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 ⓘ
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	California Academy of Mathematics & Science Carson · Public Holding share	Los Angeles	169	673	129	370	34.8%	21.6%	112.4	26.0	626	218
4	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
5	Harker School San Jose · Private	Santa Clara	195	1,939	126	516	24.4%	10.6%	103.1	24.1	1,006	245
6	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	Los Angeles	106	537	103	375	27.5%	9.2%	83.0	25.5	397	109
7	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	Orange	156	619	101	371	27.3%	22.1%	78.8	19.2	578	158
8	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
9	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
10	Robert L Stevenson High School Pebble Beach · Private	Monterey	132	514	95	298	32.0%	8.7%	68.2	12.1	394	126
11	University High School Fresno · Public Weak at the gate	Fresno	122	498	95	235	40.4%	24.1%	71.3	18.9	287	116
12	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	Orange	285	1,126	94	258	36.5%	15.6%	71.9	10.2	736	269
13	Notre Dame High School San Jose · Private	Santa Clara	165	675	94	339	27.7%	15.5%	71.5	11.5	559	155
14	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
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	Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy Wilmington · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	111	452	86	350	24.5%	32.6%	57.7	13.5	388	95
18	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
19	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public Holding share	Orange	201	1,315	84	363	23.2%	26.6%	67.2	14.4	729	169
20	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
21	Bishop Odowd High School Oakland · Private	Alameda	304	1,259	81	311	26.1%	24.7%	60.5	17.8	945	247
22	Henry M. Gunn High School Palo Alto · Public Sharp downturn	Santa Clara	432	1,643	79	382	20.7%	15.8%	61.6	15.5	1,650	341
23	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
24	Windward School Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	106	625	77	294	26.3%	13.4%	61.3	22.6	312	82
25	Viewpoint School Calabasas · Private	Los Angeles	108	1,131	77	268	28.7%	6.0%	56.5	20.4	289	83
26	LA Center Enriched Studies Los Angeles · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	183	1,357	75	260	29.0%	22.5%	62.8	16.9	476	138
27	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
28	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
29	Saratoga High School Saratoga · Public Holding share	Santa Clara	332	1,161	73	397	18.4%	16.9%	59.0	12.3	1,318	242
30	St. Margaret's Episcopal School San Juan Capistrano · Private	Orange	102	1,159	73	295	24.6%	—	55.9	11.8	301	74
31	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
32	Troy High School Fullerton · Public Sharp downturn	Orange	648	2,504	72	295	24.3%	20.0%	56.5	13.3	1,912	464
33	Animo Pat Brown Charter High School Los Angeles · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	142	617	71	215	33.0%	21.8%	59.9	14.1	306	101
34	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
35	Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Rolling Hills Estat · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	571	2,075	71	274	25.8%	23.5%	56.9	11.7	1,565	404
36	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
37	Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts San Francisco · Public Weak at the gate	San Francisco	181	680	70	285	24.6%	31.5%	45.9	16.6	516	127
38	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
39	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
40	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
41	Bishops School La Jolla · Private	San Diego	127	818	68	307	22.3%	3.5%	54.3	18.9	390	87
42	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
43	New West Charter School Los Angeles · Public Holding share	Los Angeles	143	980	68	274	24.7%	21.6%	44.8	9.1	392	97
44	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
45	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
46	University High School Irvine · Public Demand problem	Orange	572	2,307	67	308	21.9%	23.4%	51.0	10.3	1,760	385
47	Summit Public School: Shasta Daly City · Public Best in class	San Mateo	110	458	67	246	27.3%	23.0%	43.6	9.1	271	74
48	Milken Community School Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	134	778	66	260	25.5%	10.1%	54.5	14.2	349	89
49	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
50	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
51	Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Los Angeles · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	129	551	65	190	34.3%	15.5%	50.4	19.4	245	84
52	The Kings Academy Sunnyvale · Private	Santa Clara	162	1,205	65	304	21.3%	17.1%	50.0	11.1	492	105
53	The Nueva School San Mateo · Private	San Mateo	108	952	65	375	17.3%	4.3%	47.2	23.1	405	70
54	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
55	Marlborough School Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	111	546	64	256	25.0%	4.2%	47.8	18.0	284	71
56	USC Hybrid High College Prep Los Angeles · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	120	521	63	182	34.9%	23.7%	53.3	8.3	218	76
