Capistrano Valley Christian School

San Juan Capistrano · Orange County · Private independent

Private Orange County ~68 seniors

Data Year

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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score

Around the CA median near the state median

Top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2025 — counts each campus admit, so a student admitted to several UCs counts more than once (which is why a strong school can score over 100).

UC admits by campus · Class of 2025

UCSB

4 admitted

Net $16,109/yr avg

Grads earn $74,915 @10yr

UCI

4 admitted

Net $14,251/yr avg

Grads earn $80,735 @10yr

UCD

5 admitted

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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Sources: UC Office of the President (admits); IPEDS net price + College Scorecard 10-yr earnings (cost & payoff). Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How Capistrano Valley Christian School compares for families

Mid-pack college outcomes within California.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 19 — right around the California median of 19.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsOther schools in the county, closest in size: Saddleback Valley Christian School, Fairmont Preparatory Academy, Servite High School and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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No SBAC data for private schools — and that's not the metric you want anyway

California's Smarter Balanced (CAASPP) assessment is administered by the state, by statute, to public & charter schools only. Private schools don't sit for it. That's why the SBAC card is missing on this profile — not a data gap on our side, a deliberate scope of the state's testing program.

For private schools, UC Reach is the stronger academic signal anyway. SBAC measures grade-11 inputs (proficiency on a state standard); UC Reach measures outputs (who actually got into the most selective UCs). For private-school families weighing tuition against college outcomes, the outputs are the relevant signal.

Scroll up to the UC Reach card for Capistrano Valley Christian School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

509 (2020) → 691 (2025)

+35.8%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

50 (2020) → 68 (2025)

+36.0%

If this trend holds (+4.6%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~723	+32	$0
3 yr (2028)	~790	+99	$0
5 yr (2030)	~864	+173	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = a placeholder only — use your school's published tuition. Edit the figure to match your school.

Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Capistrano Valley Christian School sent 58 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 22.4% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 19 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 0 points above the California median of 19, higher than 51% of California high schools..

UC Reach Score 19 ⓘ 13 admits (counted at each UC) / 68 seniors methodology

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
19

Top 10%
53

This school
19

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CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 19

Higher than 51% of California high schools (1107 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

Capistrano Valley Christian School's UC Reach Score of 19 is above the California median (19). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53 or higher.

But in Orange County, where the local median is 25 and the top-10% bar is 70, this score is mid-pack rather than exceptional — typical of its market rather than a standout.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 76 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Capistrano Valley Christian School's UC Reach is higher than 51% of California high schools (1107 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

58 applications

In context: CA median 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · Orange Co. Top 10% ≥ 294 · higher than 52% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

22.4%

13 / 58 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 30% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

N/A

— enrolled of 13 admitted

Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.

UC Enrollment Reach Score ⓘ

N/A

— enrollees / 68 seniors

Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what share ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.

Selective UC Reach (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI — incl. the Elite two) ⓘ

11.8

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.9 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.2 · higher than 32% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

N/A

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

691

All grades · Private School Affidavit

Private-school figures come from the California Private School Affidavit. Per CDE, inclusion in private-school data is not an evaluation, approval, or endorsement of a school.

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

3.64

GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.

UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA

Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.

Who's actually getting into UC from Capistrano Valley Christian School

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
UC San Diego	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Santa Barbara	Strong shot	Moderate	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Irvine	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Davis	Strong shot	Real shot	Moderate	Filtered out

Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2024.

The numbers behind it

Campus	Applicant GPA	Admit GPA	Lift ⓘ	Admit rate	vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ
UC San Diego (2021)	3.91	4.22	+0.31	31.8%	Peers +0.32 · matches
UC Santa Barbara (2021)	3.80	4.20	+0.40	26.3%	Peers +0.37 · matches
UC Irvine (2021)	3.84	4.06	+0.21	28.6%	Peers +0.33 · wider
UC Davis (2021)	3.85	4.02	+0.17	80.0%	Peers +0.29 · wider

Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2024 (for reference)

GPA band	UCB	UCLA	UCSD	UCSB	UCI	UCD
4.00+	17.1%	14.4%	43.5%	57.3%	46.0%	64.1%
3.70–3.99	2.8%	1.5%	11.2%	9.2%	16.5%	27.5%
3.30–3.69	0.8%	0.9%	1.4%	2.3%	3.4%	9.1%
3.00–3.29	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%	0.4%	2.1%
< 3.00	0.6%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%

How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach Score (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data: applicant and admit totals count a student once at EACH campus. A senior admitted to UCLA and UC San Diego adds 2 to the admit total, so the total can exceed the senior class — that is the metric working as defined, not an error. The admit RATE is unaffected: both its numerator and denominator are campus-level.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App) '24	Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite	6	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	—	—^†
UCLA → Elite	10	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.81	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	13	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.53	—^†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	12	4	—^†	33.3%	6	—	—	—^†
UC Irvine → Selective	7	4	—^†	57.1%	6	—	3.63	—^†
UC Davis →	10	5	—^†	50.0%	7	—	3.59	—^†

† = UCOP-suppressed (count below 3 students, hidden for privacy — actual value is 0, 1, or 2, not necessarily zero). Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once; Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which is measured against the whole senior class. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.

A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.

UC Reach has improved meaningfully compared to the prior year — a positive trajectory worth monitoring and reinforcing.

Note: the UC Reach Score sums campus-level admits across the top-six UC campuses, so a student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted at each. It reflects competitive admit volume relative to class size — admit-events, not distinct students — which is why a Score can exceed 100.

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