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 ⓘ
201	Pacific Grove High School Pacific Grove · Public Sharp downturn	Monterey	161	552	40	158	25.1%	28.1%	29.8	5.6	255	64
202	Redlands High School Redlands · Public Sharp downturn	San Bernardino	521	2,189	40	113	35.0%	23.3%	31.9	5.6	589	206
203	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
204	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
205	Gateway High School San Francisco · Public Holding share	San Francisco	120	464	39	204	19.2%	23.4%	22.5	8.3	245	47
206	King Drew Magnet High School Med/Science Los Angeles · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	281	1,381	39	174	22.5%	28.2%	30.2	8.9	489	110
207	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
208	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
209	Hawthorne Math & Science Academy Hawthorne · Public Holding share	Los Angeles	123	567	39	168	23.2%	22.9%	33.3	8.9	207	48
210	Maywood Center Enriched Studies Maywood · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	195	1,093	39	149	26.2%	21.1%	34.9	7.7	290	76
211	Alliance Dr Olga Mohan High Sc Los Angeles · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	126	456	39	139	28.0%	26.5%	30.9	7.9	175	49
212	High Tech High Mesa San Diego · Public	San Diego	103	435	39	167	23.3%	7.5%	26.2	2.9	172	40
213	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
214	Pacific Ridge School Carlsbad · Private	San Diego	120	661	38	250	15.3%	—	32.5	3.3	300	46
215	Brentwood School Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	136	1,242	38	247	15.5%	5.8%	31.6	14.0	336	52
216	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
217	Campbell Hall North Hollywood · Private	Los Angeles	131	1,162	38	211	18.1%	6.0%	29.0	9.9	277	50
218	University Preparatory Victorville · Public Holding share	San Bernardino	173	1,136	38	196	19.5%	28.8%	36.4	7.5	339	66
219	Justin-Siena High School Napa · Private	Napa	160	679	38	189	20.1%	26.2%	28.8	7.5	303	61
220	Saint Paul High School Santa Fe Springs · Private	Los Angeles	105	405	38	168	22.7%	25.0%	29.5	3.8	176	40
221	Westlake Charter Sacramento · Public Weak at the gate	Sacramento	113	1,493	38	144	26.4%	23.3%	22.1	6.2	163	43
222	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
223	San Francisco International High School San Francisco · Public Both ends slipping	San Francisco	108	382	38	106	35.6%	31.7%	21.3	5.6	115	41
224	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
225	Monterey High School Monterey · Public Best in class	Monterey	332	1,401	38	102	37.2%	23.8%	25.9	4.8	339	126
226	University High School Charter Los Angeles · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	348	1,385	37	145	25.8%	23.9%	29.6	7.5	503	130
227	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
228	Alliance M&e Stern Math Science School Los Angeles · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	129	558	37	138	27.0%	6.2%	30.2	5.4	178	48
229	Jesuit High School Carmichael · Private	Sacramento	199	917	37	176	21.1%	36.5%	25.6	7.5	351	74
230	Santa Margarita Catholic High School Rancho San Margarit · Private	Orange	421	1,823	37	172	21.6%	23.1%	29.9	8.6	723	156
231	Rancho Campana High School Camarillo · Public Best in class	Ventura	192	826	37	153	24.1%	29.6%	27.1	7.8	294	71
232	Libra Academy at Linda Marquez High School Huntington Park · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	149	615	37	142	25.9%	21.8%	30.2	10.7	212	55
233	Saint Marys High School Stockton · Private	San Joaquin	187	845	37	123	30.0%	21.7%	26.7	6.4	230	69
234	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
235	Orange Lutheran High School Orange · Private	Orange	210	1,141	37	190	19.2%	16.9%	28.1	5.7	400	77
236	High Tech High Chula Vista Chula Vista · Public	San Diego	151	626	36	160	22.8%	10.9%	30.5	4.0	241	55
