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- Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Arcadia High School publishes where its graduates go (Class of 2026): 112 colleges, including Boston University, Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia College Chicago. Ivy+ admits: #13 of 33 schools per class year.
- The UC pipeline here is real. 495 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 817 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 6% of California high schools.
- Where grads land in the UC system: Berkeley. Within the UC system, more graduates enroll at Berkeley than any other campus — and with Berkeley and UCLA admitting just 90 of this class's 2,362 UC applications, those seats are genuinely hard-won.
- Families don't leave. 96% of students who start the year here finish it here — top-tier retention statewide. Kids stay; that tells you something no test score does.
- One question for any counselor: who should still test? Plenty of strong students skip the SAT/ACT now — but merit scholarships at dozens of colleges still key off scores. Ask how the school decides who should still sit for one.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
Where graduates go — as published by the school
Arcadia High School publishes where its graduates enrolled (Class of 2026): 112 colleges, plus a separate acceptances list. See the full list ↓
Feeder standing #13 of 33 schools for Ivy+ admits per class year · #1 for admits to University of California-Riverside, University of California-Santa Cruz, University of California-Merced — from its own published counts, ranked per class year
At a glance
- 18 AP courses offered — Elite
- 13 calculus classes · 8 physics · 23 chemistry
- AP rigor: 82nd percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: 86th percentile by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 97% in 2019 (90th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
Their published matriculation list
Where the Class of 2026 enrolled
Arcadia High School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 112 colleges, in the document's own order.
Ivy+ and most selective · 6
Brown University · Columbia University · Cornell University · Princeton University · Stanford University · University of Pennsylvania
University of California · 9
UC Berkeley · UC Davis · UC Irvine · UC Los Angeles · UC Merced · UC Riverside · UC San Diego · UC Santa Barbara · UC Santa Cruz
Cal State · 4
Cal Poly Humboldt · Cal Poly Pomona · Cal Poly SLO · San Diego State University
Other California · 28
Art Center College of Design · Azusa Pacific University · Biola University · Chapman University · CSU Fullerton · CSU Long Beach · CSU Los Angeles · CSU Northridge · CSU Sacramento · CSU San Marcos · CSU Channel Islands · Foothill College · Harvey Mudd College · Loyola Marymount University · and 14 more below
Out of state · 44
Babson College · Barnard College · Boston University · Brandeis University · Carnegie Mellon University · Case Western Reserve University · Colorado State University Pueblo · Columbia College Chicago · Fordham University · George Washington University · Georgetown University · Georgia Institute of Technology · Hobart and William Smith Colleges · Indiana University Bloomington · and 30 more below
Not matched to a college page · 21
Capstone College · Citrus College · College of San Mateo · College of the Canyons · Golden West College · Institute of Culinary Education · Irvine Valley College · King's College London · Los Angeles City College · Los Angeles Mission College · Los Angeles Valley College · Mt. San Antonio College · Oxford College of Emory University · Pasadena City College · and 7 more below
Is my kid's college on this list?
All 112 colleges, as the document prints them
and 82 more
Arcadia High School also publishes its college acceptances — 16 colleges
Their published college acceptances
A separate list the school published: the colleges that ADMITTED its graduates, not the colleges they enrolled at. Copied from that document, ordered by the number of students accepted.
Years, as the document states them
Class of 2026
College · Accepted
Independently verified As published by Arcadia High School — Class of 2026.pptx — AHS Counseling "Class of 2026 Profile" presentation ↗. Found at: Slide titled "UC ACCEPTANCES" (9 rows) and slide titled "HIGHLY SELECTIVE COLLEGES" (7 rows)..
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by Arcadia High School — AHS School Profile 2026-2027 ↗. Found at: Page 2, heading "Colleges and Universities attended by the Class of 2026" — a three-column list (38 + 38 + 36 = 112 names), copied in the document's own column .
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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays
UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
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
89.7% 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 92.5% had enrolled — CDE publishes a 16-month window alongside the 12-month one, 663 students.
Down 1.5 points from the 2021-22 class (91.2%).
Where the 2022-23 class enrolled
In California — 568 students (79.2%)
Out of state — 75 students (10.5%)
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 Arcadia High School compares for families
Top-tier college outcomes for California families.
- ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 61 — 42 points above the California median of 19. Ahead of 94% of California high schools.
- ▸ Locally🎓 Top 10% in California on UC Reach — plus 5 more top-ranks.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 61 vs a 28 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
82nd percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2186th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
90th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
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.
Low and stable absenteeism — students are engaged and showing up. The leading indicator is healthy.
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 (-1.4%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~2,842 | -39 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~2,764 | -117 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~2,689 | -192 | $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 Arcadia High School really compare on getting kids to college?
We've ranked it #1 of 11 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.
Arcadia High School's enrollment is shrinking 2.7× the county rate (school -16.6% vs. county -6.2%). Stability of 95.8% means every family you keep is one fewer; the leverage is at recruitment, not retention. This is the case the high stability number alone would hide.
125 of 3,001 students who enrolled at Arcadia High School this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (4.2% 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 — Arcadia Unified (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: 56.3%
Federal: 8.5%
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 Arcadia Unified 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).
