Ambassador High School
Torrance · Los Angeles County · Religious-affiliated
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
🎓 Where grads go
UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.
How Ambassador High School compares for families
Above-average college outcomes statewide.
- ▸ Statewide38.5% UC Reach — 20.4 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 82% of California high schools.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsRight at the peer median (40.6% UC Reach) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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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 Ambassador High School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+15.4%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~171 | +23 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~227 | +79 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~303 | +155 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
Ambassador High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Other religious · Torrance · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Ambassador High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 8): 38 vs. a peer median of 41.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 27 points since 2022.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 53% (17→26 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of -21%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+13.4%/yr); projects to ~216 by 2028.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach Score | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador High School | Private · Other religious | 148 | 38 | +53% |
| Peer-group median | 41 | -21% | ||
| Rolling Hills Prep School | Private · secular | 145 | 27 | -43% |
| New Covenant Academy | Private · Other religious | 144 | 135 | -25% |
| Saint Bernard High School | Private · Catholic | 162 | 15 | -12% |
| Pacific Lutheran High School | Private · Other religious | 84 | — | +0% |
| Lighthouse Church School | Private · Other religious | 125 | — | — |
| Saint Marys Academy | Private | 237 | 86 | +14% |
| Eastside Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 120 | — | -22% |
| Lycee Francais De Los Angeles | Private · secular | 153 | 41 | -20% |
| Aquinas International Academy | Private · secular | 145 | 12 | -70% |
| Cornelia Connelly School | Private · Catholic | 124 | 42 | — |
UC Reach Score = 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 →
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.
Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 300223099). View latest 990 PDF → 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.
Ambassador High School sent 58 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 17.2% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 38 — 20 points above the California median of 18, higher than 82% of California high schools..
-2 pts vs. peer median (41) · Ranked #5 of 8 similar schools
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Higher than 82% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Ambassador High School's UC Reach Score of 38 is in the top quartile statewide (median 18; top 25% bar 30) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 51.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97 — a gap of 59 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Ambassador High School's UC Reach is higher than 82% of California high schools (978 ranked).
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.
GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
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 — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach Score | Yield | Avg GPA (App) '24 | Avg GPA (Adm) '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 7 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.87 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 13 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.75 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 10 | 3 | —† | 30.0% | 12 | — | 3.72 | —† |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 10 | 4 | —† | 40.0% | 15 | — | 3.75 | —† |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 12 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.75 | —† |
| UC Davis → | 6 | 3 | —† | 50.0% | 12 | — | — | —† |