Southlands Christian School

Walnut · Los Angeles County · Religious-affiliated

Private Los Angeles County ~32 seniors
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🎓31 UC Reach Score · Above average

📋 At a glance

Programs & features
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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

🎓 Where grads go

UC Reach Score
31
Above average top 25% in California
Top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2025 — 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 2025

UCSB
3 admitted
UCI
3 admitted
UCD
4 admitted

Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How Southlands Christian School compares for families

Above-average college outcomes statewide.

  • Statewide31.2% UC Reach13.1 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 76% of California high schools.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Academy of Media Arts, Agbu Manoogian-Demirdjian Sch, Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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No SBAC data for private schools — and that's not the metric you want anyway

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 Southlands Christian School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
538 (2020)431 (2025)
-19.9%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
79 (2020)32 (2025)
-59.5%

If this trend holds (-2.8%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~419 -12 $0
3 yr (2028) ~396 -35 $0
5 yr (2030) ~374 -57 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Southlands Christian School sent 78 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 12.8% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 3113 points above the California median of 18, higher than 76% of California high schools..

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score
31
Above average Top 24% of CA high schools
10 admits / 32 seniors
5-year trend
2021 · 48 2025 · 31
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18
Top 10%
51
This school
31
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CA median 18 Top 10% ≥ 51 This school 31

Higher than 76% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Southlands Christian School's UC Reach Score of 31 is in the top quartile statewide (median 18; top 25% bar 30) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 51.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97 — a gap of 66 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Southlands Christian School's UC Reach is higher than 76% of California high schools (978 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score
244
78 applications
Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 2 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.
In context: CA median 75 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241 · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 252 · higher than 90% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
12.8%
10 / 78 applications
In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 0% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
N/A
None enrolled of 10 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
None enrollees / 32 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.
UC 6-Yr Grad Rate
92%
85% finished in 4 yrs · N=26 entered 2019
In context: CA median 88.6% · +3.7 pp above.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
18.8
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 60% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
N/A
Senior Class Size
32
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
431
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
3.74
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs
3.90

GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.

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 Southlands 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 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
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 2024.

The numbers behind it

Campus Applicant GPA Admit GPA Lift Admit rate vs peer schools @ same GPA
UC San Diego (2023) 3.89 4.21 +0.32 27.3% Peers +0.30 · matches
UC Santa Barbara (2023) 3.83 4.25 +0.42 30.0% Peers +0.33 · steeper
UC Irvine (2022) 3.91 4.10 +0.19 25.7% Peers +0.27 · wider
UC Davis 3.64 3.90 +0.26 54.5% Peers +0.36 · 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%
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 — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %
UC Reach Score (where available)
UC Admits (count, right axis)

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 — 2025

Campus Applicants Admits Enrollees Admit Rate UC Reach Score Yield Avg GPA (App) '24 Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite 10 3.79
UCLA → Elite 13 3.80
UC San Diego → Selective 14 3.74
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 15 3 20.0% 9 3.73
UC Irvine → Selective 16 3 18.8% 9 3.71
UC Davis → 10 4 40.0% 12 3.64 3.90
= 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 requires unique-student counts. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.
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.
UC Reach is solid. A meaningful share of the senior class is achieving UC admission, and there is likely room to grow both application volume and admission outcomes.
The school generates broad UC access, but fewer students are reaching the most selective UC campuses (UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCI). Targeted academic enrichment and campus-fit advising may help.
Note: UC Reach sums campus-level admits across the top-six UC campuses, so a student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted at each. It measures competitive admit volume relative to class size — admit-events, not distinct students — which is why it can exceed 100%.
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