Arcadia High School sent 2,362 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 21.0% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 61 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 42 points above the California median of 19, higher than 94% of California high schools. The school produces 11.0 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
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28
53
61
Higher than 94% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Arcadia High School's UC Reach Score of 61 clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53) — meaning roughly 60 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.
In Los Angeles County — a competitive market where the median is already 25 — this still clears the county top-10% bar (56).
Against similar schools, Arcadia High School stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 28.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 34 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Arcadia High School's UC Reach is higher than 94% of California high schools (1105 ranked).
| Campus | Entered | Finished in 4 yrs | Finished in 6 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Riverside | 46 | 87% | 89% |
| UC Berkeley | 32 | 88% | 97% |
| UC Irvine | 31 | 87% | 97% |
| UC San Diego | 23 | 91% | 100% |
| UCLA | 20 | 100% | 100% |
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.
| Campus | 4.00+ GPA | 3.70–3.99 GPA | 3.30–3.69 GPA | < 3.30 GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UCLA | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UC San Diego | Strong shot | Moderate | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Santa Barbara | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Irvine | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Davis | Strong shot | Strong shot | Real shot | Filtered out |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 3.99 | 4.23 | +0.24 | 13.7% | Peers +0.23 · matches |
| UCLA | 3.97 | 4.26 | +0.29 | 9.3% | Peers +0.29 · matches |
| UC San Diego | 3.95 | 4.26 | +0.31 | 16.4% | Peers +0.29 · matches |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.92 | 4.23 | +0.31 | 33.0% | Peers +0.30 · matches |
| UC Irvine | 3.94 | 4.20 | +0.26 | 17.8% | Peers +0.26 · matches |
| UC Davis | 3.94 | 4.16 | +0.22 | 40.5% | Peers +0.23 · matches |
Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2025 (for reference)
| GPA band | UCB | UCLA | UCSD | UCSB | UCI | UCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.00+ | 17.0% | 15.1% | 45.2% | 62.3% | 46.3% | 65.9% |
| 3.70–3.99 | 3.1% | 1.6% | 9.3% | 17.6% | 17.0% | 31.1% |
| 3.30–3.69 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 10.3% |
| 3.00–3.29 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.9% |
| < 3.00 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Where Arcadia High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (21.0% actual vs. 21.0% expected).
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
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 — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach Score | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 371 | 51 | 29 | 13.7% | 6 | 56.9% | 3.99 | 4.23 |
| UCLA → Elite | 421 | 39 | 22 | 9.3% | 5 | 56.4% | 3.97 | 4.26 |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 432 | 71 | 17 | 16.4% | 9 | 23.9% | 3.95 | 4.26 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 385 | 127 | 21 | 33.0% | 16 | 16.5% | 3.92 | 4.23 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 432 | 77 | 23 | 17.8% | 9 | 29.9% | 3.94 | 4.20 |
| UC Davis → | 321 | 130 | 25 | 40.5% | 16 | 19.2% | 3.94 | 4.16 |
What This Means
For School Admins
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At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantArcadia High School is a public high school in Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California with 817 seniors in the Class of 2025.
Its UC Reach Score is 61 (Excellent, top 6% in California): 495 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 817, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 94% of California high schools.
In 2025 its students filed 2,362 UC applications and received 495 offers, a UC admit rate of 21.0% (counted at each campus); 137 enrolled.
More of its graduates enrolled at UC Berkeley than at any other UC campus (29 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 90.
65% of its graduates completed the A-G courses required for UC and CSU eligibility (California median 56%).
90% of its 2022-23 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months (California Department of Education College-Going Rate).
Of its graduates who enrolled at a UC, 93% earned a degree within six years (cohort entering 2019).
It has about 262 students per school counselor.
Enrollment was 2,881 students in 2026, down 13% since 2018.
Arcadia High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2026: 112 colleges. Source: AHS School Profile 2026-2027.
Ivy+ admits: #13 of 33 schools per class year. #1 for admits to UC Riverside, UC Santa Cruz, UC Merced.
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 Arcadia High School's UC Reach Score? Arcadia High School's UC Reach Score is 61 (Excellent, top 6% in California): 495 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 817, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 94% of California high schools.
How many students from Arcadia High School got into a UC? In 2025 its students filed 2,362 UC applications and received 495 offers, a UC admit rate of 21.0% (counted at each campus); 137 enrolled.
Which UC campus do Arcadia High School graduates attend most? More of Arcadia High School's graduates enrolled at UC Berkeley than at any other UC campus (29 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 90.
What percentage of Arcadia High School graduates complete the A-G requirements? 65% of its graduates completed the A-G courses required for UC and CSU eligibility (California median 56%).
What percentage of Arcadia High School graduates go to college? 90% of its 2022-23 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months (California Department of Education College-Going Rate).
Where do Arcadia High School graduates go to college? Arcadia High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2026: 112 colleges. Source: AHS School Profile 2026-2027.
How many students attend Arcadia High School? Enrollment was 2,881 students in 2026, down 13% since 2018.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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