237	Mater Dei High School Santa Ana · Private	Orange	514	1,849	36	176	20.6%	28.9%	30.7	7.0	906	187
238	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
239	Prospect High School Saratoga · Public Holding share	Santa Clara	358	1,460	36	167	21.7%	25.4%	29.6	7.0	598	130
240	South High Torrance · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	459	1,734	36	196	18.4%	30.9%	27.7	5.7	899	165
241	Linda Marquez High School-Social Justice Huntington Park · Public Mid-year churn	Los Angeles	109	541	36	117	30.5%	7.7%	29.4	7.3	128	39
242	Legacy College Prep Santa Ana · Public Demand hides churn	Orange	115	427	36	215	16.6%	21.9%	32.2	3.5	247	41
243	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
244	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
245	Capistrano Valley High School Mission Viejo · Public Demand problem	Orange	496	1,991	35	141	25.2%	29.6%	29.8	5.2	699	176
246	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
247	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
248	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
249	Eagle Rock High School Los Angeles · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	332	2,031	35	165	21.3%	25.6%	26.2	9.6	549	117
250	Linfield Christian School Temecula · Private	Riverside	111	1,208	35	130	27.1%	7.7%	26.1	—	144	39
251	Eleanor Roosevelt High School Eastvale · Public Best in class	Riverside	1,083	4,353	35	123	28.2%	32.4%	29.6	4.6	1,337	377
252	Leadership Public School Hayward Hayward · Public Best in class	Alameda	138	573	35	160	21.7%	35.4%	20.3	6.5	221	48
253	University Preparatory School Redding · Public Best in class	Shasta	124	1,009	35	98	35.5%	18.6%	24.2	5.7	121	43
254	Junipero Serra High School San Mateo · Private	San Mateo	215	890	34	211	16.3%	13.5%	23.7	3.7	454	74
255	Aliso Niguel High School Aliso Viejo · Public Tracking	Orange	683	2,563	34	134	25.6%	23.4%	26.8	4.4	917	235
256	Saint Francis High School Mountain View · Private	Santa Clara	426	1,782	34	251	13.7%	23.3%	26.3	7.0	1,069	146
257	Mark Keppel High School Alhambra · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	582	2,201	34	173	19.8%	31.2%	25.6	5.5	1,005	199
258	Bakersfield Christian High School Bakersfield · Private	Kern	164	663	34	101	33.9%	5.4%	25.0	3.0	165	56
259	Wonderful College Prep Academy Delano · Public Best in class	Kern	135	1,845	34	129	26.4%	26.1%	22.2	3.0	174	46
260	Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public Demand problem	Los Angeles	241	913	34	140	24.3%	18.3%	29.9	8.7	338	82
261	Rancho Bernardo High School San Diego · Public Best in class	San Diego	538	2,210	34	150	22.7%	33.9%	28.6	2.4	807	183
262	Washington High School Fremont · Public Demand problem	Alameda	492	1,957	34	175	19.4%	26.9%	24.4	5.5	859	167
263	Garden Grove High School Garden Grove · Public Material decline	Orange	529	2,148	34	114	29.6%	32.0%	30.8	4.7	602	178
264	San Marcos Senior High Santa Barbara · Public Sharp downturn	Santa Barbara	434	1,926	34	111	30.3%	26.0%	24.4	6.5	482	146
265	Yerba Buena High School San Jose · Public Tracking	Santa Clara	447	1,612	34	107	31.4%	24.7%	24.2	6.0	478	150
266	Oakland High School Oakland · Public Strong demand	Alameda	352	1,579	34	136	24.6%	30.5%	22.4	5.4	479	118
267	Santa Fe Christian School Solana Beach · Private	San Diego	114	1,095	33	129	25.9%	7.9%	26.3	5.3	147	38
268	Academy Our Lady of Peace San Diego · Private	San Diego	181	722	33	179	18.5%	11.7%	23.2	6.6	324	60
269	Sacred Heart Preparatory School Atherton · Private	San Mateo	154	1,125	33	223	14.8%	7.8%	27.9	9.7	344	51
270	San Gabriel High School San Gabriel · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	471	1,761	33	145	22.8%	37.2%	24.8	4.2	685	156
271	Branham High School San Jose · Public Best in class	Santa Clara	481	1,820	33	178	18.6%	25.8%	25.8	5.4	854	159
