Crean Lutheran High School
Irvine · Orange County · Religious-affiliated
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- Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Crean Lutheran High School publishes where its graduates go (not stated): 144 colleges, including California Institute of Technology, Claremont McKenna College, Pomona College, Stanford University.
- The UC pipeline here is real. 269 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 285 seniors puts this school in the top handful of schools in California.
- Kids here turn down top UCs. Students admitted to Berkeley and UCLA from this school often enroll somewhere even more selective — a pattern seen only at schools whose graduates have elite options beyond the UC system.
- Where grads land in the UC system: UC Irvine. More graduates enroll at UC Irvine than any other UC. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 29 of this class's 736 UC applications — elite admits are rare everywhere, and the strong middle campuses are where most real outcomes happen.
- One question for any counselor: who should still test? Plenty of strong students skip the SAT/ACT now — but merit scholarships at dozens of colleges still key off scores. Ask how the school decides who should still sit for one.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
Where graduates go — as published by the school
Crean Lutheran High School publishes where its graduates enrolled (not stated): 144 colleges. See the full list ↓
At a glance
- 27 AP courses offered (school profile)
- SAT avg 1299
- ACT avg 27.8
- APCollege-level courses with a national exam each May. A score of 3+ "passes" and can earn college credit; the pass rate tells you whether a school's AP program has substance behind the course list. exam pass rate 86% (avg score 3.8)
Worth knowing: Co-ed Lutheran, Irvine. Figures from Crean's own 2025-26 School Profile (SAT mean is Class of 2024); quartiles not published.
Composed from the school's own published profile (2025), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
Admissions at a glance
Is Crean Lutheran High School a good school for college admissions?
Crean Lutheran High School's UC Reach Score is 94 (Excellent, top 6% in California; higher than 99% of California high schools), from 269 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 285 seniors in 2025, and it publishes a college list without per-college counts.
How hard is it to get into Crean Lutheran High School?
Crean Lutheran High School does not post an acceptance rate on its admissions pages; tuition is $23,575 for 2026-27.
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 Orange County · Entrance exams in Orange County · Is Crean Lutheran High School worth the tuition?
Private high schools near Crean Lutheran High School
Five private high schools within 12 miles of Crean Lutheran High School, with tuition and the exam each requires where the school publishes them.
| School | City | Miles | Grades | Tuition | Entrance exam | UC Reach Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Hill School | Newport Coast | 7.8 | 7–12 | $58,100 | ISEE or SSAT | 151 |
| Mater Dei High School | Santa Ana | 8.9 | 9–12 | $21,150 | HSPT | 36 |
| Orange Lutheran High School | Orange | 9.7 | 9–12 | No entrance exam | 37 | |
| Calvary Chapel High School | Santa Ana | 10.2 | 9–12 | No entrance exam posted | 28 | |
| Orangewood Academy | Garden Grove | 11.1 | K–12 | $15,765 | No entrance exam posted |
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
Crean Lutheran High School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 144 colleges, in the document's own order.
The document does not state a class year for this list.
Ivy+ and most selective · 10
Stanford University · Yale University · Harvard University · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Princeton University · Columbia University · Cornell University · Duke University · University of Pennsylvania · Brown University
University of California · 7
University of California, Berkeley · University of California, Davis · University of California, Irvine · University of California, Los Angeles · University of California, Riverside · University of California, San Diego · University of California, Santa Barbara
Cal State · 4
California State, Monterey Bay · California State Polytechnic, Pomona · California State Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo · San Diego State University
Other California · 22
Art Center College of Design · Azusa Pacific University · Biola University · California Baptist University · California Institute of Technology · California Lutheran University · Chapman University · Claremont McKenna College · Concordia University Irvine · Hope International University · Loyola Marymount University · Masters University · Occidental College · Otis College of Art and Design · and 8 more below
Out of state · 86
Auburn University · Samford University · University of Alabama · Arizona State University · Arizona Christian University · Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University · Grand Canyon University · Northern Arizona University · University of Arizona · Colorado State University · The United States Air Force Academy · University of Colorado · University of Connecticut · Emory University · and 72 more below
Not matched to a college page · 15
St. Mary’s College · Wheaton College · New England Conservatory of Music · The Juilliard School · University of British Columbia · University of Toronto · Sorbonne University · University of Hong Kong · Keio University · Waseda University · Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) · Korea University · Seoul National University · Yonsei University · and 1 more below
Is my kid's college on this list?
The school down the road: Orange Lutheran High School
| College | Crean Lutheran High School | Orange Lutheran High School |
|---|---|---|
| Boston College | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Boston University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Brown University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Carnegie Mellon University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Columbia University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Cornell University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Dartmouth College | — | ✓ named |
| Duke University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Emory University | ✓ named | — |
| Georgetown University | ✓ named | — |
| Georgia Institute of Tech | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Harvard University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.
All 144 colleges, as the document prints them
and 114 more
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by Crean Lutheran High School — Crean Lutheran High School Profile 2025.2026 (Adobe Publish Online) ↗. Found at: Page 3 of 3, section 'COLLEGE ATTENDANCE & MATRICULATION' — 145 college names under 35 state/country headings, following the line "In 2026, 98% of Crean Luthera.
What does Crean Lutheran High School publish about its class profile?
These figures come from the school's own published profile (as of 2025); each links to that document.
- SAT: mean 1299 (as of 2025) Source: indd.adobe.com ↗
- ACT: mean 27.8 (as of 2025) Source: indd.adobe.com ↗
- AP courses offered: 27 (as of 2025) Source: indd.adobe.com ↗
- AP mean exam score: 3.8 (as of 2025) Source: indd.adobe.com ↗
- AP exams scored 3 or higher: 86% (as of 2025) Source: indd.adobe.com ↗
Co-ed Lutheran, Irvine. Figures from Crean's own 2025-26 School Profile (SAT mean is Class of 2024); quartiles not published.
