🏆 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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992 schools · 2025 data · Page 1 of 10 (showing 1–100) · 572 hidden (under 100 seniors)

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#	School	County	Seniors ⓘ	Total Enroll ⓘ	UC Reach Score ⓘ	App Reach Score ⓘ	Admit Rate ⓘ	Yield ⓘ	Selective Reach ⓘ	Elite Reach ⓘ	Raw Apps ⓘ	Raw Admits ⓘ
1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	Orange	148	590	151	447	33.7%	6.3%	125.7	25.7	661	223
2	The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	Los Angeles	101	401	144	413	34.8%	8.3%	109.9	25.7	417	145
3	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	176	1,024	126	422	29.9%	25.7%	104.5	21.0	742	222
4	Harker School San Jose · Private	Santa Clara	195	1,939	126	516	24.4%	10.6%	103.1	24.1	1,006	245
5	Mountain View High School El Monte · Public Tracking	Los Angeles	273	1,123	114	575	19.7%	22.6%	88.6	19.4	1,571	310
6	Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	Los Angeles	241	502	110	477	23.1%	31.7%	71.0	19.9	1,149	265
7	University High School Fresno · Public Weak at the gate	Fresno	122	498	107	412	25.8%	27.7%	84.4	21.3	503	130
8	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	Los Angeles	106	537	103	375	27.5%	9.2%	83.0	25.5	397	109
9	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	Orange	156	619	101	371	27.3%	22.1%	78.8	19.2	578	158
10	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter Best in class	Orange	393	1,806	96	288	33.4%	20.1%	80.2	20.9	1,133	378
11	Valley Christian High School San Jose · Private	Santa Clara	415	1,637	96	350	27.4%	19.1%	75.9	15.4	1,451	397
12	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	Orange	285	1,126	94	258	36.5%	15.6%	71.9	10.2	736	269
13	Canyon Crest Academy San Diego · Public Best in class	San Diego	546	2,147	93	402	23.0%	20.0%	70.3	13.4	2,196	506
14	Martin Luther King High School Riverside · Public	Riverside	137	548	92	409	22.5%	27.8%	78.8	15.3	561	126
15	Preuss School UCSD La Jolla · Public Best in class	San Diego	115	825	86	311	27.6%	37.4%	73.0	17.4	358	99
16	Lynbrook High School San Jose · Public Holding share	Santa Clara	420	1,702	86	450	19.0%	19.7%	74.0	13.6	1,892	360
17	Monta Vista High School Cupertino · Public Sharp downturn	Santa Clara	454	1,630	85	441	19.4%	27.1%	70.5	13.4	2,003	388
18	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public Best in class	Orange	201	1,315	84	363	23.2%	26.6%	67.2	14.4	729	169
19	West Campus High School Sacramento · Public Weak at the gate	Sacramento	219	907	82	217	37.9%	30.6%	51.6	11.9	475	180
20	Bishop Odowd High School Oakland · Private	Alameda	304	1,259	81	311	26.1%	24.7%	60.5	17.8	945	247
21	Cupertino High School Cupertino · Public Weak at the gate	Santa Clara	506	1,800	78	355	21.9%	26.2%	63.6	12.4	1,796	393
22	Windward School Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	106	625	77	294	26.3%	13.4%	61.3	22.6	312	82
23	Viewpoint School Calabasas · Private	Los Angeles	108	1,131	77	268	28.7%	6.0%	56.5	20.4	289	83
24	Westview High School San Diego · Public Holding share	San Diego	543	2,116	74	264	28.1%	28.5%	62.6	8.7	1,432	403
25	Del Norte High School San Diego · Public Best in class	San Diego	643	2,557	74	307	23.9%	30.2%	61.7	9.5	1,975	473
26	Saratoga High School Saratoga · Public Best in class	Santa Clara	332	1,161	73	397	18.4%	16.9%	59.0	12.3	1,318	242
27	Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	Orange	102	1,159	73	295	24.6%	—	55.9	11.8	301	74
28	San Marino High School San Marino · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	209	886	72	296	24.4%	21.2%	54.1	14.8	619	151
29	Troy High School Fullerton · Public Weak at the gate	Orange	648	2,504	72	295	24.3%	20.0%	56.5	13.3	1,912	464
30	Northwood High School Irvine · Public Weak at the gate	Orange	603	2,244	71	298	23.7%	25.3%	51.7	10.1	1,799	427
31	Palos Verdes Peninsula Hs Rolling Hills Estat · Public Holding share	Los Angeles	571	2,075	71	274	25.8%	23.5%	56.9	11.7	1,565	404
32	Lowell High School San Francisco · Public Weak at the gate	San Francisco	642	2,571	71	321	22.0%	33.8%	52.2	10.3	2,058	453
