Pacific Academy

Encinitas · San Diego County · Private independent

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Pacific Academy publishes where its graduates go (not stated): 80 colleges, including Boston University, Claremont McKenna College, Harvard Unniversity, Johns Hopkins University.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Pacific Academy publishes its college acceptances (not stated): 80 colleges. See the full list ↓

Admissions at a glance

How hard is it to get into Pacific Academy?

Admissions at Pacific Academy: the student–teacher ratio is 6.8 : 1.

Enrollment

2025 count

Student–teacher ratio

6.8 : 1

NCES PSS 2022, 93 students

From the school's own admissions pages and public filings. Dates verified Oct 1, 2026; exams verified September 2026. Full calendar: California private-school admissions tracker · entrance exams. More private high schools in San Diego County · Entrance exams in San Diego County

Private high schools near Pacific Academy

Five private high schools within 9 miles of Pacific Academy, with tuition and the exam each requires where the school publishes them.

School	City	Miles	Grades	Tuition	Entrance exam	UC Reach Score
Grauer School	Encinitas	1.8	7–12		No entrance exam posted	68
Santa Fe Christian School	Solana Beach	4.0	K–12	$28,680	ISEE required for 9th-11th grade applicants (test…	40
Pacific Ridge School	Carlsbad	5.4	6–12	$47,250	Required - the 2027-28 apply page asks for recent…	53
High Bluff Academy	San Diego	7.2	7–12	$28,000	No entrance exam posted	109
Maranatha Christian Schools	San Diego	8.3	K–12	$19,275	Own entrance exam — secondary (6-12)…	49

Distances are straight-line miles between school locations. Tuition and exams are from each school's own admissions pages; see the entrance-exam guide.

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances

Pacific Academy publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 80 colleges, in the document's own order.

The document does not state a class year for this list.

Ivy+ and most selective · 1

Yale University

University of California · 8

University of California, Davis · University of California, Irvine · University of California, Los Angeles · University of California, Merced · University of California, Riverside · University of California, San Diego · University of California, Santa Barbara · University of California, Santa Cruz

Cal State · 15

Cal Poly Pomona · Cal State University, Channel islands · Cal State University, Chico · Cal State University, East Bay · Cal State University, Fulleron · Cal State University, Los Angeles · Cal State University, Monterey Bay · Cal State University, Northridge · Cal State University, Pomona · Cal State University, San Bernardino · Cal State University, San Francisco · Cal State University, San Marcos · Cal State University, Sonoma · Humboldt State University · and 1 more below

Other California · 9

Chapman University · Claremont McKenna College · Loyola Marymount University · Pepperdine University · University of the Pacific · University of Redlands · University of San Diego · University of Southern California · Whittier College

Out of state · 29

Arizona State University · Babson College · Bard College · Bates College · Boston University · Colorado State University · Fisher College · Hawaii Pacific University · Hofstra University · Indiana University Bloomington · Johns Hopkins University · Kenyon College · Lawrence University · Linfield College · and 15 more below

Not matched to a college page · 18

American University of Paris · California College of Arts · FIDM · Harvard Unniversity · Ithica College · Irvine Valley College · Lasell collge · Menlo College · Mount St. Mary’s College · New England Conservatory · Oberlin Conservatory · Peabody Conservatory · Saplem State University · University of British Columbia · and 4 more below

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— Stanford University — New York University ✓ University of Southern California ✓ University of California, Los Angeles — University of California, Berkeley — University of Michigan — Cornell University ✓ Boston University — Northeastern University — University of Texas at Austin — Georgetown University — Duke University

Any college:

The school down the road: Cal Coast Academy

College	Pacific Academy	Cal Coast Academy
Boston University	✓ named	✓ named
Cornell University	—	✓ named
Georgetown University	—	✓ named
Johns Hopkins University	✓ named	—
Stanford University	—	✓ named
University of California, Berkeley	—	✓ named
University of California, Los Angeles	✓ named	✓ named
University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign	✓ named	—
University of Southern California	✓ named	—
Yale University	✓ named	—

Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.

All 80 colleges, as the document prints them

American University of Paris Arizona State University Babson College Bard College Bates College Boston University Cal Poly Pomona Cal State University, Channel islands Cal State University, Chico Cal State University, East Bay Cal State University, Fulleron Cal State University, Los Angeles Cal State University, Monterey Bay Cal State University, Northridge Cal State University, Pomona Cal State University, San Bernardino Cal State University, San Francisco Cal State University, San Marcos Cal State University, Sonoma California College of Arts Chapman University Claremont McKenna College Colorado State University FIDM Fisher College Hawaii Pacific University Harvard Unniversity Hofstra University Humboldt State University Indiana University Bloomington

and 50 more

These graduates were admitted to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Pacific Academy — College Acceptance List (Pacific Academy Encinitas Upper School) ↗. Found at: The whole of this one-page PDF, headed "Pacific Academy Encinitas Upper School / We're Small by Design / College Acceptance List"; linked as "College Acceptance.

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

70 (2020) → 87 (2025)

+24.3%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

9 (2020) → 9 (2025)

+0.0%

If this trend holds (+8.4%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~94	+7	$0
3 yr (2028)	~111	+24	$0
5 yr (2030)	~130	+43	$0

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UC Reach Score ⓘ methodology

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

N/A

6 applications

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

N/A

— / 6 applications

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

N/A

— enrolled of — 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 / — 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) ⓘ

N/A

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

N/A

Senior Class Size ⓘ

N/A

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Total School Enrollment ⓘ

117

All grades · Private School Affidavit

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Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

3.88

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2024

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 — 2024

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UCLA → Elite	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UC San Diego → Selective	6	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.88	—^†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UC Irvine → Selective	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UC Davis →	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

† = 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

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.

Senior class size is estimated from CDE grade 12 enrollment data. Reach percentages should be interpreted as approximate.

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Pacific Academy is a private high school in Encinitas, San Diego County, California.

Enrollment was 87 students in 2025, up 24% since 2020.

Pacific Academy publishes a college acceptances list for the not stated: 80 colleges. Source: College Acceptance List (Pacific Academy Encinitas Upper School).

Sources: University of California Office of the President (admissions), California Department of Education (enrollment, A-G, college-going), and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

Where do Pacific Academy graduates go to college? Pacific Academy publishes a college acceptances list for the not stated: 80 colleges. Source: College Acceptance List (Pacific Academy Encinitas Upper School).

How many students attend Pacific Academy? Enrollment was 87 students in 2025, up 24% since 2020.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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