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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays
UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
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How Crean Lutheran High School compares for families
One of California's strongest schools for college outcomes.
- ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 94 — 75 points above the California median of 19. Ahead of 99% of California high schools.
- ▸ Locally🎓 Top 5% in California on UC Reach — plus 1 more top-rank.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 94 vs a 30 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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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 Crean Lutheran High School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+5.9%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~1,192 | +66 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~1,337 | +211 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~1,500 | +374 | $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 (FY2016) — program-service revenue ÷ enrollment. Edit the figure to match your school.
How does Crean Lutheran High School really compare on getting kids to college?
We've ranked it #1 of 9 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.
Your similar-school group includes
Orange Lutheran High School · St. Margaret's Episcopal School · Calvary Chapel High School · Jserra Catholic High School · Crossroads Christian School · Mater Dei High School · +4 more
Financial profile — IRS Form 990, FY2016
From 5 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 550909201). 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.
Crean Lutheran High School sent 736 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 36.5% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 94 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 75 points above the California median of 19, higher than 99% of California high schools. The school produces 10.2 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
Crean Lutheran High School earns admission to the six most selective UC campuses at a high rate (94 UC Reach Score), yet only about 34% of its Berkeley and UCLA admits go on to enroll there — well below the roughly 60% statewide. High admit rates paired with low enrollment at the very top UCs is the data signature of a class with options even more selective than the UCs — the kind of student who turns down Berkeley or UCLA only for a college even harder to get into.
An honest read of what the data holds: admissions and enrollment counts, not destinations. We don't track where any student enrolled, so this is a signature consistent with more-selective choices — not a claim about specific colleges. We measure Berkeley and UCLA together and against the statewide rate, so it isn't just a student picking a different UC (which would lower one campus's yield without leaving the system). Class of 2025, University of California Office of the President.
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Higher than 99% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Crean Lutheran High School's UC Reach Score of 94 clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53) — meaning roughly 94 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.
In Orange County — a competitive market where the median is already 25 — this still clears the county top-10% bar (70).
Against similar schools, Crean Lutheran High School stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 30.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 1 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Crean Lutheran High School's UC Reach is higher than 99% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UCLA | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| 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 |
| 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 ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 4.06 | 4.19 | +0.13 | 16.7% | Peers +0.20 · wider |
| UCLA | 4.06 | 4.14 | +0.09 | 11.0% | Peers +0.23 · wider |
| UC San Diego | 4.04 | 4.21 | +0.17 | 32.8% | Peers +0.23 · wider |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4.01 | 4.20 | +0.19 | 35.0% | Peers +0.25 · wider |
| UC Irvine | 4.03 | 4.16 | +0.13 | 52.0% | Peers +0.19 · wider |
| UC Davis | 4.02 | 4.15 | +0.14 | 53.5% | Peers +0.20 · 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 Crean Lutheran High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 11.7 points above what their GPAs predict (33.2% actual vs. 21.5% 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 | 109 | 17 | 4 | 15.6% | 6 | 23.5% | 4.06 | 4.19 |
| UCLA → Elite | 136 | 12 | 6 | 8.8% | 4 | 50.0% | 4.06 | 4.14 |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 141 | 47 | 10 | 33.3% | 16 | 21.3% | 4.04 | 4.21 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 117 | 56 | 4 | 47.9% | 20 | 7.1% | 4.01 | 4.20 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 139 | 73 | 15 | 52.5% | 26 | 20.5% | 4.03 | 4.16 |
| UC Davis → | 94 | 64 | 3 | 68.1% | 22 | 4.7% | 4.02 | 4.15 |
What This Means
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantCrean Lutheran High School is a private high school in Irvine, Orange County, California with 285 seniors in the Class of 2025.
Its UC Reach Score is 94 (Excellent, top 6% in California): 269 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 285, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 99% of California high schools.
In 2025 its students filed 736 UC applications and received 269 offers, a UC admit rate of 36.5% (counted at each campus); 42 enrolled.
More of its graduates enrolled at UC Irvine than at any other UC campus (15 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 29.
Of its graduates who enrolled at a UC, 87% earned a degree within six years (cohort entering 2019).
Enrollment was 1,126 students in 2025, up 32% since 2020.
Crean Lutheran High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the not stated: 144 colleges. Source: Crean Lutheran High School Profile 2025.2026 (Adobe Publish Online).
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 Crean Lutheran High School's UC Reach Score? Crean Lutheran High School's UC Reach Score is 94 (Excellent, top 6% in California): 269 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 285, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 99% of California high schools.
How many students from Crean Lutheran High School got into a UC? In 2025 its students filed 736 UC applications and received 269 offers, a UC admit rate of 36.5% (counted at each campus); 42 enrolled.
Which UC campus do Crean Lutheran High School graduates attend most? More of Crean Lutheran High School's graduates enrolled at UC Irvine than at any other UC campus (15 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 29.
Where do Crean Lutheran High School graduates go to college? Crean Lutheran High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the not stated: 144 colleges. Source: Crean Lutheran High School Profile 2025.2026 (Adobe Publish Online).
How many students attend Crean Lutheran High School? Enrollment was 1,126 students in 2025, up 32% since 2020.
What is the tuition at Crean Lutheran High School? At Crean Lutheran High School, tuition is $23,575 for 2026-27.
Is Crean Lutheran High School a good school for college admissions? Crean Lutheran High School's UC Reach Score is 94 (Excellent, top 6% in California; higher than 99% of California high schools), from 269 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 285 seniors in 2025, and it publishes a college list without 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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