.4	394	72
141	Palisades Charter High School Pacific Palisade · Public Mid-year churn	Los Angeles	757	2,920	44	204	21.4%	23.0%	31.4	9.6	1,546	330
142	Evergreen Valley High School San Jose · Public Weak at the gate	Santa Clara	699	2,703	43	285	15.2%	29.6%	33.8	7.9	1,993	304
143	Paraclete High School Lancaster · Private	Los Angeles	113	561	43	133	32.7%	22.4%	36.3	6.2	150	49
144	Irvine High School Irvine · Public Demand problem	Orange	502	1,964	43	236	18.2%	27.3%	31.3	6.4	1,185	216
145	Foshay Learning Center Los Angeles · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	175	1,530	43	154	27.8%	—	36.6	8.0	270	75
146	Scripps Ranch High San Diego · Public Best in class	San Diego	463	1,890	43	241	17.8%	26.3%	31.8	6.0	1,115	198
147	Presentation High School San Jose · Private	Santa Clara	143	545	43	290	14.7%	9.8%	32.2	5.6	414	61
148	Marin Academy San Rafael · Private	Marin	113	454	42	267	15.9%	8.3%	33.6	9.7	302	48
149	Kipp San Jose Collegiate San Jose · Public Best in class	Santa Clara	111	512	42	234	18.1%	14.9%	32.4	4.5	260	47
150	San Dieguito Academy Encinitas · Public Holding share	San Diego	547	1,843	42	197	21.4%	30.3%	31.4	8.2	1,078	231
151	Cosumnes Oaks High School Elk Grove · Public Sharp downturn	Sacramento	549	2,109	42	143	29.4%	30.3%	28.4	4.4	787	231
152	Bellarmine College Preparatory San Jose · Private	Santa Clara	407	1,654	42	257	16.2%	16.6%	31.7	8.3	1,046	169
153	Northgate High School Walnut Creek · Public Sharp downturn	Contra Costa	377	1,546	41	204	20.3%	30.1%	29.7	6.4	770	156
154	Vista Del Lago High · Public Best in class	Sacramento	409	1,782	41	192	21.5%	30.2%	32.5	5.9	786	169
155	Torrey Pines High School San Diego · Public Best in class	San Diego	642	2,536	41	217	19.1%	25.7%	32.2	7.8	1,390	265
156	Oaks Christian School Westlake Village · Private	Ventura	290	1,705	41	202	20.3%	20.2%	30.3	8.3	585	119
157	High Tech High School San Diego · Public Sharp downturn	San Diego	100	412	41	173	23.7%	24.4%	31.0	9.0	173	41
158	Monte Vista Christian Hs Watsonville · Private	Santa Cruz	121	836	40	124	32.7%	14.3%	29.8	2.5	150	49
159	Samueli Academy Santa Ana · Public Best in class	Orange	136	842	40	119	34.0%	14.6%	32.4	5.2	162	55
160	Healdsburg High School Healdsburg · Public Material decline	Sonoma	134	503	40	149	27.0%	18.5%	24.6	9.0	200	54
161	La Quinta High · Public Holding share	Orange	542	2,041	40	161	25.0%	31.6%	35.8	5.0	873	218
162	Los Gatos High School Los Gatos · Public Best in class	Santa Clara	513	1,914	40	257	15.6%	28.8%	32.0	7.2	1,317	205
163	Sage Creek High School Carlsbad · Public Best in class	San Diego	352	1,289	40	201	19.8%	32.1%	29.8	5.7	708	140
164	Pacific Grove High School Pacific Grove · Public Sharp downturn	Monterey	161	552	40	158	25.1%	28.1%	29.8	5.6	255	64
165	Redlands High School Redlands · Public Sharp downturn	San Bernardino	521	2,189	40	113	35.0%	23.3%	31.9	5.6	589	206
166	El Cerrito High School El Cerrito · Public Weak at the gate	Contra Costa	394	1,460	39	171	23.0%	33.5%	27.7	9.4	674	155
167	Synergy Quantum Academy Los Angeles · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	122	564	39	120	32.6%	22.9%	28.7	6.6	147	48
168	Gateway High School San Francisco · Public Holding share	San Francisco	120	464	39	204	19.2%	23.4%	22.5	8.3	245	47
169	Granite Bay High School Granite Bay · Public Sharp downturn	Placer	496	2,036	39	168	23.2%	32.0%	27.4	6.2	835	194
170	Mt Carmel High School San Diego · Public Best in class	San Diego	440	1,800	39	166	23.5%	37.8%	34.1	2.0	731	172
