Orinda Academy

Orinda · Contra Costa County · Private independent

Private Contra Costa County ~20 seniors

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Orinda Academy publishes where its graduates go (the last five graduating classes): 124 colleges, including Columbia College - Chicago, Cornell College, New York University, University of Illinois.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Orinda Academy publishes its college acceptances (the last five graduating classes): 124 colleges. See the full list ↓

Admissions at a glance

Is Orinda Academy a good school for college admissions?

Orinda Academy's UC Reach Score is 15 (Below the CA median, below the state median; higher than 43% of California high schools), from 3 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 20 seniors in 2021, and it publishes a college list without per-college counts.

How hard is it to get into Orinda Academy?

Admissions at Orinda Academy: the school serves grades 9–12 and the student–teacher ratio is 5.2 : 1.

Grades served

9–12

NCES PSS

Enrollment

2025 count

Student–teacher ratio

5.2 : 1

NCES PSS 2022, 59 students

From the school's own admissions pages and public filings. Dates verified Oct 1, 2026; exams verified September 2026. Full calendar: California private-school admissions tracker · entrance exams. More private high schools in East Bay · Entrance exams in East Bay

Private high schools near Orinda Academy

Five private high schools within 6 miles of Orinda Academy, with tuition and the exam each requires where the school publishes them.

School	City	Miles	Grades	Tuition	Entrance exam	UC Reach Score
Bentley School	Lafayette	1.9	K–12		ISEE or SSAT	61
College Preparatory School	Oakland	3.9	9–12	$62,760	ISEE or SSAT	74
Holy Names High School	Oakland	4.0	9–12	$26,015	HSPT — required of all applicants; free, taken…	36
Maybeck High School	Berkeley	4.1	9–12	$51,150	No entrance exam posted
The Head-Royce School	Oakland	5.3	K–12	$62,900	ISEE

Distances are straight-line miles between school locations. Tuition and exams are from each school's own admissions pages; see the entrance-exam guide.

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances

Orinda Academy publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 124 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
the last five graduating classes

University of California · 1

University of California: Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz

Cal State · 5

California Polytechnic: Humboldt, Pomona, San Luis Obispo · California State University: Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Chico, East Bay, Fullerton, Humboldt, Long Beach, Los Angeles · San Diego State University · San Francisco State University · San Jose State University

Other California · 9

Biola University · Chapman University · Loyola Marymount University · Occidental College · Santa Clara University · Scripps · University of the Pacific · University of Redlands · University of San Francisco

Out of state · 89

American University · Arizona State University · Belmont University · Beloit College · Berklee College of Music · Boise State University · Brandeis University · Carroll College · Carroll University · Case Western Reserve · College of Idaho · Colorado College · Colorado State University · Columbia College - Chicago · and 75 more below

Not matched to a college page · 20

Beijing Conservatory of Music · Berkeley City College · California College of the Arts · City College of San Francisco · College of San Mateo · DeAnza College · Diablo Valley College · Evergreen College · Irvine Valley College · Mansfield Hall · Marymount California University · Mills College · Musicians Institute - Los Angeles · Pacific University - Oregon · and 6 more below

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— Stanford University ✓ New York University — University of Southern California — University of California, Los Angeles — University of California, Berkeley — University of Michigan — Cornell University — Boston University — Northeastern University — University of Texas at Austin — Georgetown University — Duke University

Any college:

The school down the road: Orion Academy

College	Orinda Academy	Orion Academy
Georgia Institute of Technology	—	✓ named
New York University	✓ named	—
UC Berkeley	—	✓ named
UCLA	—	✓ named
University of Illinois	✓ named	—
University of Washington - Seattle	✓ named	—

Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.

All 124 colleges, as the document prints them

American University Arizona State University Beijing Conservatory of Music Belmont University Beloit College Berkeley City College Berklee College of Music Biola University Boise State University Brandeis University California College of the Arts California Polytechnic: Humboldt, Pomona, San Luis Obispo California State University: Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Chico, East Bay, Fullerton, Humboldt, Long Beach, Los Angeles Carroll College Carroll University Case Western Reserve Chapman University City College of San Francisco College of Idaho College of San Mateo Colorado College Colorado State University Columbia College - Chicago Cornell College Dean College DeAnza College Delaware Valley University DePaul University DePauw University Diablo Valley College

