Bethel Baptist School

Santa Ana · Orange County · Religious-affiliated

Private Orange County ~24 seniors

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25 UC Reach Score · Around the CA median

A parent's read

The UC pipeline here is real. 6 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 24 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 29% of California high schools.
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Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score

Around the CA median near 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

UCI

3 admitted

3 enrolled

Net $14,251/yr avg

Grads earn $80,735 @10yr

UCD

3 admitted

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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Sources: UC Office of the President (admits); IPEDS net price + College Scorecard 10-yr earnings (cost & payoff). Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How Bethel Baptist School compares for families

Above-average college outcomes statewide.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 25 — 9 points above the California median of 16. Ahead of 71% of California high schools.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 25 vs a 15 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 Bethel Baptist School's 2021 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

123 (2020) → 83 (2025)

-32.5%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

31 (2020) → 20 (2025)

-35.5%

If this trend holds (-7.6%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~77	-6	$0
3 yr (2028)	~66	-17	$0
5 yr (2030)	~56	-27	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = a wide range — Jewish day $25k–35k, Lutheran/Christian $10k–18k. Edit the figure to match your school.

How does Bethel Baptist School really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #2 of 6 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

Orangewood Academy · Brethren Christian High School · Veritas Classical Academy · Eastside Christian High School · Cornelia Connelly School · Pacific Lutheran High School · +4 more

UC Reach Score 25 ⓘ 6 admits (counted at each UC) / 24 seniors +10 pts above peer median (15) · #2 of 6 similar schools methodology

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
16

Top 10%
45

This school
25

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CA median 16 Top 10% ≥ 45 This school 25

Higher than 71% of California high schools (1017 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

Bethel Baptist School's UC Reach Score of 25 is above 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 78 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Bethel Baptist School's UC Reach is higher than 71% of California high schools (1017 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

N/A

— applications

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

N/A

6 / — applications

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

50.0%

3 enrolled of 6 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 ⓘ

3 enrollees / 24 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) ⓘ

12.5

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 13.6 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 35.8 · higher than 44% of CA HS.

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 ⓘ

3.98

GPA figures reflect 2020 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2021.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2020–2021

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) '20	Avg GPA (Adm) '20
UC Irvine → Selective	—	3	3	—	12	100.0%	—	—
UC Davis →	—	3	—	—	12	—	—	—

† = 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

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.

UC Reach has improved meaningfully compared to the prior year — a positive trajectory worth monitoring and reinforcing.

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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