272	San Mateo High School San Mateo · Public Compounding decline	San Mateo	394	1,557	33	197	16.7%	23.1%	24.6	7.4	777	130
273	University City High School San Diego · Public Sharp downturn	San Diego	388	1,465	33	177	18.7%	28.1%	25.0	4.6	686	128
274	Granada Hills Charter High School Granada Hills · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	1,154	5,927	33	173	19.0%	29.2%	26.5	6.3	2,000	380
275	Cathedral Catholic H S San Diego · Private	San Diego	399	1,661	33	153	21.4%	24.4%	24.6	6.5	611	131
276	Jserra Catholic High School San Juan Capistrano · Private	Orange	320	1,282	33	142	23.1%	20.0%	26.9	7.5	455	105
277	Los Alamitos High School Los Alamitos · Public Weak at the gate	Orange	756	2,915	33	132	24.8%	25.4%	27.1	5.6	1,001	248
278	Panorama High School Panorama City · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	330	1,316	33	122	26.9%	27.8%	25.4	6.4	401	108
279	Santa Clara High School Santa Clara · Public	Santa Clara	483	1,663	33	139	23.6%	27.9%	24.4	4.8	671	158
280	Brea Olinda High School Brea · Public Weak at the gate	Orange	444	1,676	33	139	23.6%	18.6%	26.1	5.2	615	145
281	Orcutt Academy Charter High School Orcutt · Public Best in class	Santa Barbara	157	812	32	80	40.5%	11.8%	26.1	8.9	126	51
282	Terra Linda High School San Rafael · Public Demand problem	Marin	330	1,248	32	155	20.9%	26.2%	22.7	5.5	513	107
283	Raoul Wallenberg Traditional San Francisco · Public	San Francisco	145	522	32	152	21.3%	36.2%	20.0	8.3	221	47
284	Brio College Prep Los Angeles · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	130	500	32	172	18.8%	35.7%	25.4	6.2	223	42
285	Math and Science College Prep Los Angeles · Public Watch — engagement	Los Angeles	130	557	32	195	16.6%	14.3%	28.5	3.1	253	42
286	Hillsdale High School San Mateo · Public Strong demand	San Mateo	411	1,585	32	163	19.7%	23.5%	22.9	5.8	670	132
287	Glen a Wilson High School Hacienda Heights · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	355	1,456	32	170	18.7%	31.0%	23.1	6.5	603	113
288	Sato Academy of Math & Science Long Beach · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	126	552	32	213	14.9%	25.0%	26.2	7.9	269	40
289	Woodside High School Woodside · Public Strong demand	San Mateo	435	1,660	32	151	21.0%	27.5%	24.8	6.4	656	138
290	Tesoro High School Rancho San Margarit · Public Sharp downturn	Orange	552	2,030	32	158	20.0%	32.2%	24.5	3.8	870	174
291	Oak Ridge High School El Dorado Hills · Public Weak at the gate	El Dorado	635	2,346	32	137	23.0%	29.0%	21.9	4.4	868	200
292	Gabrielino High School San Gabriel · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	378	1,438	31	179	17.6%	34.5%	23.0	6.9	678	119
293	Claremont High School Claremont · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	535	2,065	31	136	23.1%	26.2%	25.2	5.4	727	168
294	University Prep Value High School Los Angeles · Public Holding share	Los Angeles	115	493	31	174	18.0%	—	26.1	7.0	200	36
295	Puc Lakeview Charter High School San Fernando · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	112	444	31	139	22.4%	—	23.2	2.7	156	35
296	Saint John Bosco High School Bellflower · Private	Los Angeles	183	869	31	168	18.5%	12.3%	25.7	6.6	308	57
297	Hollywood High School Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline	Los Angeles	264	1,025	31	121	25.6%	23.2%	26.5	8.0	320	82
298	Piedmont Hills High School San Jose · Public Sharp downturn	Santa Clara	494	1,918	31	185	16.8%	30.1%	23.3	5.5	912	153
299	International Polytechnic High School Pomona · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	117	458	31	197	15.6%	25.0%	24.8	4.3	231	36
300	Mission Hills High School San Marcos · Public Best in class	San Diego	680	2,751	31	104	29.6%	30.6%	25.0	2.8	706	209

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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