Cambridge School
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- Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Cambridge School's own list (2018-2025), enrolled: UC Los Angeles (9), Baylor University, Honors College (7), Hillsdale College (7), Gordon College, Honors Program (5), UC Berkeley (5).
- The UC pipeline here is real. 14 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 27 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 10% of California high schools.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school
Cambridge School publishes where its graduates enrolled (2018-2025): 68 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at UC Los Angeles (9), Baylor University, Honors College (7), Hillsdale College (7). See the full list ↓
Admissions at a glance
Is Cambridge School a good school for college admissions?
Cambridge School's UC Reach Score is 52 (Strong, top 10% in California; higher than 90% of California high schools), from 14 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 27 seniors in 2025, and it publishes a college list with per-college counts.
How hard is it to get into Cambridge School?
Admissions at Cambridge School: tuition is $31,980 and the school serves grades 9–12.
From the school's own admissions pages and public filings. Dates verified Oct 1, 2026; exams verified September 2026. Full calendar: California private-school admissions tracker · entrance exams. More private high schools in San Diego County · Entrance exams in San Diego County · Is Cambridge School worth the tuition?
Private high schools near Cambridge School
Five private high schools within 8 miles of Cambridge School, with tuition and the exam each requires.
| School | City | Miles | Grades | Tuition | Entrance exam | UC Reach Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maranatha Christian Schools | San Diego | 5.0 | K–12 | $19,275 | Own entrance exam — secondary (6-12)… | 22 |
| San Diego Jewish Academy | San Diego | 6.0 | 9–12 | $39,550 | ISEE required for grades 7-11 entry (ERB code… | |
| High Bluff Academy | San Diego | 6.5 | 7–12 | $28,000 | No entrance exam posted | |
| La Jolla Country Day School | La Jolla | 7.2 | $48,900 | ISEE or SSAT | 49 | |
| Santa Fe Christian School | Solana Beach | 8.0 | K–12 | $28,680 | ISEE required for 9th-11th grade applicants (test… | 33 |
Distances are straight-line miles between school locations. Tuition and exams are from each school's own admissions pages; see the entrance-exam guide.
Their published matriculation list
Where their graduates enrolled
Cambridge School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 68 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.
Years, as the document states them
2018-2025
The ten largest counts, enrolled
Is my kid's college on this list?
The school down the road: Horizon Prep
| College | Cambridge School | Horizon Prep |
|---|---|---|
| Boston College | — | ✓ named |
| Duke University | ✓ named | — |
| Georgetown University | ✓ named | — |
| Johns Hopkins University | ✓ named | — |
| Northeastern University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Princeton University | ✓ named | — |
| Purdue University | — | ✓ named |
| Stanford University | ✓ named | — |
| UC Berkeley | ✓ named | — |
| UC Los Angeles | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| University of Chicago | ✓ named | — |
| University of Florida | — | ✓ named |
Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.
All 68 colleges, as the document prints them
College · Students
and 38 more
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by Cambridge School — The Cambridge School 2025-2026 Profile ↗. Found at: page 3, section headed "COLLEGES OF ATTENDANCE FOR 2018-2025—123 TOTAL ALUMNI".
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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays
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How Cambridge School compares for families
Top-tier college outcomes for California families.
- ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 52 — 33 points above the California median of 19. Ahead of 90% of California high schools.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 52 vs a 13 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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Scroll up to the UC Reach card for Cambridge School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+3.5%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~404 | +14 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~433 | +43 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~463 | +73 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = derived from this school's IRS Form 990 (FY2023) — program-service revenue ÷ enrollment. Edit the figure to match your school.
How does Cambridge School really compare on getting kids to college?
We've ranked it #2 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.
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Financial profile — IRS Form 990, FY2023
From 13 years of Form 990 filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (free public IRS data). The school's tax filings show financial scale, fundraising health, and endowment trajectory — signals that drive board-level conversations about tuition pricing, financial-aid capacity, and capital projects.
Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 204594308). View latest 990 PDF → Tuition-per-student is total program-service revenue divided by latest enrollment — a rough average that includes auxiliary revenue (athletics, food service, etc.); the actual published tuition can differ. Form 990 is filed annually under penalty of perjury, so the financial scale figures are authoritative.
Cambridge School sent 69 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 20.3% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 52 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 33 points above the California median of 19, higher than 90% of California high schools..
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Higher than 90% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Cambridge School's UC Reach Score of 52 is in the top quartile statewide (median 19; top 25% bar 33) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 53.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 43 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Cambridge School's UC Reach is higher than 90% of California high schools (1105 ranked).
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.
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.
| Campus | 4.00+ GPA | 3.70–3.99 GPA | 3.30–3.69 GPA | < 3.30 GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UC San Diego | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Davis | Strong shot | Real shot | Moderate | Filtered out |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 4.18 | 4.25 | +0.07 | 46.2% | Peers +0.16 · wider |
| UC San Diego | 4.17 | 4.24 | +0.06 | 66.7% | Peers +0.15 · wider |
| UC Davis | 4.21 | 4.21 | 0.00 | 100.0% | Peers +0.11 · wider |
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% |
Where Cambridge School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 40.4 points above what their GPAs predict (62.5% actual vs. 22.1% expected), based on 2024 data.
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) '24 | Avg GPA (Adm) '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 10 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 4.15 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 14 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 4.18 | 4.25 |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 11 | 6 | —† | 54.5% | 22 | — | 4.17 | 4.24 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 10 | 4 | —† | 40.0% | 15 | — | 4.16 | —† |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 13 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 4.18 | —† |
| UC Davis → | 11 | 4 | —† | 36.4% | 15 | — | 4.21 | 4.21 |
What This Means
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantCambridge School is a private high school in San Diego, San Diego County, California with 27 seniors in the Class of 2025.
Its UC Reach Score is 52 (Strong, top 10% in California): 14 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 27, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 90% of California high schools.
In 2025 its students filed 69 UC applications and received 14 offers, a UC admit rate of 20.3% (counted at each campus).
Enrollment was 390 students in 2025, up 22% since 2020.
Cambridge School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2018-2025: 68 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are UC Los Angeles (9), Baylor University, Honors College (7), Hillsdale College (7), Gordon College, Honors Program (5), UC Berkeley (5). Source: The Cambridge School 2025-2026 Profile.
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 Cambridge School's UC Reach Score? Cambridge School's UC Reach Score is 52 (Strong, top 10% in California): 14 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 27, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 90% of California high schools.
How many students from Cambridge School got into a UC? In 2025 its students filed 69 UC applications and received 14 offers, a UC admit rate of 20.3% (counted at each campus).
Where do Cambridge School graduates go to college? Cambridge School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2018-2025: 68 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are UC Los Angeles (9), Baylor University, Honors College (7), Hillsdale College (7), Gordon College, Honors Program (5), UC Berkeley (5). Source: The Cambridge School 2025-2026 Profile.
How many students attend Cambridge School? Enrollment was 390 students in 2025, up 22% since 2020.
What is the tuition at Cambridge School? At Cambridge School, tuition is $31,980.
Is Cambridge School a good school for college admissions? Cambridge School's UC Reach Score is 52 (Strong, top 10% in California; higher than 90% of California high schools), from 14 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 27 seniors in 2025, and it publishes a college list with per-college counts.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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