33	Mission San Jose High School Fremont · Public Sharp downturn	Alameda	435	1,794	70	450	15.6%	19.3%	56.8	15.6	1,958	305
34	Palo Alto Senior High School Palo Alto · Public	Santa Clara	495	1,891	70	344	20.3%	17.1%	53.7	13.7	1,702	346
35	Design Tech High School Redwood City · Public Best in class	San Mateo	138	567	70	308	22.6%	18.8%	53.6	13.0	425	96
36	American High School Fremont · Public Best in class	Alameda	619	2,618	68	349	19.6%	27.4%	54.6	9.7	2,163	423
37	Portola High School Irvine · Public Best in class	Orange	624	2,693	67	299	22.6%	26.4%	49.0	9.1	1,865	421
38	Berkeley High School Berkeley · Public Best in class	Alameda	799	3,218	67	249	27.0%	22.1%	52.2	13.3	1,993	539
39	University High · Public Demand problem	Orange	572	2,307	67	308	21.9%	23.4%	51.0	10.3	1,760	385
40	Milken Community School Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	134	778	66	260	25.5%	10.1%	54.5	14.2	349	89
41	Arnold O Beckman High School Irvine · Public Best in class	Orange	672	2,776	66	244	27.0%	25.5%	53.1	9.2	1,641	443
42	Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose · Private	Santa Clara	420	1,776	65	338	19.4%	20.7%	52.4	8.6	1,419	275
43	The Kings Academy Sunnyvale · Private	Santa Clara	162	1,205	65	304	21.3%	17.1%	50.0	11.1	492	105
44	The Nueva School San Mateo · Private	San Mateo	108	952	65	375	17.3%	4.3%	47.2	23.1	405	70
45	Diamond Bar High School Diamond Bar · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	647	2,563	65	300	21.6%	26.6%	47.3	13.4	1,940	418
46	Marlborough School Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	111	546	64	256	25.0%	4.2%	47.8	18.0	284	71
47	Dougherty Valley High School San Ramon · Public Weak at the gate	Contra Costa	837	3,039	63	412	15.3%	30.1%	47.4	10.3	3,451	528
48	LA Jolla High La Jolla · Public Sharp downturn	San Diego	288	1,174	62	243	25.8%	19.4%	48.6	12.8	699	180
49	Menlo School Atherton · Private	San Mateo	149	805	62	348	17.9%	10.8%	49.7	19.5	519	93
50	Loyola High School Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	299	1,289	62	275	22.6%	11.8%	48.2	15.1	823	186
51	Harvard-Westlake School Studio City · Private	Los Angeles	283	1,616	62	317	19.5%	9.1%	49.5	15.6	898	175
52	Mountain House High School Mountain House · Public Best in class	San Joaquin	580	2,428	62	262	23.5%	33.9%	42.6	7.9	1,519	357
53	Leland High School San Jose · Public Sharp downturn	Santa Clara	385	1,471	61	315	19.5%	26.7%	49.6	12.2	1,212	236
54	Arcadia High School Arcadia · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	817	2,939	61	289	21.0%	27.7%	44.7	11.0	2,362	495
55	Irvington High School Fremont · Public Sharp downturn	Alameda	538	2,157	61	367	16.5%	28.8%	46.8	10.4	1,976	326
56	San Francisco University Hs San Francisco · Private	San Francisco	111	488	60	309	19.5%	11.9%	46.0	16.2	343	67
57	Head-Royce School the Oakland · Private	Alameda	100	902	60	454	13.2%	10.0%	45.0	18.0	454	60
58	Mira Costa High School Manhattan Beach · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	653	2,473	60	236	25.4%	22.8%	50.2	12.9	1,540	391
59	Temple City High School Temple City · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	437	1,779	60	262	22.8%	33.0%	43.9	8.7	1,144	261
60	LA Canada High School La Canada · Public Holding share	Los Angeles	355	1,989	59	320	18.6%	17.5%	47.0	12.1	1,135	211
61	Mills High School Millbrae · Public Sharp downturn	San Mateo	275	1,115	59	283	20.9%	28.2%	43.6	10.2	779	163
62	San Joaquin Memorial Hs Fresno · Private	Fresno	112	438	59	122	48.2%	6.1%	46.4	9.8	137	66
63	Archbishop Riordan High School San Francisco · Private	San Francisco	280	1,192	59	248	23.6%	29.9%	43.9	10.0	694	164
64	Saint Monica Catholic Hs Santa Monica · Private	Los Angeles	116	367	58	245	23.6%	25.4%	44.8	9.5	284	67
65	Kipp King Collegiate High Sch San Lorenzo · Public Best in class	Alameda	158	662	58	253	22.8%	25.3%	34.2	8.9	399	91
66	Miramonte High School Orinda · Public Weak at the gate	Contra Costa	309	1,167	57	294	19.5%	22.6%	42.1	11.0	908	177
