Maranatha Christian Schools
San Diego · San Diego County · Religious-affiliated
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
🎓 Where grads go
UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.
How Maranatha Christian Schools compares for families
Mid-pack college outcomes within California.
- ▸ Statewide22.2% UC Reach — right around the California median of 18.1%.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (22.2% UC Reach vs 33.1% 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 Maranatha Christian Schools's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+3.9%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~895 | +33 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~966 | +104 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~1,041 | +179 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
Maranatha Christian Schools — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Other religious · San Diego · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Maranatha Christian Schools sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 10): 22% vs. a peer median of 33%.
- ▸Maranatha Christian Schools's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 49% in 2024 to 22% in 2025 — a 27-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, Maranatha Christian Schools is admitting at roughly +20 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.138) alone would predict (44% actual vs. 24% 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 down 15% (74→63 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of +15%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+4.8%/yr); projects to ~992 by 2028.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maranatha Christian Schools | Private · Other religious | 862 | 22.2% | -15% |
| Peer-group median | 33.1% | +15% | ||
| Santa Fe Christian School | Private · Other religious | 1095 | 33.3% | +3% |
| Tri City Christian School | Private · Other religious | 758 | 28.6% | +34% |
| San Diego Jewish Academy | Private · Other religious | 572 | 10.3% | -31% |
| Academy Our Lady of Peace | Private · Catholic | 722 | 33.1% | +9% |
| Cambridge School | Private · Other religious | 390 | 51.9% | +238% |
| Pacific Ridge School | Private · secular | 661 | 38.3% | +19% |
| Calvin Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 439 | — | +150% |
| Saint Augustine High School | Private · Catholic | 717 | 14.4% | -1% |
| LA Jolla Country Day School | Private · secular | 1099 | 48.7% | +11% |
| Rancho Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 788 | 10.2% | +33% |
UC Reach = 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 →
Maranatha Christian Schools sent 104 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 13.5% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 22.2% — 4.1 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 61% of California high schools..
-10.9 pp vs. peer median (33.1%) · Ranked #7 of 10 similar schools
18.1%
33.1%
51.2%
22.2%
Higher than 61% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Maranatha Christian Schools's UC Reach of 22.2% is above the California median (18.1%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51.2% or higher.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97.3% — a gap of 75 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Maranatha Christian Schools's UC Reach is higher than 61% of California high schools (978 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 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 San Diego | 4.16 | 4.28 | +0.12 | 37.5% | Peers +0.16 · wider |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4.11 | 4.28 | +0.17 | 50.0% | Peers +0.18 · matches |
| UC Irvine | 4.13 | 4.19 | +0.06 | 46.2% | Peers +0.12 · wider |
| UC Davis | 4.15 | 4.23 | +0.08 | 70.0% | Peers +0.12 · 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 Maranatha Christian Schools sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 20.3 points above what their GPAs predict (43.8% actual vs. 23.5% expected), based on 2024 data.
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
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 | Yield | Avg GPA (App) '24 | Avg GPA (Adm) '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 10 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 4.13 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 17 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 4.13 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 22 | 3 | —† | 13.6% | 4.8% | — | 4.16 | 4.28 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 17 | 5 | —† | 29.4% | 7.9% | — | 4.11 | 4.28 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 23 | 3 | —† | 13.0% | 4.8% | — | 4.13 | 4.19 |
| UC Davis → | 15 | 3 | —† | 20.0% | 4.8% | — | 4.15 | 4.23 |