Tri City Christian School
Vista · San Diego County · Religious-affiliated
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
🎓 Where grads go
UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.
How Tri City Christian School compares for families
Above-average college outcomes statewide.
- ▸ Statewide28.6% UC Reach — 10.5 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 72% of California high schools.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (28.6% UC Reach vs 33.2% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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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 Tri City Christian School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+9.9%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~833 | +75 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~1,006 | +248 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~1,215 | +457 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
Tri City Christian School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Other religious · Vista · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Tri City Christian School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 9): 29% vs. a peer median of 33%.
- ▸Tri City Christian School's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 49% in 2021 to 29% in 2025 — a 20-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 34% (47→63 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +14%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+8.1%/yr); projects to ~957 by 2028.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri City Christian School | Private · Other religious | 758 | 28.6% | +34% |
| Peer-group median | 33.2% | +14% | ||
| Maranatha Christian Schools | Private · Other religious | 862 | 22.2% | -15% |
| Pacific Ridge School | Private · secular | 661 | 38.3% | +19% |
| Rancho Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 788 | 10.2% | +33% |
| Santa Fe Christian School | Private · Other religious | 1095 | 33.3% | +3% |
| San Diego Jewish Academy | Private · Other religious | 572 | 10.3% | -31% |
| Calvin Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 439 | — | +150% |
| Academy Our Lady of Peace | Private · Catholic | 722 | 33.1% | +9% |
| Linfield Christian School | Private · Other religious | 1208 | 35.1% | +1% |
| Crossroads Christian School | Private · Other religious | 733 | — | +36% |
| Cambridge School | Private · Other religious | 390 | 51.9% | +238% |
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, and religious orientation. Methodology →
Tri City Christian School sent 81 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 22.2% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 28.6% — 10.5 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 72% of California high schools..
-4.6 pp vs. peer median (33.2%) · Ranked #6 of 9 similar schools
18.1%
33.2%
51.2%
28.6%
Higher than 72% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Tri City Christian School's UC Reach of 28.6% is above the California median (18.1%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51.2% or higher.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97.3% — a gap of 69 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Tri City Christian School's UC Reach is higher than 72% of California high schools (978 ranked).
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.
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.
| 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 (2021) | 4.11 | 4.32 | +0.21 | 46.7% | Peers +0.21 · matches |
| UC Santa Barbara (2021) | 4.05 | 4.30 | +0.25 | 38.5% | Peers +0.25 · matches |
| UC Irvine (2021) | 4.16 | 4.35 | +0.19 | 35.7% | Peers +0.16 · matches |
| UC Davis (2021) | 4.07 | 4.20 | +0.13 | 62.5% | Peers +0.19 · 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% |
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
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 | Yield | Avg GPA (App) '24 | Avg GPA (Adm) '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 11 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | — | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 16 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 4.10 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 18 | 5 | —† | 27.8% | 7.9% | — | 4.03 | —† |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 15 | 6 | —† | 40.0% | 9.5% | — | — | —† |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 12 | 3 | —† | 25.0% | 4.8% | — | 3.98 | —† |
| UC Davis → | 9 | 4 | —† | 44.4% | 6.3% | — | — | —† |