{"a_g_completion_pct":69.8,"at_a_glance":["Pacifica High School is a public high school in Garden Grove, Orange County, California with 405 seniors in the Class of 2025.","Its UC Reach Score is 18 (Around the CA median, near the state median): 74 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 405, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 48% of California high schools.","In 2025 its students filed 384 UC applications and received 74 offers, a UC admit rate of 19.3% (counted at each campus); 29 enrolled.","More of its graduates enrolled at UC Irvine than at any other UC campus (17 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 6.","70% of its graduates completed the A-G courses required for UC and CSU eligibility (California median 56%).","87% of its 2022-23 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months (California Department of Education College-Going Rate).","Of its graduates who enrolled at a UC, 85% earned a degree within six years (cohort entering 2019).","It has about 323 students per school counselor.","Enrollment was 1,616 students in 2026, down 3% since 2018.","Pacifica High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2026: 10 colleges. Source: Pacifica High School 2026-2027 School Profile.","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."],"caveats":["UC admits and applications are counted at each campus: a student admitted to three UCs counts three times. The UC Reach Score is those admits divided by the senior class, times 100, so a strong school scores above 100.","A published college list is the school's own document, copied as printed; counts are the school's, never ours, and an unnumbered list carries no counts.","Enrollment is NCES CCD for national pages and CDE for California pages; graduation and readiness measures are the state's or EDFacts' own definitions, named in each sentence.","Every figure here is also rendered on the HTML page it describes."],"city":"Garden Grove","college_going_rate_12mo_pct":86.8,"county":"Orange","enrollment":{"since_total":1660,"since_year":2018,"total":1616,"year":2026},"faq":[{"a":"Pacifica High School's UC Reach Score is 18 (Around the CA median, near the state median): 74 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 405, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 48% of California high schools.","q":"What is Pacifica High School's UC Reach Score?"},{"a":"In 2025 its students filed 384 UC applications and received 74 offers, a UC admit rate of 19.3% (counted at each campus); 29 enrolled.","q":"How many students from Pacifica High School got into a UC?"},{"a":"More of Pacifica High School's graduates enrolled at UC Irvine than at any other UC campus (17 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 6.","q":"Which UC campus do Pacifica High School graduates attend most?"},{"a":"70% of its graduates completed the A-G courses required for UC and CSU eligibility (California median 56%).","q":"What percentage of Pacifica High School graduates complete the A-G requirements?"},{"a":"87% of its 2022-23 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months (California Department of Education College-Going Rate).","q":"What percentage of Pacifica High School graduates go to college?"},{"a":"Pacifica High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2026: 10 colleges. Source: Pacifica High School 2026-2027 School Profile.","q":"Where do Pacifica High School graduates go to college?"},{"a":"Enrollment was 1,616 students in 2026, down 3% since 2018.","q":"How many students attend Pacifica High School?"}],"feeder_standing":null,"name":"Pacifica High School","ok":true,"published_college_list":{"colleges":10,"first_named":["USC","UC Berkeley","UC San Diego","UC Santa Barbara","UCLA","UC Davis","Cal State Fullerton","University of Washington","Cal Poly San Luis Obispo","Chapman University"],"kind":"matriculation","numbered":false,"source_name":"Pacifica High School 2026-2027 School Profile","source_url":"https://4.files.edl.io/4ace/09/16/26/224318-e1009255-d5f4-484b-88e9-e25bf77758a9.pdf","verified":true,"years_label":"Class of 2026"},"school_facts":[],"school_type":"Public","slug":"pacifica-high-school","state":"CA","students_per_counselor":323,"uc":{"admit_rate":"19.3%","admits":74,"applications":384,"ca_percentile":48,"counting":"admits and applications counted at each UC campus","enrollees":29,"seniors":405,"seniors_estimated":false,"uc_reach_band":"Around the CA median","uc_reach_score":18,"year":2025},"uc_six_year_graduation_pct":85.2,"url":"https://highschoolreach.com/schools/pacifica-high-school"}