The UC pipeline here is real. 119 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 290 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 17% of California high schools.
And it's a rising stock. UC admissions per senior have climbed three years running — the trend line, not just the snapshot, is moving the right way.
Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 24 of this class's 585 UC applications. The strong middle campuses — San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis — are where most real UC outcomes happen.
Students who test here average 1330 on the SAT. That's far above the national average of about 1030 — as published in the school's own profile.
One question for any counselor: who should still test? Plenty of strong students skip the SAT/ACT now — but merit scholarships at dozens of colleges still key off scores. Ask how the school decides who should still sit for one.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
At a glance
Programs & features
21 AP courses offered (school profile)
Academic signals
SAT avg 1330(25-75: 1210–1440)
ACT avg 27(25-75: 24–30)
APCollege-level courses with a national exam each May. A score of 3+ "passes" and can earn college credit; the pass rate tells you whether a school's AP program has substance behind the course list. exam pass rate 75%
Composed from the school's own published profile (2023), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
Where grads go — and what it costs & pays
UC Reach Score
41
Above averagetop 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
13 admitted
6 enrolled
Net $13,481/yr avg
Grads earn $92,446@10yr
UCLA
11 admitted
6 enrolled
Net $12,548/yr avg
Grads earn $82,511@10yr
UCSD
26 admitted
3 enrolled
Net $12,470/yr avg
Grads earn $84,943@10yr
UCSB
26 admitted
Net $16,109/yr avg
Grads earn $74,915@10yr
UCI
12 admitted
Net $14,251/yr avg
Grads earn $80,735@10yr
UCD
31 admitted
9 enrolled
Net $14,741/yr avg
Grads earn $80,838@10yr
Getting in is step one. The cost above is the average aid-receiving family's net price — yours depends on whether you qualify for aid — and your child's odds depend on their GPA + scores. See your family's real numbers at these campuses:
Sources: UC Office of the President (admits); IPEDS net price + College Scorecard 10-yr earnings (cost & payoff). Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.
We'll load 10 from the list above — add your name, email and your child's numbers and we'll see where your child lands at each.
Independently verified
As published by Oaks Christian School — Oaks Christian High School Profile (Class of 2023 edition) ↗.
Found at: p.4, 'COLLEGE ADMISSION' section, 4-column alphabetical list. Document text: 'An impressive 96% of Oaks Christian School graduates receive admission to colleges.
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 Oaks Christian School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment (9–12)
1,412(2020)
→
1,705(2025)
+20.8%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
221(2020)
→
290(2025)
+31.2%
If this trend holds (+4.3%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of
$ / student:
Horizon
Projected Total enrollment
Change
Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)
~1,777
+72
$0
3 yr (2028)
~1,932
+227
$0
5 yr (2030)
~2,099
+394
$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 Oaks Christian School really compare on getting kids to college?
We've ranked it #7 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
Oaks Christian School sent 585 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 20.3% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 41 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 22 points above the California median of 19, higher than 83% of California high schools. The school produces 8.3 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
UC Reach Score 41
ⓘ119 admits (counted at each UC) / 290 seniors-9 pts vs. peer median (50) · #7 of 10 similar schoolsmethodology
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median 19
Peer median 50
Top 10% 53
This school 41
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CA median 19Top 10% ≥ 53This school 41
Higher than 83% of California high schools (1107 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
What this number means
Oaks Christian School's UC Reach Score of 41 is in the top quartile statewide (median 19; top 25% bar 33) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 53.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 54 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Oaks Christian School's UC Reach is higher than 83% of California high schools (1107 ranked).
UC Application Reach Score
ⓘ
202
585 applications
Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 2 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.
In context:
CA median 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 238 · higher than 86% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
ⓘ
20.3%
119 / 585 applications
In context:
CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 18% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
ⓘ
20.2%
24 enrolled of 119 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
ⓘ
8
24 enrollees / 290 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
ⓘ
75% of UC entrants from here finish within six years — below the state norm. Ask counselors how students are prepared for the jump.
75%
70% finished in 4 yrs ·
N=20 entered 2018
In context:
CA median 88.4% · -13.4 pp vs. median.
In context:
CA median 15.9 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.2 · higher than 79% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
ⓘ
8.3
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context:
CA median 3.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 10.2 · higher than 82% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
ⓘ
290
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
ⓘ
1,705
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 ⓘ
3.88
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ
4.14
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 Oaks Christian 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
3.97
+0.03
12.1%
Peers +0.26 · wider
UCLA
3.93
4.25
+0.32
8.3%
Peers +0.29 · matches
UC San Diego
3.86
4.18
+0.32
23.7%
Peers +0.32 · matches
UC Santa Barbara
3.83
4.16
+0.33
23.7%
Peers +0.33 · matches
UC Irvine
3.86
4.07
+0.21
24.0%
Peers +0.29 · wider
UC Davis
3.88
4.17
+0.29
38.3%
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 Oaks Christian School sits vs. all California schools
ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants
in line with
what their GPAs predict (21.6% actual vs. 21.4% 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.
† = 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 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.
Strong UC Reach paired with low yield: students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere. The pattern is characteristic of competitive college-preparatory schools where many students choose more selective private colleges or out-of-state flagships over UC — UC functions as a strong backup option rather than a first choice.
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.
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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