67	Mission Senior High School San Francisco · Public	San Francisco	262	993	57	151	38.0%	23.3%	40.1	15.7	395	150
68	Campolindo High School Moraga · Public Best in class	Contra Costa	324	1,340	57	272	21.0%	27.6%	42.3	11.4	881	185
69	Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep San Francisco · Private	San Francisco	326	1,438	57	275	20.8%	27.4%	39.9	8.6	896	186
70	Palos Verdes High School Palos Verdes Estate · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	337	1,484	57	228	25.0%	18.8%	47.2	12.5	768	192
71	Providence High School Burbank · Private Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	120	497	57	252	22.4%	22.1%	45.0	16.7	303	68
72	Oak Park High School Oak Park · Public Best in class	Ventura	326	1,483	56	277	20.4%	27.2%	40.8	6.8	904	184
73	George Washington High School San Francisco · Public	San Francisco	510	2,068	56	245	23.0%	32.1%	36.5	7.2	1,248	287
74	Maranatha High School Pasadena · Private	Los Angeles	135	554	56	238	23.4%	21.3%	45.2	6.7	321	75
75	Lick Wilmerding High School San Francisco · Private	San Francisco	139	559	55	379	14.6%	24.7%	44.6	23.0	527	77
76	Tamalpais High School Mill Valley · Public Material decline	Marin	419	1,470	55	264	20.9%	21.2%	41.8	10.5	1,106	231
77	Carondelet High School Concord · Private	Contra Costa	207	840	55	204	27.0%	23.7%	40.6	12.6	422	114
78	Compton Early College High Sch Compton · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	122	556	55	230	23.8%	32.8%	46.7	13.9	281	67
79	Cobalt Institute Of Math And Science Academy · Public Best in class	San Bernardino	175	1,058	55	174	31.6%	17.7%	46.3	6.3	304	96
80	Homestead High School Cupertino · Public Best in class	Santa Clara	603	2,224	55	302	18.1%	25.2%	44.1	8.3	1,822	329
81	Redwood High School Larkspur · Public Holding share	Marin	409	1,722	55	264	20.7%	28.7%	42.3	12.0	1,078	223
82	El Segundo High School El Segundo · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	346	1,232	54	199	27.2%	22.9%	40.2	7.8	690	188
83	Los Altos High · Public Best in class	Santa Clara	547	2,170	54	288	18.9%	18.5%	43.5	9.7	1,576	297
84	Saint Francis Catholic High School Sacramento · Private	Sacramento	201	728	54	227	23.9%	24.8%	39.3	9.0	457	109
85	Carlmont High School Belmont · Public Best in class	San Mateo	595	2,360	54	304	17.8%	29.2%	41.3	11.6	1,811	322
86	Bishop Montgomery High School Torrance · Private	Los Angeles	208	844	54	253	21.3%	29.5%	40.4	9.6	526	112
87	Amador Valley High School Pleasanton · Public Weak at the gate	Alameda	646	2,583	54	306	17.5%	26.8%	41.0	7.6	1,978	347
88	Piedmont High School Piedmont · Public Weak at the gate	Alameda	205	733	54	328	16.3%	20.9%	40.5	12.2	673	110
89	Aragon High School San Mateo · Public Best in class	San Mateo	438	1,658	54	271	19.8%	30.6%	38.1	9.1	1,189	235
90	Dublin High School Dublin · Public Best in class	Alameda	823	2,771	53	323	16.5%	27.1%	37.8	9.0	2,660	440
91	Xavier College Preparatory Hs Palm Desert · Private	Riverside	161	533	53	178	30.1%	27.9%	44.1	8.1	286	86
92	Sunny Hills High School Fullerton · Public Best in class	Orange	614	2,337	53	213	25.0%	26.3%	40.2	8.5	1,306	327
93	Foothill High · Public Best in class	Alameda	504	2,169	53	305	17.4%	32.6%	39.5	7.1	1,538	267
94	Bay School of San Francisco San Francisco · Private	San Francisco	138	410	53	292	18.1%	19.2%	35.5	12.3	403	73
95	Davis Senior High School Davis · Public	Yolo	560	1,755	53	239	22.0%	28.5%	35.4	7.0	1,340	295
96	West Ranch High School Valencia · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	449	1,777	52	202	25.9%	23.0%	42.5	9.3	906	235
97	Ernest S Mcbride Sr High Schl Long Beach · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	177	682	51	158	32.6%	31.9%	41.2	9.6	279	91
98	LA Salle High School Pasadena · Private	Los Angeles	156	659	51	272	18.9%	16.2%	39.7	9.0	424	80
99	Saint Ignatius College Prep Sc San Francisco · Private	San Francisco	363	1,555	51	300	17.1%	25.8%	38.8	13.5	1,088	186
100	Sierra Canyon School Chatsworth · Private	Los Angeles	121	1,096	51	269	19.1%	11.3%	40.5	16.5	325	62

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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