Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Mater Dei High School
Private · Catholic · Santa Ana · Orange County · 1,849 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
36
Above average
top 25% in California
Higher than 80% of California high schools
+3.6 pp above peer median (33)
· Ranked #5 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 46
2025 · 36
+3%
Senior-class enrollment (2020–2025)
+3.8 pp
vs. Orange County baseline (-0%)
~1692
5-yr projected enrollment (157 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Mater Dei High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 10): 36 vs. a peer median of 33.
- ▸Mater Dei High School's UC Reach Score has stepped down from a peak of 46 in 2021 to 36 in 2025 — a 9-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 3% (497→514 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of -2%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.9%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1692 by 2028 — about 157 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Lutheran High School | Private · Other religious | 37 | -3% |
| Crean Lutheran High School | Private · Other religious | 94 | +40% |
| Jserra Catholic High School | Private · Catholic | 33 | +10% |
| Calvary Chapel High School | Private · Other religious | 28 | +0% |
| Harvard-Westlake School | Private · secular | 62 | +16% |
| Servite High School | Private · Catholic | 25 | -2% |
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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