57	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
58	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
59	Menlo School Atherton · Private	San Mateo	149	805	62	348	17.9%	10.8%	49.7	19.5	519	93
60	Loyola High School Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	299	1,289	62	275	22.6%	11.8%	48.2	15.1	823	186
61	Harvard-Westlake School Studio City · Private	Los Angeles	283	1,616	62	317	19.5%	9.1%	49.5	15.6	898	175
62	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
63	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
64	Galileo Academy of Science & Tech San Francisco · Public Material decline	San Francisco	408	1,750	61	226	27.0%	34.9%	41.7	8.3	922	249
65	Arcadia High School Arcadia · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	817	2,939	61	289	21.0%	27.7%	44.7	11.0	2,362	495
66	Irvington High School Fremont · Public Sharp downturn	Alameda	538	2,157	61	367	16.5%	28.8%	46.8	10.4	1,976	326
67	San Francisco University High School San Francisco · Private	San Francisco	111	488	60	309	19.5%	11.9%	46.0	16.2	343	67
68	Head-Royce School the Oakland · Private	Alameda	100	902	60	454	13.2%	10.0%	45.0	18.0	454	60
69	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
70	Temple City High School Temple City · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	437	1,779	60	262	22.8%	33.0%	43.9	8.7	1,144	261
71	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
72	Mills High School Millbrae · Public Sharp downturn	San Mateo	275	1,115	59	283	20.9%	28.2%	43.6	10.2	779	163
73	San Joaquin Memorial High School Fresno · Private	Fresno	112	438	59	122	48.2%	6.1%	46.4	9.8	137	66
74	Archbishop Riordan High School San Francisco · Private	San Francisco	280	1,192	59	248	23.6%	29.9%	43.9	10.0	694	164
75	Western Sierra Collegiate Academy Rocklin · Public Sharp downturn	Placer	127	776	58	218	26.7%	18.9%	40.2	10.2	277	74
76	Saint Monica Catholic High School Santa Monica · Private	Los Angeles	116	367	58	245	23.6%	25.4%	44.8	9.5	284	67
77	KIPP King Collegiate High School San Lorenzo · Public Best in class	Alameda	158	662	58	253	22.8%	25.3%	34.2	8.9	399	91
78	Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex Los Angeles · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	150	998	57	178	32.2%	22.1%	46.0	8.7	267	86
79	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
80	Notre Dame High School Sherman Oaks · Private	Los Angeles	316	1,263	57	242	23.6%	17.7%	42.1	9.5	766	181
81	Mission Senior High School San Francisco · Public	San Francisco	262	993	57	151	38.0%	23.3%	40.1	15.7	395	150
82	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
83	Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep San Francisco · Private	San Francisco	326	1,438	57	275	20.8%	27.4%	39.9	8.6	896	186
84	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
85	Providence High School Burbank · Private Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	120	497	57	252	22.4%	22.1%	45.0	16.7	303	68
86	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
87	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
88	SOAR High School Lancaster · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	104	670	56	288	19.4%	24.1%	47.1	10.6	299	58
89	Maranatha High School Pasadena · Private	Los Angeles	135	554	56	238	23.4%	21.3%	45.2	6.7	321	75
90	Lick Wilmerding High School San Francisco · Private	San Francisco	139	559	55	379	14.6%	24.7%	44.6	23.0	527	77
91	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
92	Carondelet High School Concord · Private	Contra Costa	207	840	55	204	27.0%	23.7%	40.6	12.6	422	114
93	Compton Early College High School Compton · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	122	556	55	230	23.8%	32.8%	46.7	13.9	281	67
94	Cobalt Institute Of Math And Science Academy Victorville · Public Best in class	San Bernardino	175	1,058	55	174	31.6%	17.7%	46.3	6.3	304	96
95	Animo Leadership Charter High School Inglewood · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	152	634	55	187	29.2%	25.3%	44.1	7.9	284	83
96	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
97	Redwood High School Larkspur · Public Holding share	Marin	409	1,722	55	264	20.7%	28.7%	42.3	12.0	1,078	223
98	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
99	Los Altos High School Los Altos · Public Best in class	Santa Clara	547	2,170	54	288	18.9%	18.5%	43.5	9.7	1,576	297
100	Saint Francis Catholic High School Sacramento · Private	Sacramento	201	728	54	227	23.9%	24.8%	39.3	9.0	457	109

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 →

School Rankings

Top 10 in California — UC Reach Score

Small schools — California · 2025

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Leaderboards by type — California (2025)

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Top 10 by individual UC campus — California · 2025

Top 10 — UCB Reach

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Beyond UC Reach — more lenses on California

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Reach momentum — biggest gains & declines over time ⓘ

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Full rankings — every California high school by UC Reach Score