Saddleback Valley Christian School

Q: What is Saddleback Valley Christian School's UC Reach Score?

Saddleback Valley Christian School's UC Reach Score is 6 (Below the CA median, below the state median): 4 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 65, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 10% of California high schools.

Q: How many students from Saddleback Valley Christian School got into a UC?

In 2020 its students filed 23 UC applications and received 4 offers, a UC admit rate of 17.4% (counted at each campus).

San Juan Capistrano · Orange County · Private independent

Private Orange County ~65 seniors

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UC Reach Score

Below the CA median below the state median

Top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2020 — 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 2020

UCSB

4 admitted

Net $16,109/yr avg

Grads earn $74,915 @10yr

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▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 6 — 10 points below the California median of 16.
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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 Saddleback Valley Christian School's 2020 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Key takeaway · Class of 2020

Saddleback Valley Christian School sent 23 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 17.4% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 6 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 10 points below the California median of 16, higher than 10% of California high schools..

UC Reach Score 6 ⓘ 4 admits (counted at each UC) / 65 seniors methodology

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
16

Top 10%
49

This school
6

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CA median 16 Top 10% ≥ 49 This school 6

Higher than 10% of California high schools (1011 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

Saddleback Valley Christian School's UC Reach Score of 6 is below the California median (16). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 49 or higher.

But in Orange County, where the local median is 24 and the top-10% bar is 82, this score is mid-pack rather than exceptional — typical of its market rather than a standout.

Overall, Saddleback Valley Christian School's UC Reach is higher than 10% of California high schools (1011 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

23 applications

In context: CA median 62 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 178 · Orange Co. Top 10% ≥ 250 · higher than 20% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

17.4%

4 / 23 applications

In context: CA median 29.4% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.9% · higher than 2% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

N/A

— enrolled of 4 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 / 65 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) ⓘ

6.2

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 13.0 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 39.6 · higher than 13% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

N/A

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

669

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 ⓘ

4.11

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 Saddleback Valley Christian School

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
UC San Diego	Strong shot	Real shot	Moderate	Filtered out
UC Santa Barbara	Strong shot	Real shot	Moderate	Filtered out
UC Irvine	Strong shot	Real shot	Moderate	Filtered out
UC Davis	Strong shot	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds

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 2020.

The numbers behind it

Campus	Applicant GPA	Admit GPA	Lift ⓘ	Admit rate	vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ
UC San Diego (2019)	3.87	4.20	+0.34	27.3%	Peers +0.32 · matches
UC Santa Barbara (2019)	3.89	4.10	+0.21	27.8%	Peers +0.31 · wider
UC Irvine (2019)	3.96	4.07	+0.11	30.0%	Peers +0.24 · wider
UC Davis (2018)	3.88	4.08	+0.20	64.3%	Peers +0.30 · wider

Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2020 (for reference)

GPA band	UCB	UCLA	UCSD	UCSB	UCI	UCD
4.00+	27.1%	24.1%	62.7%	64.1%	50.2%	75.2%
3.70–3.99	5.8%	3.0%	19.8%	21.8%	26.3%	33.9%
3.30–3.69	1.9%	1.2%	5.2%	6.4%	5.1%	13.1%
3.00–3.29	1.3%	1.0%	0.6%	1.2%	0.8%	6.0%
< 3.00	0.7%	1.0%	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%	3.5%

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).

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2020

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 — 2020

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite	5	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.10	—^†
UCLA → Elite	6	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.15	—^†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	6	4	—^†	66.7%	6	—	4.15	—^†
UC Irvine → Selective	6	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.03	—^†

† = 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 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.

Fewer than 15% of seniors are earning UC admission. This may reflect a high non-UC college-going rate, significant A-G completion gaps, or an early-stage UC pipeline. A deeper review of A-G readiness and counseling capacity is warranted.

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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At a glance

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Saddleback Valley Christian School is a private high school in San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California with 65 seniors in the Class of 2020.

Its UC Reach Score is 6 (Below the CA median, below the state median): 4 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 65, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 10% of California high schools.

In 2020 its students filed 23 UC applications and received 4 offers, a UC admit rate of 17.4% (counted at each campus).

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

What is Saddleback Valley Christian School's UC Reach Score? Saddleback Valley Christian School's UC Reach Score is 6 (Below the CA median, below the state median): 4 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 65, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 10% of California high schools.

How many students from Saddleback Valley Christian School got into a UC? In 2020 its students filed 23 UC applications and received 4 offers, a UC admit rate of 17.4% (counted at each campus).

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