Calvary Chapel High School

Santa Ana · Orange County · Religious-affiliated

Private Orange County ~87 seniors

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🎓28 UC Reach Score · Around the CA median

🎓 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 2025 — 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 2025

UCLA

3 admitted

Net $12,548/yr avg

Grads earn $82,511 @10yr

UCSD

4 admitted

Net $12,470/yr avg

Grads earn $84,943 @10yr

UCSB

4 admitted

Net $16,109/yr avg

Grads earn $74,915 @10yr

UCI

5 admitted

Net $14,251/yr avg

Grads earn $80,735 @10yr

UCD

8 admitted

3 enrolled

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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How Calvary Chapel High School compares for families

Above-average college outcomes statewide.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 28 — 10 points above the California median of 18. Ahead of 70% of California high schools.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (UC Reach Score 28 vs a 37 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 Calvary Chapel High School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

979 (2020) → 839 (2025)

-14.3%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

87 (2020) → 87 (2025)

+0.0%

If this trend holds (-1.7%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~825	-14	$0
3 yr (2028)	~797	-42	$0
5 yr (2030)	~771	-68	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.

How does Calvary Chapel High School really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #7 of 8 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

Servite High School · Crean Lutheran High School · Orange Lutheran High School · Newport Christian School · Saint John Bosco High School · Crossroads Christian School · +4 more

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Calvary Chapel High School sent 77 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 31.2% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 28 — 10 points above the California median of 18, higher than 70% of California high schools. The school produces 3.4 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

UC Reach Score ⓘ

Around the CA median Top 30% of CA high schools

24 admits / 87 seniors
-9 pts vs. peer median (37) · Ranked #7 of 8 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 19 2025 · 28

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18

Peer median
37

Top 10%
51

This school
28

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CA median 18 Top 10% ≥ 51 This school 28

Higher than 70% of California high schools (980 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Calvary Chapel High School's UC Reach Score of 28 is above the California median (18). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51 or higher.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97 — a gap of 70 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Calvary Chapel High School's UC Reach is higher than 70% of California high schools (980 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

77 applications

In context: CA median 75 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241 · Orange Co. Top 10% ≥ 295 · higher than 57% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

31.2%

24 / 77 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 72% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

12.5%

3 enrolled of 24 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 / 87 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) ⓘ

18.4

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 60% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

3.4

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 53% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

839

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 ⓘ

4.08

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.28

GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.

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 Calvary Chapel 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	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Santa Barbara	Strong shot	Moderate	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Irvine	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out

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 2024.

The numbers behind it

Campus	Applicant GPA	Admit GPA	Lift ⓘ	Admit rate	vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ
UC San Diego	4.09	4.25	+0.16	30.0%	Peers +0.21 · wider
UC Santa Barbara	4.02	4.31	+0.29	29.4%	Peers +0.25 · steeper
UC Irvine	4.03	4.27	+0.24	29.2%	Peers +0.19 · steeper

📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2024 (for reference)

GPA band	UCB	UCLA	UCSD	UCSB	UCI	UCD
4.00+	17.1%	14.4%	43.5%	57.3%	46.0%	64.1%
3.70–3.99	2.8%	1.5%	11.2%	9.2%	16.5%	27.5%
3.30–3.69	0.8%	0.9%	1.4%	2.3%	3.4%	9.1%
3.00–3.29	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%	0.4%	2.1%
< 3.00	0.6%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%

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).

Where Calvary Chapel High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 5.0 points above what their GPAs predict (29.5% actual vs. 24.5% expected), based on 2024 data.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

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 — 2025

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App) '24	Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite	10	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.16	—^†
UCLA → Elite	16	3	—^†	18.8%	3	—	4.13	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	13	4	—^†	30.8%	5	—	4.09	4.25
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	9	4	—^†	44.4%	5	—	4.02	4.31
UC Irvine → Selective	18	5	—^†	27.8%	6	—	4.03	4.27
UC Davis →	11	8	3	72.7%	9	37.5%	—	—^†

† = 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.

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.

The school generates broad UC access, but fewer students are reaching the most selective UC campuses (UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCI). Targeted academic enrichment and campus-fit advising may help.

Berkeley/UCLA admit volume is modest relative to overall UC reach. This is common and reflects the highly selective nature of those campuses, but may be a target area for the school's highest-performing students.

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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