Jserra Catholic High School

San Juan Capistrano · Orange County · Catholic religious-affiliated

Private Orange County ~320 seniors

Data Year

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Most similar nearby schools

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🎓33 UC Reach Score · Above average

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

Program details not reported to CRDC

Academic signals

Academic signals not yet ingested for this school

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

🎓 Where grads go

UC Reach Score

Above average top 25% in California

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

UCB

10 admitted

4 enrolled

UCLA

14 admitted

8 enrolled

UCSD

25 admitted

9 enrolled

UCSB

21 admitted

UCI

16 admitted

UCD

19 admitted

Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How Jserra Catholic High School compares for families

Above-average college outcomes statewide.

▸ Statewide32.8% UC Reach — 14.7 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 77% of California high schools.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsRight at the peer median (35.8% UC Reach) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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No SBAC data for private schools — and that's not the metric you want anyway

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 Jserra Catholic High School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

1,276 (2020) → 1,282 (2025)

+0.5%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

290 (2020) → 320 (2025)

+10.3%

If this trend holds (+0.3%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~1,286	+4	$0
3 yr (2028)	~1,293	+11	$0
5 yr (2030)	~1,301	+19	$0

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

Jserra Catholic High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · Catholic · San Juan Capistrano · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach Score, Jserra Catholic High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 9): 33 vs. a peer median of 36.
▸Jserra Catholic High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 46 in 2020 to 33 in 2025 — a 13-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Jserra Catholic High School is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.926) alone would predict (27% actual vs. 21% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
▸Senior-class enrollment is up 10% (290→320 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of -1%.
▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.1%/yr); projects to ~1286 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

1282 students (2025)

→

~1286 projected (2028)

at +0.1%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach Score	Enroll. trend
Jserra Catholic High School	Private · Catholic	1282	33	+10%
Peer-group median			36	-1%
Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch	Private · Other religious	1159	72	-16%
Crean Lutheran High School	Private · Other religious	1126	94	+40%
Mater Dei High School	Private · Catholic	1849	36	+3%
Orange Lutheran High School	Private · Other religious	1141	37	-3%
Calvary Chapel High School	Private · Other religious	839	28	+0%
Linfield Christian School	Private · Other religious	1208	35	+1%
Servite High School	Private · Catholic	767	25	-2%
Crossroads Christian School	Private · Other religious	733	—	+36%
Lutheran High School	Private · Other religious	1141	—	-3%
Bishop Amat Memorial Hs	Private · Catholic	977	28	-28%

UC Reach Score = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100 when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type, and religious orientation. Methodology →

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.

Total revenue

$38.6M

FY2023

Net assets (endowment + property)

$87.4M

+59.0% since FY2011

Tuition revenue (program)

$32.7M

≈ $25495/student avg

Gifts & grants

$4.8M

fundraising

Total revenue by year ($M)

Net assets by year ($M)

Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 330901351). 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.

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 2025

Jserra Catholic High School sent 455 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 23.1% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 33 — 15 points above the California median of 18, higher than 77% of California high schools. The school produces 7.5 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

UC Reach Score ⓘ

Above average Top 23% of CA high schools

105 admits / 320 seniors
-3 pts vs. peer median (36) · Ranked #6 of 9 similar schools

5-year trend

2020 · 46 2025 · 33

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18

Peer median
36

Top 10%
51

This school
33

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CA median 18 Top 10% ≥ 51 This school 33

Higher than 77% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Jserra Catholic High School's UC Reach Score of 33 is in the top quartile statewide (median 18; top 25% bar 30) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 51.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97 — a gap of 64 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Jserra Catholic High School's UC Reach is higher than 77% of California high schools (978 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

142

455 applications

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

In context: CA median 75 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241 · Orange Co. Top 10% ≥ 295 · higher than 76% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

23.1%

105 / 455 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 33% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

20.0%

21 enrolled of 105 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 ⓘ

21 enrollees / 320 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.

UC 6-Yr Grad Rate ⓘ

85%

74% finished in 4 yrs · N=27 entered 2019

In context: CA median 88.6% · -3.4 pp vs. median.

Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

26.9

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 77% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

7.5

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 81% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

320

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

1,282

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 ⓘ

4.10

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 Jserra Catholic High School

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

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 Berkeley	3.93	3.98	+0.05	14.7%	Peers +0.26 · wider
UCLA	3.96	3.97	+0.01	16.8%	Peers +0.28 · wider
UC San Diego	3.93	4.15	+0.23	25.3%	Peers +0.29 · wider
UC Santa Barbara	3.92	4.14	+0.22	26.7%	Peers +0.30 · wider
UC Irvine	3.92	4.11	+0.19	46.9%	Peers +0.25 · wider
UC Davis	3.89	4.12	+0.23	43.6%	Peers +0.26 · matches

📊 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 Jserra Catholic High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 6.4 points above what their GPAs predict (27.4% actual vs. 21.0% 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	61	10	4	16.4%	3	40.0%	3.93	3.98
UCLA → Elite	107	14	8	13.1%	4	57.1%	3.96	3.97
UC San Diego → Selective	89	25	9	28.1%	8	36.0%	3.93	4.15
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	94	21	—^†	22.3%	7	—	3.92	4.14
UC Irvine → Selective	58	16	—^†	27.6%	5	—	3.92	4.11
UC Davis →	46	19	—^†	41.3%	6	—	3.89	4.12

† = 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.

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.

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.

UC Reach has declined meaningfully year-over-year. This should be reviewed in context of applicant volume, GPA trends, course rigor changes, and peer-school performance before drawing conclusions.

Note: UC Reach sums campus-level admits across the top-six UC campuses, so a student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted at each. It measures competitive admit volume relative to class size — admit-events, not distinct students — which is why it can exceed 100%.

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