and 94 more

Dominican University Drew University Drexel University Eckerd College Emerson College Evergreen College George Washington University Georgia State University Georgian Court University Gonzaga University Goucher College Hampshire College Hawaii Pacific University High Point University Hofstra University Howard University Irvine Valley College Ithaca College Jackson State University Landmark College Lewis and Clark College Liberty University Linfield College Loyola University - Chicago Loyola Marymount University Macalester College Mansfield Hall Marymount California University Miami University - Ohio Michigan State University Mills College Montana State University Musicians Institute - Los Angeles Muskingum University New York University Northern Arizona University Oberlin Conservatory of Music Occidental College Ohio Wesleyan University Oregon State University Otterbein University Pace University Pacific University - Oregon Penn State University Portland State University Quinnipiac University Reed College Rochester Institute of Technology St. Joseph’s University St. Mary’s University San Diego State University San Francisco State University San Jose State University Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art & Design Scripps Seattle University Seton Hall University Simmons College Southern Oregon University State University of New York: Buffalo, Stony Brook SUNY Purchase College Syracuse University Texas Tech University University of Alabama University of Arizona University of California: Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz University of Colorado - Boulder University of Delaware University of Denver University of Hawaii Manoa University of Illinois University of Mississippi University of Montana University of Nevada - Reno University of New England University of New Hampshire University of Oregon University of the Pacific University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of Redlands University of San Francisco University of Toronto University of Utah University of Washington - Seattle Ursinus College Washington State University Washington University - STL Wheaton College Whitman College Whitworth University Willamette University

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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score

Below the CA median below the state median

Top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2021 — 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 2021

UCD

3 admitted

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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How Orinda Academy compares for families

Mid-pack college outcomes within California.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 15 — right around the California median of 16.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (UC Reach Score 15 vs a 21 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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Scroll up to the UC Reach card for Orinda Academy's 2021 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

68 (2020) → 33 (2025)

-51.5%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

21 (2020) → 4 (2025)

-81.0%

How does Orinda Academy really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #3 of 5 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.

The full head-to-head table — every peer school's UC Reach, side by side.

Enrollment trend + 3-year projection — is this school growing or quietly shrinking?

The plain-English read on what it all means for your family.

Your similar-school group includes

Orion Academy · Fusion Academy-San Francisco · Fusion Academy Pleasanton · Maybeck High School · School for Independent Learner · Woodside International School · +4 more

Financial profile — IRS Form 990, FY2023

From 13 years of Form 990 filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (free public IRS data). The school's tax filings show financial scale, fundraising health, and endowment trajectory — signals that drive board-level conversations about tuition pricing, financial-aid capacity, and capital projects.

Total revenue

$2.7M

FY2023

Net assets (endowment + property)

$0.3M

+10.4% since FY2011

Tuition revenue (program)

$2.6M

≈ $79195/student avg

Gifts & grants

$0.1M

fundraising

Total revenue by year ($M)

Net assets by year ($M)

Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 942692929). Tuition-per-student is total program-service revenue divided by latest enrollment — a rough average that includes auxiliary revenue (athletics, food service, etc.); the actual published tuition can differ. Form 990 is filed annually under penalty of perjury, so the financial scale figures are authoritative.

Key takeaway · Class of 2021

Orinda Academy sent 17 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 17.6% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 15 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 1 points below the California median of 16, higher than 43% of California high schools..

UC Reach Score 15 ⓘ 3 admits (counted at each UC) / 20 seniors -6 pts vs. peer median (21) · #3 of 5 similar schools methodology

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
16

Peer median
21

Top 10%
45

This school
15

050100

CA median 16 Top 10% ≥ 45 This school 15

Higher than 43% of California high schools (1017 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

Orinda Academy's UC Reach Score of 15 is below the California median (16). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 45 or higher.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102 — a gap of 88 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Orinda Academy's UC Reach is higher than 43% of California high schools (1017 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

17 applications

In context: CA median 71 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 196 · Contra Costa Co. Top 10% ≥ 215 · higher than 58% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

17.6%

3 / 17 applications

In context: CA median 26.8% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.9% · higher than 6% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

N/A

— enrolled of 3 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 / 20 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) ⓘ

N/A

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

N/A

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

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 ⓘ

4.04

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2021

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 — 2021

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UC San Diego → Selective	6	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.03	—^†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	6	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.02	—^†
UC Davis →	5	3	—^†	60.0%	15	—	4.08	—^†

† = 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.

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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At a glance

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Orinda Academy is a private high school in Orinda, Contra Costa County, California with 20 seniors in the Class of 2021.

Its UC Reach Score is 15 (Below the CA median, below the state median): 3 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 20, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 43% of California high schools.

In 2021 its students filed 17 UC applications and received 3 offers, a UC admit rate of 17.6% (counted at each campus).

Enrollment was 33 students in 2025, down 51% since 2020.

Orinda Academy publishes a college acceptances list for the the last five graduating classes: 124 colleges. Source: College and Career Advising page.

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 Orinda Academy's UC Reach Score? Orinda Academy's UC Reach Score is 15 (Below the CA median, below the state median): 3 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 20, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 43% of California high schools.

How many students from Orinda Academy got into a UC? In 2021 its students filed 17 UC applications and received 3 offers, a UC admit rate of 17.6% (counted at each campus).

Where do Orinda Academy graduates go to college? Orinda Academy publishes a college acceptances list for the the last five graduating classes: 124 colleges. Source: College and Career Advising page.

How many students attend Orinda Academy? Enrollment was 33 students in 2025, down 51% since 2020.

Is Orinda Academy a good school for college admissions? Orinda Academy's UC Reach Score is 15 (Below the CA median, below the state median; higher than 43% of California high schools), from 3 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 20 seniors in 2021, and it publishes a college list without per-college counts.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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