Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs

Pasadena · Los Angeles County · Private independent

Private Los Angeles County ~29 seniors

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🎓38% UC Reach

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

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Academic signals

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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

🎓 Where grads go

37.9% UC Reach — top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2020. Counts each campus admit, so multi-admits count more than once.

UC admits by campus · Class of 2020

UCLA

4 admitted

4 enrolled

UCSB

4 admitted

UCI

3 admitted

Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs compares for families

Above-average college outcomes statewide.

▸ Statewide37.9% UC Reach — 22.3 points above the California median of 15.6%. Ahead of 83% of California high schools.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (37.9% UC Reach vs 32.0% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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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 Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs's 2020 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · secular · Pasadena · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 8): 38% vs. a peer median of 32%.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs	Private · secular	136	37.9%	—
Peer-group median			32.0%	-22%
Arroyo Pacific Academy	Private · secular	133	14.8%	-63%
Pasadena Waldorf High School	Private · secular	200	—	+8%
Excelsior School	Private · secular	72	—	+110%
San Gabriel Mission High Sch	Private · Catholic	112	23.1%	-35%
Lycee Francais De Los Angeles	Private · secular	153	40.6%	-20%
Southwestern Academy	Private · secular	67	33.3%	-61%
New Covenant Academy	Private · Other religious	144	135.0%	-25%
Rio Hondo Prep School	Private · Other religious	183	—	-18%
Waverly School	Private · secular	300	32.0%	-32%
Tree Academy	Private · secular	77	12.5%	+267%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type, and religious orientation. Methodology →

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2020

Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs sent 40 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 27.5% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 37.9% — 22.3 percentage points above the California median of 15.6%, higher than 83% of California high schools. The school produces 13.8 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2020

UC Reach ⓘ

38%

11 admits / 29 seniors
+5.9 pp above peer median (32.0%) · Ranked #3 of 8 similar schools

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
15.6%

Peer median
32.0%

Top 10%
50.4%

This school
37.9%

0%50%100%

CA median 15.6% Top 10% ≥ 50.4% This school 37.9%

Higher than 83% of California high schools (933 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs's UC Reach of 37.9% is in the top quartile statewide (median 15.6%; top 25% bar 28.4%) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 50.4%.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 104.9% — a gap of 67 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs's UC Reach is higher than 83% of California high schools (933 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

137.9%

40 applications

Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).

In context: CA median 59.9% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 180.0% · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 187.9% · higher than 84% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

27.5%

11 / 40 applications

In context: CA median 29.4% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.9% · higher than 39% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

36.4%

4 enrolled of 11 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 ⓘ

13.8%

4 enrollees / 29 seniors

Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % 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 (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

37.9

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 12.8 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.8 · higher than 89% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

13.8

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 10.9 · higher than 96% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

136

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 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 Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
UC Irvine	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 2020.

The numbers behind it

Campus	Applicant GPA	Admit GPA	Lift ⓘ	Admit rate	vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ
UC Irvine (2019)	3.85	4.12	+0.26	17.9%	Peers +0.30 · wider

📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2020 (for reference)

GPA band	UCB	UCLA	UCSD	UCSB	UCI	UCD
4.00+	27.1%	24.1%	62.7%	64.1%	50.2%	75.2%
3.70–3.99	5.8%	3.0%	19.8%	21.8%	26.3%	33.9%
3.30–3.69	1.9%	1.2%	5.2%	6.4%	5.1%	13.1%
3.00–3.29	1.3%	1.0%	0.6%	1.2%	0.8%	6.0%
< 3.00	0.7%	1.0%	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%	3.5%

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).

Where Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (32.4% actual vs. 28.9% expected).

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2020

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach % (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.

Campus Breakdown — 2020

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UCLA → Elite	14	4	4	28.6%	13.8%	100.0%	4.11	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	6	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.85	—^†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	7	4	—^†	57.1%	13.8%	—	4.06	—^†
UC Irvine → Selective	13	3	—^†	23.1%	10.3%	—	4.03	—^†

† = 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 requires unique-student counts. 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 is solid. A meaningful share of the senior class is achieving UC admission, and there is likely room to grow both application volume and admission outcomes.

Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.

The school generates broad UC access, but fewer students are reaching the most selective UC campuses (UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCI). Targeted academic enrichment and campus-fit advising may help.

Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.

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