171	High Tech High Mesa San Diego · Public	San Diego	103	435	39	167	23.3%	7.5%	26.2	2.9	172	40
172	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
173	Pacific Ridge School Carlsbad · Private	San Diego	120	661	38	250	15.3%	—	32.5	3.3	300	46
174	Brentwood School Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	136	1,242	38	247	15.5%	5.8%	31.6	14.0	336	52
175	Making Waves Academy Richmond · Public Best in class	Contra Costa	136	1,078	38	148	25.9%	17.3%	23.5	8.8	201	52
176	University Preparatory Victorville · Public Holding share	San Bernardino	173	1,136	38	196	19.5%	28.8%	36.4	7.5	339	66
177	Justin-Siena High School Napa · Private	Napa	160	679	38	189	20.1%	26.2%	28.8	7.5	303	61
178	Saint Paul High School Santa Fe Springs · Private	Los Angeles	105	405	38	168	22.7%	25.0%	29.5	3.8	176	40
179	Westlake Charter · Public Weak at the gate	Sacramento	113	1,493	38	144	26.4%	23.3%	22.1	6.2	163	43
180	Venice High School Los Angeles · Public Watch — engagement	Los Angeles	516	2,293	38	158	24.0%	26.5%	30.6	9.7	817	196
181	Balboa High School San Francisco · Public Best in class	San Francisco	332	1,238	38	193	19.6%	30.9%	25.0	8.4	642	126
182	Monterey High School Monterey · Public Best in class	Monterey	332	1,401	38	102	37.2%	23.8%	25.9	4.8	339	126
183	Castro Valley High School Castro Valley · Public Weak at the gate	Alameda	677	2,874	37	197	18.9%	30.9%	26.4	4.1	1,336	252
184	Jesuit High School Carmichael · Private	Sacramento	199	917	37	176	21.1%	36.5%	25.6	7.5	351	74
185	Santa Margarita Catholic Hs Rancho San Margarit · Private	Orange	421	1,823	37	172	21.6%	23.1%	29.9	8.6	723	156
186	Rancho Campana High School Camarillo · Public Best in class	Ventura	192	826	37	153	24.1%	29.6%	27.1	7.8	294	71
187	Saint Marys High School Stockton · Private	San Joaquin	187	845	37	123	30.0%	21.7%	26.7	6.4	230	69
188	Culver City High School Culver City · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	507	2,012	37	171	21.4%	28.5%	29.0	8.1	868	186
189	Orange Lutheran High School Orange · Private	Orange	210	1,141	37	190	19.2%	16.9%	28.1	5.7	400	77
190	High Tech High Chula Vista Chula Vista · Public	San Diego	151	626	36	160	22.8%	10.9%	30.5	4.0	241	55
191	Mater Dei High School Santa Ana · Private	Orange	514	1,849	36	176	20.6%	28.9%	30.7	7.0	906	187
192	Beverly Hills High School Beverly Hills · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	308	1,173	36	157	23.2%	15.2%	28.6	8.1	483	112
193	Prospect High School Saratoga · Public Best in class	Santa Clara	358	1,460	36	167	21.7%	25.4%	29.6	7.0	598	130
194	South High · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	459	1,734	36	196	18.4%	30.9%	27.7	5.7	899	165
195	San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo · Public Best in class	San Luis Obispo	393	1,678	36	140	25.4%	27.1%	25.9	5.6	550	140
196	Rise Kohyang High School Los Angeles · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	121	470	36	217	16.4%	27.9%	24.0	5.0	263	43
197	Capistrano Valley High School Mission Viejo · Public Tracking	Orange	496	1,991	35	141	25.2%	29.6%	29.8	5.2	699	176
198	Redondo Union High School Redondo Beach · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	739	2,921	35	154	23.0%	21.4%	28.3	6.2	1,137	262
199	Mater Dei Catholic High School Chula Vista · Private	San Diego	294	1,222	35	187	18.9%	23.1%	24.1	4.8	549	104
200	Pioneer High School San Jose · Public Weak at the gate	Santa Clara	362	1,393	35	172	20.6%	29.7%	26.5	6.9	621	128

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. See methodology →

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