Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Jserra Catholic High School
Private · Catholic · San Juan Capistrano · Orange County · 1,282 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
33
Above average
top 25% in California
Higher than 77% of California high schools
-3.0 pp vs. peer median (36)
· Ranked #6 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2020 · 46
2025 · 33
+10%
Senior-class enrollment (2020–2025)
+10.7 pp
vs. Orange County baseline (-0%)
~1286
5-yr projected enrollment (+0.1%/yr)
- ▸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.
- ▸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.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch | Private · Other religious | 72 | -16% |
| Crean Lutheran High School | Private · Other religious | 94 | +40% |
| Mater Dei High School | Private · Catholic | 36 | +3% |
| Orange Lutheran High School | Private · Other religious | 37 | -3% |
| Calvary Chapel High School | Private · Other religious | 28 | +0% |
| Linfield Christian School | Private · Other religious | 35 | +1% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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