{"a_g_completion_pct":null,"at_a_glance":["Santa Margarita Catholic High School is a private high school in Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange County, California with 421 seniors in the Class of 2025.","Its UC Reach Score is 37 (Above average, top 25% in California): 156 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 421, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 79% of California high schools.","In 2025 its students filed 723 UC applications and received 156 offers, a UC admit rate of 21.6% (counted at each campus); 36 enrolled.","More of its graduates enrolled at UCLA than at any other UC campus (11 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 36.","Of its graduates who enrolled at a UC, 94% earned a degree within six years (cohort entering 2019).","Enrollment was 1,823 students in 2025, up 11% since 2020.","Santa Margarita Catholic High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2025: 154 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Saddleback College (31), University of Utah (26), Texas Christian University (16), Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (10), Chapman University (10). Source: 2025-2026 School Profile.","Santa Margarita Catholic High School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #3 Southern Methodist University, #4 UCLA, #5 Notre Dame, #9 Loyola Marymount University, #9 UC San Diego, #10 Boston University.","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":"Rancho Santa Margarita","college_going_rate_12mo_pct":null,"county":"Orange","enrollment":{"since_total":1641,"since_year":2020,"total":1823,"year":2025},"faq":[{"a":"Santa Margarita Catholic High School's UC Reach Score is 37 (Above average, top 25% in California): 156 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 421, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 79% of California high schools.","q":"What is Santa Margarita Catholic High School's UC Reach Score?"},{"a":"In 2025 its students filed 723 UC applications and received 156 offers, a UC admit rate of 21.6% (counted at each campus); 36 enrolled.","q":"How many students from Santa Margarita Catholic High School got into a UC?"},{"a":"More of Santa Margarita Catholic High School's graduates enrolled at UCLA than at any other UC campus (11 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 36.","q":"Which UC campus do Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduates attend most?"},{"a":"Santa Margarita Catholic High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2025: 154 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Saddleback College (31), University of Utah (26), Texas Christian University (16), Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (10), Chapman University (10). Source: 2025-2026 School Profile.","q":"Where do Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduates go to college?"},{"a":"Santa Margarita Catholic High School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #3 Southern Methodist University, #4 UCLA, #5 Notre Dame, #9 Loyola Marymount University, #9 UC San Diego, #10 Boston University.","q":"Which colleges is Santa Margarita Catholic High School a top feeder school to?"},{"a":"Enrollment was 1,823 students in 2025, up 11% since 2020.","q":"How many students attend Santa Margarita Catholic High School?"},{"a":"At Santa Margarita Catholic High School, tuition is $23,600 for 2026-27.","q":"What is the tuition at Santa Margarita Catholic High School?"},{"a":"At Santa Margarita Catholic High School, the HSPT is required.","q":"Does Santa Margarita Catholic High School require an entrance exam?"},{"a":"Santa Margarita Catholic High School's UC Reach Score is 37 (Above average, top 25% in California; higher than 79% of California high schools), from 156 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 421 seniors in 2025, and it publishes a college list with per-college counts.","q":"Is Santa Margarita Catholic High School a good school for college admissions?"}],"feeder_standing":{"admit_boards":[],"boards":[{"college":"Southern Methodist University","n":159,"per_year":8.0,"rank":3,"slug":"southern-methodist-university","top":true,"url":"/leaderboards/feeder-schools/southern-methodist-university"},{"college":"University of California-Los Angeles","n":176,"per_year":10.0,"rank":4,"slug":"university-of-california-los-angeles","top":true,"url":"/leaderboards/feeder-schools/university-of-california-los-angeles"},{"college":"University of Notre Dame","n":149,"per_year":7.0,"rank":5,"slug":"university-of-notre-dame","top":true,"url":"/leaderboards/feeder-schools/university-of-notre-dame"},{"college":"Cal Poly San Luis 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