Whittier Christian High School
La Habra · Orange County · Religious-affiliated
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🎓 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 Whittier Christian High School compares for families
Real college outcomes data available below.
- ▸ Statewide6.4% UC Reach — 11.7 points below the California median of 18.1%.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (6.4% UC Reach vs 28.0% 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 Whittier Christian High School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-0.5%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~408 | -2 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~404 | -6 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~400 | -10 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
Whittier Christian High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Other religious · La Habra · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Whittier Christian High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #10 of 10): 6 vs. a peer median of 28.
- ▸Whittier Christian High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 35 in 2020 to 6 in 2025 — a 29-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 down 30% (134→94 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of -7%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~391 by 2028 — about 19 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 19 fewer students. At a tuition of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual tuition revenue at risk.
Default derived from this school's own IRS Form 990 (FY2023): program-service revenue ÷ enrollment, rounded to the nearest $1k — an authoritative average that includes auxiliary revenue (athletics, food service). Your published tuition may differ; adjust if needed. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach Score | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 410 | 6 | -30% |
| Peer-group median | 28 | -7% | ||
| Saint Paul High School | Private · Catholic | 405 | 38 | -25% |
| Rosary Academy | Private · Catholic | 462 | 28 | +34% |
| Cantwell/Sacred Heart Mary Hs | Private · Catholic | 378 | 15 | -4% |
| Don Bosco Technical Institute | Private · Catholic | 351 | 34 | -30% |
| Calvary Chapel Christian School | Private · Other religious | 619 | — | -4% |
| San Gabriel Academy | Private · Other religious | 320 | 29 | -44% |
| Saint Anthony High School | Private · Catholic | 422 | 13 | -15% |
| Valley Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 527 | 16 | +29% |
| Saint Joseph High School | Private · Catholic | 557 | 30 | -10% |
| Ontario Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 469 | 10 | +22% |
UC Reach Score = 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 →
Financial profile — IRS Form 990, FY2023
From 13 years of Form 990 filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (free public IRS data). The school's tax filings show financial scale, fundraising health, and endowment trajectory — signals that drive board-level conversations about tuition pricing, financial-aid capacity, and capital projects.
Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 952002095). Tuition-per-student is total program-service revenue divided by latest enrollment — a rough average that includes auxiliary revenue (athletics, food service, etc.); the actual published tuition can differ. Form 990 is filed annually under penalty of perjury, so the financial scale figures are authoritative.
Whittier Christian High School sent 63 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 9.5% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 6 — 12 points below the California median of 18, higher than 6% of California high schools..
-22 pts vs. peer median (28) · Ranked #10 of 10 similar schools
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Higher than 6% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Whittier Christian High School's UC Reach Score of 6 is below the California median (18). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51 or higher.
But in Orange County, where the local median is 25 and the top-10% bar is 71, this score is mid-pack rather than exceptional — typical of its market rather than a standout.
Against similar schools, Whittier Christian High School trails the peer-group median (28) — even though it looks strong vs. the state average.
Overall, Whittier Christian High School's UC Reach is higher than 6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| 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 ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA (2018) | 3.83 | 4.14 | +0.31 | 17.9% | Peers +0.37 · wider |
| UC San Diego (2023) | 3.88 | 4.14 | +0.26 | 33.3% | Peers +0.31 · wider |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.84 | 4.22 | +0.38 | 26.3% | Peers +0.33 · steeper |
| UC Irvine (2023) | 3.81 | 4.22 | +0.41 | 26.9% | Peers +0.34 · steeper |
| UC Davis (2023) | 3.68 | 4.03 | +0.35 | 35.3% | Peers +0.37 · matches |
📊 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 Whittier Christian High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (22.2% actual vs. 25.8% expected), based on 2024 data.
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 Score | Yield | Avg GPA (App) '24 | Avg GPA (Adm) '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 5 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.97 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 13 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.90 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 12 | 3 | —† | 25.0% | 3 | — | 3.82 | —† |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 9 | 3 | —† | 33.3% | 3 | — | 3.84 | 4.22 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 16 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.78 | —† |
| UC Davis → | 8 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.66 | —† |