Magnolia Science Academy 5
Reseda · Los Angeles County · Los Angeles County Office of Education · Public
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- 9 in 10 graduates leave eligible for UC and CSU. 94% finish the A-G courses California's universities require before a student can even apply — most California schools manage about about half.
- About 6 in 10 students read and write at grade level. On the state's own 11th-grade test, 62% met or exceeded the college-readiness bar — well above the state as a whole (statewide: 54%).
- Worth asking about: attendance. 34% of students are chronically absent — above the state's ~23%. Ask what the school is doing about engagement; absenteeism is usually the earliest warning light.
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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays
UC admits by campus · Class of 2024
Getting in is step one. The cost above is the average aid-receiving family's net price — yours depends on whether you qualify for aid — and your child's odds depend on their GPA + scores. See your family's real numbers at these campuses:
Get my child's odds + our real costs →Sources: UC Office of the President (admits); IPEDS net price + College Scorecard 10-yr earnings (cost & payoff). Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.
California College-Going Rate
50% of the 2022-23 graduating class enrolled in college within a year.
The share of 2022-23 graduates who enrolled at a college anywhere in the U.S. within 12 months, per the National Student Clearinghouse match the California Department of Education publishes.
Give the same class four more months and 52.8% had enrolled — CDE publishes a 16-month window alongside the 12-month one, 19 students.
Up 1.9 points from the 2021-22 class (48.1%).
Where the 2022-23 class enrolled
In California — 18 students (50.0%)
Out of state — 0 students (0.0%)
CDE puts each graduate in one bucket only — whichever kind of college they were enrolled in longest — so these add up to the rate above. That is a different count from the UC Reach Score on this page, which counts a student at every UC campus that admitted them.
Source: California Department of Education, College-Going Rate (DataQuest) ↗, cohort 2022-23, posted 17-Sep-2025. Data file: cgr12mo23.txt ↗ (and the 16-month file ↗). CDE builds the rate by matching California high school completers to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment records; we publish CDE’s aggregates and hold no student-level data.
How Magnolia Science Academy 5 compares for families
Mid-pack college outcomes within California.
- ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 24 — right around the California median of 19.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 24 vs a 18 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025
Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.
Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Absenteeism is up 17.0 pp since 2018-19. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-4.5%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~185 | -9 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~169 | -25 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~154 | -40 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
How does Magnolia Science Academy 5 really compare on getting kids to college?
We've ranked it #2 of 3 most similar nearby schools on UC Reach. Unlock the full snapshot to see the head-to-head — who's ahead, by how much, and where it's heading.
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Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Los Angeles County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Enrollment growth is beating Los Angeles County (+360.0% vs. -8.9%), but 33 of 133 students didn't maintain continuous enrollment. Why are families leaving once enrolled? Chronic absenteeism is rising (29.8%, +12.7 pts since 2018-19) — a watch signal worth monitoring as a leading indicator.
33 of 133 students who enrolled at Magnolia Science Academy 5 this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (24.8% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
District financial profile — Los Angeles County Office of Education (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 39.1%
Federal: 40.0%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Los Angeles County Office of Education as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).
Magnolia Science Academy 5 sent 28 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 21.4% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 24 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 5 points above the California median of 19, higher than 62% of California high schools..
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Higher than 62% of California high schools (1094 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Magnolia Science Academy 5's UC Reach Score of 24 is above the California median (19). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 52 or higher.
But in Los Angeles County, where the local median is 25 and the top-10% bar is 54, this score is mid-pack rather than exceptional — typical of its market rather than a standout.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 88 — a gap of 64 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Magnolia Science Academy 5's UC Reach is higher than 62% of California high schools (1094 ranked).
Campus Breakdown — 2024
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach Score | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCLA → Elite | 10 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.89 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 8 | 3 | —† | 37.5% | 12 | — | 3.85 | —† |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 10 | 3 | —† | 30.0% | 12 | — | 3.78 | —† |
| UC Irvine → Selective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UC Davis → | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What This Means
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At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantMagnolia Science Academy 5 is a public high school in Reseda, Los Angeles County, California with 25 seniors in the Class of 2024.
Its UC Reach Score is 24 (Around the CA median, near the state median): 6 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 25, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 62% of California high schools.
In 2024 its students filed 28 UC applications and received 6 offers, a UC admit rate of 21.4% (counted at each campus).
94% of its graduates completed the A-G courses required for UC and CSU eligibility (California median 54%).
50% of its 2022-23 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months (California Department of Education College-Going Rate).
Enrollment was 194 students in 2026, down 22% since 2019.
Sources: University of California Office of the President (admissions), California Department of Education (enrollment, A-G, college-going), and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Magnolia Science Academy 5's UC Reach Score? Magnolia Science Academy 5's UC Reach Score is 24 (Around the CA median, near the state median): 6 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 25, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 62% of California high schools.
How many students from Magnolia Science Academy 5 got into a UC? In 2024 its students filed 28 UC applications and received 6 offers, a UC admit rate of 21.4% (counted at each campus).
What percentage of Magnolia Science Academy 5 graduates complete the A-G requirements? 94% of its graduates completed the A-G courses required for UC and CSU eligibility (California median 54%).
What percentage of Magnolia Science Academy 5 graduates go to college? 50% of its 2022-23 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months (California Department of Education College-Going Rate).
How many students attend Magnolia Science Academy 5? Enrollment was 194 students in 2026, down 22% since 2019.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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