Brethren Christian High School

Huntington Beach · Orange County · Religious-affiliated

Private Orange County ~34 seniors

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📋 At a glance

Programs & features

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Academic signals

Academic signals not yet ingested for this school

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

🎓 Where grads go

UC Reach Score

Below the CA median below the state median

Top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2020 — 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 2020

UCI

5 admitted

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

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How Brethren Christian High School compares for families

Mid-pack college outcomes within California.

▸ Statewide14.7% UC Reach — right around the California median of 15.6%.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (14.7% UC Reach vs 25.0% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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No SBAC data for private schools — and that's not the metric you want anyway

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 Brethren Christian High School's 2020 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Brethren Christian High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · Other religious · Huntington Beach · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach Score, Brethren Christian High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 6): 15 vs. a peer median of 25.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach Score	Enroll. trend
Brethren Christian High School	Private · Other religious	98	15	—
Peer-group median			25	-29%
Bethel Baptist School	Private · Other religious	83	25	-36%
Orangewood Academy	Private · Other religious	107	11	-78%
Veritas Classical Academy	Private · Other religious	90	—	-75%
Eastside Christian High School	Private · Other religious	120	—	-22%
Cornelia Connelly School	Private · Catholic	124	42	—
Pacific Lutheran High School	Private · Other religious	84	—	+0%
Acaciawood School	Private · secular	128	—	+50%
Aquinas International Academy	Private · secular	145	12	-70%
Ambassador High School	Private · Other religious	148	38	+53%
Saint Michaels Prep School	Private	57	—	—

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 →

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2020

Brethren Christian High School sent 23 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 21.7% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 15 — 1 points below the California median of 16, higher than 48% of California high schools..

University of California outcomes · Class of 2020

UC Reach Score ⓘ

Below the CA median Top 52% of CA high schools

5 admits / 34 seniors
-10 pts vs. peer median (25) · Ranked #4 of 6 similar schools

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
16

Peer median
25

Top 10%
50

This school
15

050100

CA median 16 Top 10% ≥ 50 This school 15

Higher than 48% of California high schools (933 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Brethren Christian High School's UC Reach Score of 15 is below the California median (16). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 50 or higher.

But in Orange County, where the local median is 24 and the top-10% bar is 82, this score is mid-pack rather than exceptional — typical of its market rather than a standout.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 105 — a gap of 90 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Brethren Christian High School's UC Reach is higher than 48% of California high schools (933 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

23 applications

In context: CA median 60 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 180 · Orange Co. Top 10% ≥ 250 · higher than 56% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

21.7%

5 / 23 applications

In context: CA median 29.4% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.9% · higher than 11% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

N/A

None enrolled of 5 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 ⓘ

N/A

None enrollees / 34 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 (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

14.7

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 12.8 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.8 · higher than 57% 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 ⓘ

3.89

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.05

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 Brethren Christian High School

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
UC San Diego	Strong shot	Real shot	Moderate	Filtered out
UC Irvine	Strong shot	Real shot	Moderate	Filtered out
UC Davis	Strong shot	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds

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 San Diego (2018)	3.98	4.19	+0.21	41.7%	Peers +0.27 · wider
UC Irvine	3.94	4.05	+0.10	62.5%	Peers +0.23 · wider
UC Davis (2018)	3.84	4.00	+0.16	55.6%	Peers +0.32 · 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).

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2020

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach Score (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 Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UCLA → Elite	5	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.90	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	5	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.88	—^†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	5	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.80	—^†
UC Irvine → Selective	8	5	—^†	62.5%	15	—	3.94	4.05

† = 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.

Fewer than 15% of seniors are earning UC admission. This may reflect a high non-UC college-going rate, significant A-G completion gaps, or an early-stage UC pipeline. A deeper review of A-G readiness and counseling capacity is warranted.

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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