San Joaquin High School
Irvine · Orange County · Public
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UC admits by campus · Class of 2024
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San Joaquin High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · Irvine · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, San Joaquin High School is admitting at roughly +30 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.124) alone would predict (56% actual vs. 26% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Joaquin High School | Public | — | — | — |
| Peer-group median | 65.9% | -11% | ||
| Woodbridge High School | Public | 2220 | 45.9% | -8% |
| University High | Public | 2365 | 67.3% | -15% |
| Portola High School | Public | 2814 | 67.5% | +56% |
| Creekside High School | Public | 73 | — | -25% |
| Irvine International Academy | Public | 594 | — | — |
| Legacy Magnet Academy | Public | 988 | 86.8% | +35% |
| Irvine High School | Public | 1903 | 43.0% | -14% |
| Arnold O Beckman High School | Public | 2711 | 65.9% | +2% |
| Corona Del Mar High School | Public | 2117 | 47.8% | -14% |
| Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy | Public | 652 | — | — |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →
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.
| Campus | 4.00+ GPA | 3.70–3.99 GPA | 3.30–3.69 GPA | < 3.30 GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego | 4.14 | 4.17 | +0.03 | 63.6% | Peers +0.17 · wider |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4.09 | 4.04 | -0.05 | 83.3% | Peers +0.20 · wider |
| UC Irvine | 4.11 | 4.17 | +0.06 | 35.7% | Peers +0.14 · wider |
| UC Davis | 4.15 | 4.17 | +0.02 | 62.5% | Peers +0.12 · wider |
📊 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% |
Where San Joaquin High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 30.1 points above what their GPAs predict (56.4% actual vs. 26.3% expected).
UC Outcomes Trend — 2021–2024
Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.
Campus Breakdown — 2024
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 9 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 4.13 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 11 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 4.09 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 11 | 7 | 3 | 63.6% | — | 42.9% | 4.14 | 4.17 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 6 | 5 | —† | 83.3% | — | — | 4.09 | 4.04 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 14 | 5 | —† | 35.7% | — | — | 4.11 | 4.17 |
| UC Davis → | 8 | 5 | —† | 62.5% | — | — | 4.15 | 4.17 |
What This Means
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