Cambrian Academy

San Jose · Santa Clara County · Private independent

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A parent's read

Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Cambrian Academy publishes where its graduates go (2009-2026): 11 colleges, including UC Berkeley, Stanford, Emory, UCLA.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Cambrian Academy publishes its college acceptances (2009-2026): 11 colleges. See the full list ↓

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances

Cambrian Academy publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 11 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
2009-2026

Ivy+ and most selective · 2

MIT · Stanford

University of California · 3

UC Berkeley · UC Santa Cruz · UCLA

Other California · 1

USC

Out of state · 3

Emory · Temple · Penn State

Not matched to a college page · 2

U Penn · Rutgers

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✓ Stanford University — New York University ✓ University of Southern California ✓ University of California, Los Angeles ✓ University of California, Berkeley — University of Michigan — Cornell University — Boston University — Northeastern University — University of Texas at Austin — Georgetown University — Duke University

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As the document prints them

MIT UC Berkeley Stanford USC Emory UC Santa Cruz U Penn Rutgers Temple Penn State UCLA

These graduates were admitted to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Cambrian Academy — About Us - Cambrian Academy for Grades 6-12 ↗. Found at: "HIGHER STANDARDS FOR COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS" section, first box, headed "100% College Placement Track Record, 2009-2026*".

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How Cambrian Academy compares for families

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

93 (2020) → 80 (2025)

-14.0%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

15 (2020) → 10 (2025)

-33.3%

If this trend holds (-2.4%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~78	-2	$0
3 yr (2028)	~74	-6	$0
5 yr (2030)	~71	-9	$0

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UC Reach Score ⓘ methodology

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

N/A

17 applications

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

N/A

— / 17 applications

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

N/A

— enrolled of — 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

— enrollees / — 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) ⓘ

N/A

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

N/A

Senior Class Size ⓘ

N/A

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Total School Enrollment ⓘ

N/A

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 ⓘ

4.02

GPA figures reflect 2023 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2024.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2024

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 — 2024

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App) '23	Avg GPA (Adm) '23
UC Berkeley → Elite	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UCLA → Elite	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UC San Diego → Selective	6	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.02	—^†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UC Irvine → Selective	5	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.02	—^†
UC Davis →	6	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.02	—^†

† = 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

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.

Senior class size is estimated from CDE grade 12 enrollment data. Reach percentages should be interpreted as approximate.

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At a glance

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Cambrian Academy is a private high school in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.

Enrollment was 80 students in 2025, down 14% since 2020.

Cambrian Academy publishes a college acceptances list for the 2009-2026: 11 colleges. Source: About Us - Cambrian Academy for Grades 6-12.

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

Where do Cambrian Academy graduates go to college? Cambrian Academy publishes a college acceptances list for the 2009-2026: 11 colleges. Source: About Us - Cambrian Academy for Grades 6-12.

How many students attend Cambrian Academy? Enrollment was 80 students in 2025, down 14% since 2020.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.