Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Santa Margarita Catholic Hs
Private · Catholic · Rancho San Margarit · Orange County · 1,823 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
37
Above average
top 25% in California
Higher than 81% of California high schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 37
2025 · 37
+11%
Senior-class enrollment (2020–2025)
+11.5 pp
vs. Orange County baseline (-0%)
~1942
5-yr projected enrollment (+2.1%/yr)
- ▸Santa Margarita Catholic Hs's most recent UC Reach Score is 37 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors).
- ▸Santa Margarita Catholic Hs's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 60 in 2024 to 37 in 2025 — a 22-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 11% (379→421 from 2020 to 2025).
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+2.1%/yr); projects to ~1942 by 2028.
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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