Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Aquinas International Academy
Private · secular · Garden Grove · Orange County · 145 students · Class of 2023
UC Reach Score · Class of 2023
12
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 27% of California high schools
-15.3 pp vs. peer median (27)
· Ranked #7 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 6
2023 · 12
-70%
Senior-class enrollment (2020–2025)
-69.7 pp
vs. Orange County baseline (-0%)
~131
5-yr projected enrollment (14 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Aquinas International Academy sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 8): 12 vs. a peer median of 27.
- ▸Aquinas International Academy's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 34 in 2022 to 12 in 2023 — a 22-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 70% (67→20 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of -33%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-3.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~131 by 2028 — about 14 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acaciawood School | Private · secular | — | +50% |
| Rolling Hills Prep School | Private · secular | 27 | -43% |
| Cornelia Connelly School | Private · Catholic | 42 | — |
| Eastside Christian High School | Private · Other religious | — | -22% |
| Arroyo Pacific Academy | Private · secular | 15 | -63% |
| Orangewood Academy | Private · Other religious | 11 | -78% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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