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Maranatha Christian Schools

San Diego · San Diego County · Religious-affiliated

Private San Diego County ~63 seniors
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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score
22
Around the CA median near the state median
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

UCSD
3 admitted
Net $12,470/yr avg
Grads earn $84,943 @10yr
UCSB
5 admitted
Net $16,109/yr avg
Grads earn $74,915 @10yr
UCI
3 admitted
Net $14,251/yr avg
Grads earn $80,735 @10yr
UCD
3 admitted
Net $14,741/yr avg
Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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How Maranatha Christian Schools compares for families

Mid-pack college outcomes within California.

  • ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 22 — right around the California median of 19.
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (UC Reach Score 22 vs a 33 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

Total enrollment (9–12)
682 (2020) → 862 (2025)
+26.4%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
74 (2020) → 63 (2025)
-14.9%

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. Default = a wide range — Jewish day $25k–35k, Lutheran/Christian $10k–18k. Edit the figure to match your school.

How does Maranatha Christian Schools really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #8 of 10 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.

The full head-to-head table — every peer school's UC Reach, side by side.
Enrollment trend + 3-year projection — is this school growing or quietly shrinking?
The plain-English read on what it all means for your family.

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Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Maranatha Christian Schools sent 104 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 13.5% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 22 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 3 points above the California median of 19, higher than 58% of California high schools..

UC Reach Score 22 ⓘ 14 admits (counted at each UC) / 63 seniors -11 pts vs. peer median (33) · #8 of 10 similar schools methodology
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
19
Peer median
33
Top 10%
53
This school
22
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CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 22

Higher than 58% of California high schools (1107 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

Maranatha Christian Schools's UC Reach Score of 22 is above the California median (19). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53 or higher.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 73 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Maranatha Christian Schools's UC Reach is higher than 58% of California high schools (1107 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ
165
104 applications
Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).
In context: CA median 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · San Diego Co. Top 10% ≥ 243 · higher than 79% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate ⓘ
13.5%
14 / 104 applications
In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 0% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate ⓘ
N/A
— enrolled of 14 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 ⓘ
N/A
— enrollees / 63 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) ⓘ
17.5
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.9 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.2 · higher than 55% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ
N/A
Senior Class Size ⓘ
63
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment ⓘ
862
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 ⓘ
4.14
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ
4.24

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 Maranatha Christian Schools
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
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 San Diego 4.16 4.28 +0.12 37.5% Peers +0.15 · matches
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%
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 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. 23.4% 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 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 10 —† —† —† —† — 4.13 —†
UCLA → Elite 17 —† —† —† —† — 4.13 —†
UC San Diego → Selective 22 3 —† 13.6% 5 — 4.16 4.28
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 17 5 —† 29.4% 8 — 4.11 4.28
UC Irvine → Selective 23 3 —† 13.0% 5 — 4.13 4.19
UC Davis → 15 3 —† 20.0% 5 — 4.15 4.23
† = 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 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: 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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