Cornelia Connelly School

Q: What is Cornelia Connelly School's UC Reach Score?

Cornelia Connelly School's UC Reach Score is 42 (Above average, top 25% in California): 13 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 31, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 86% of California high schools.

Q: How many students from Cornelia Connelly School got into a UC?

In 2020 its students filed 53 UC applications and received 13 offers, a UC admit rate of 24.5% (counted at each campus); 3 enrolled.

Q: Which UC campus do Cornelia Connelly School graduates attend most?

More of Cornelia Connelly School's graduates enrolled at UC Irvine than at any other UC campus (3 in 2020).

Anaheim · Orange County · Catholic religious-affiliated

Private Orange County ~31 seniors

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42 UC Reach Score · Above average

A parent's read

The UC pipeline here is real. 13 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 31 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 14% of California high schools.
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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score

Above average top 25% in California

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

UCSD

3 admitted

Net $12,470/yr avg

Grads earn $84,943 @10yr

UCI

5 admitted

3 enrolled

Net $14,251/yr avg

Grads earn $80,735 @10yr

UCD

5 admitted

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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How Cornelia Connelly School compares for families

Top-tier college outcomes for California families.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 42 — 26 points above the California median of 16. Ahead of 86% of California high schools.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 42 vs a 19 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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Scroll up to the UC Reach card for Cornelia Connelly School's 2020 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

How does Cornelia Connelly School really compare on getting kids to college?

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Enrollment trend + 3-year projection — is this school growing or quietly shrinking?

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Eastside Christian High School · Orangewood Academy · Acaciawood School · Veritas Classical Academy · Aquinas International Academy · Bethel Baptist School · +4 more

Diocesan context — Diocese of Orange

Diocese

Counties covered

Orange

Schools operated (K–12)

~39

approx; from diocesan reports

Other Catholic HS tracked

in this diocese, on this site

Diocese of Orange is the canonical governance body for Catholic schools in this region — board policy, tuition guidance, and shared services typically originate here. Visit the diocesan website →

Financial figures aren't shown because Catholic (arch)dioceses don't file IRS Form 990 — they're covered by the USCCB Group Ruling (GEN 0928), which exempts dioceses, parishes, and parochial schools from individual filing. School counts above are hand-compiled from each diocese's published schools-department information.

Key takeaway · Class of 2020

Cornelia Connelly School sent 53 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 24.5% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 42 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 26 points above the California median of 16, higher than 86% of California high schools..

UC Reach Score 42 ⓘ 13 admits (counted at each UC) / 31 seniors +23 pts above peer median (19) · #1 of 7 similar schools methodology

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
16

Top 10%
49

This school
42

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CA median 16 Top 10% ≥ 49 This school 42

Higher than 86% of California high schools (1011 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

Cornelia Connelly School's UC Reach Score of 42 is in the top quartile statewide (median 16; top 25% bar 29) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 49.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 105 — a gap of 63 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Cornelia Connelly School's UC Reach is higher than 86% of California high schools (1011 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

171

53 applications

Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).

In context: CA median 62 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 178 · Orange Co. Top 10% ≥ 250 · higher than 89% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

24.5%

13 / 53 applications

In context: CA median 29.4% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.9% · higher than 22% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

23.1%

3 enrolled of 13 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 / 31 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) ⓘ

25.8

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 13.0 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 39.6 · higher than 79% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

N/A

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

124

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 ⓘ

3.93

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.13

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 Cornelia Connelly School

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
UC Santa Barbara	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 Santa Barbara (2019)	3.95	4.04	+0.09	62.5%	Peers +0.29 · wider
UC Irvine	3.92	4.20	+0.28	38.5%	Peers +0.24 · steeper
UC Davis	4.06	4.06	0.00	100.0%	Peers +0.18 · 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).

Where Cornelia Connelly School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 10.6 points above what their GPAs predict (43.3% actual vs. 32.7% expected).

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 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 — 2020

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite	7	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.97	—^†
UCLA → Elite	9	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.93	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	12	3	—^†	25.0%	10	—	3.81	—^†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	7	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.05	—^†
UC Irvine → Selective	13	5	3	38.5%	16	60.0%	3.92	4.20
UC Davis →	5	5	—^†	100.0%	16	—	4.06	4.06

† = 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

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.

UC Reach is solid. A meaningful share of the senior class is achieving UC admission, and there is likely room to grow both application volume and admission outcomes.

Strong UC Reach paired with low yield: students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere. The pattern is characteristic of competitive college-preparatory schools where many students choose more selective private colleges or out-of-state flagships over UC — UC functions as a strong backup option rather than a first choice.

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.

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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At a glance

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Cornelia Connelly School is a private high school in Anaheim, Orange County, California with 31 seniors in the Class of 2020.

Its UC Reach Score is 42 (Above average, top 25% in California): 13 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 31, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 86% of California high schools.

In 2020 its students filed 53 UC applications and received 13 offers, a UC admit rate of 24.5% (counted at each campus); 3 enrolled.

More of its graduates enrolled at UC Irvine than at any other UC campus (3 in 2020).

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 Cornelia Connelly School's UC Reach Score? Cornelia Connelly School's UC Reach Score is 42 (Above average, top 25% in California): 13 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 31, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 86% of California high schools.

How many students from Cornelia Connelly School got into a UC? In 2020 its students filed 53 UC applications and received 13 offers, a UC admit rate of 24.5% (counted at each campus); 3 enrolled.

Which UC campus do Cornelia Connelly School graduates attend most? More of Cornelia Connelly School's graduates enrolled at UC Irvine than at any other UC campus (3 in 2020).

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