🏆 Top 10 in Orange County — UC Reach

Orange County · 2025 · ≥50 seniors

What is UC Reach? UC Reach = unique top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size — the share of a school's entire graduating class that reaches the six most selective UCs (Berkeley, UCLA, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis). It's a better gauge of school-wide success than admit rate, which only reflects the handful of students who applied.

Why it beats admit rate: if 6 students apply to the top UCs and all get in, that's a 100% admit rate — but at a 1,000-senior school it's a UC Reach of just 0.6% (6 ÷ 1,000). By contrast, a school where 250 of 1,000 seniors land a top-UC admit has a 25% UC Reach — far stronger, even though its admit rate is lower.

Why some schools are over 100%? Out of every 100 seniors at these schools, the class is generating more than 100 admissions to the six most selective UCs — meaning the typical strong student is getting in at multiple top campuses (UCLA + UCSD, or Berkeley + UCSB + Irvine, for example). It's a rare achievement: fewer than 1% of California high schools clear 100% UC Reach.

1 Sage Hill School · Newport Coast 150.7% 2 Fairmont Preparatory Academy · Anaheim 101.3% 3 Orange County School of the Arts · Santa Ana 96.2% 4 Crean Lutheran High School · Irvine 94.4% 5 Oxford Academy · Cypress 84.1% 6 Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch · San Juan Capistrano 72.5% 7 Troy High School · Fullerton 71.6% 8 Northwood High School · Irvine 70.8% 9 Portola High School · Irvine 67.5% 10 University High · 67.3%

Leaderboards by type — Orange County (2025)

Top and bottom schools by UC Reach, split public/charter vs private (≥50 seniors). Scoped to Orange County — change the County filter above to rescope.

▲ Top 10 Public + Charter

Orange County

1	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	96.2%
2	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	84.1%
3	Troy High School Fullerton · Public	71.6%
4	Northwood High School Irvine · Public	70.8%
5	Portola High School Irvine · Public	67.5%
6	University High · Public	67.3%
7	Arnold O Beckman High School Irvine · Public	65.9%
8	Sunny Hills High School Fullerton · Public	53.3%
9	Corona Del Mar High School Newport Beach · Public	47.8%
10	Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach · Public	46.9%

▲ Top 10 Private

Orange County

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	150.7%
2	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	101.3%
3	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	94.4%
4	Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	72.5%
5	Santa Margarita Catholic Hs Rancho San Margarit · Private	37.0%
6	Orange Lutheran High School Orange · Private	36.7%
7	Mater Dei High School Santa Ana · Private	36.4%
8	Jserra Catholic High School San Juan Capistrano · Private	32.8%
9	Rosary Academy Fullerton · Private	28.0%
10	Servite High School Anaheim · Private	24.6%

▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter

Orange County

1	Orange High School Orange · Public	6.6%
2	Century High School Santa Ana · Public	8.2%
3	Magnolia High School Anaheim · Public	9.2%
4	LA Habra High School La Habra · Public	9.6%
5	El Toro High School Lake Forest · Public	10.4%
6	Savanna High School Anaheim · Public	10.8%
7	Katella High School Anaheim · Public	11.3%
8	El Modena High School Orange · Public	11.6%
9	Ocean View High School Huntington Beach · Public	12.4%
10	Western High School Anaheim · Public	12.7%

▼ Bottom 10 Private

Orange County

1	Servite High School Anaheim · Private	24.6%
2	Rosary Academy Fullerton · Private	28.0%
3	Jserra Catholic High School San Juan Capistrano · Private	32.8%
4	Mater Dei High School Santa Ana · Private	36.4%
5	Orange Lutheran High School Orange · Private	36.7%
6	Santa Margarita Catholic Hs Rancho San Margarit · Private	37.0%
7	Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	72.5%
8	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	94.4%
9	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	101.3%
10	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	150.7%

🎯 Specialized high schools — Orange County · 2025

Top UC Reach for schools with senior classes of 25–99. These are typically magnet programs, specialized charters, and small Catholic preps — too small to compare cleanly against comprehensive public high schools, but the most UC-effective small schools in California are here.

▲ Top 10 Small Public + Charter

Orange County

1	Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana · Public	100.0%
2	Legacy Magnet Academy Tustin · Public	86.8%
3	Middle College High · Public	79.8%
4	Early College High School Costa Mesa · Public	36.5%
5	Advanced Learning Academy · Public	17.9%
6	Nova Academy Early College Hs Santa Ana · Public	11.1%

▲ Top 10 Small Private

Orange County

1	Tarbut V Torah Cmnty Day Schl Irvine · Private	65.4%
2	Calvary Chapel High School Santa Ana · Private	27.6%
3	Capistrano Valley Chrstn Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	19.1%
4	Pacifica Christian High School Newport Beach · Private	13.6%
5	Whittier Christian High School La Habra · Private	6.4%

Top 10 by individual UC campus — Orange County · 2025

Where each UC campus lands its admits, as a share of each high school's senior class. Same 50-senior floor.

Top 10 — UCB Reach

UC Berkeley

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	14.2%
2	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	12.2%
3	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	11.2%
4	Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	8.8%
5	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	8.5%
6	Troy High School Fullerton · Public	8.0%
7	Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach · Public	6.6%
8	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	6.0%
9	University High · Public	5.9%
10	Northwood High School Irvine · Public	5.6%

Top 10 — UCLA Reach

UCLA

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	11.5%
2	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	9.7%
3	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	7.1%
4	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	6.0%
5	Troy High School Fullerton · Public	5.2%
6	Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach · Public	4.6%
7	Northwood High School Irvine · Public	4.5%
8	University High · Public	4.4%
9	Jserra Catholic High School San Juan Capistrano · Private	4.4%
10	Portola High School Irvine · Public	4.3%

Top 10 — UCSD Reach

UC San Diego

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	17.6%
2	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	16.7%
3	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	16.5%
4	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	16.5%
5	La Quinta High · Public	16.1%
6	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	14.4%
7	Garden Grove High School Garden Grove · Public	12.9%
8	Samueli Academy Santa Ana · Public	11.8%
9	Arnold O Beckman High School Irvine · Public	10.9%
10	Troy High School Fullerton · Public	10.8%

Top 10 — UCSB Reach

UC Santa Barbara

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	43.2%
2	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	21.2%
3	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	20.1%
4	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	19.6%
5	Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	19.6%
6	Troy High School Fullerton · Public	15.9%
7	University High · Public	15.2%
8	Arnold O Beckman High School Irvine · Public	14.0%
9	Portola High School Irvine · Public	13.9%
10	Northwood High School Irvine · Public	13.1%

Top 10 — UCI Reach

UC Irvine

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	39.2%
2	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	26.4%
3	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	25.6%
4	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	22.6%
5	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	21.8%
6	Arnold O Beckman High School Irvine · Public	19.0%
7	Northwood High School Irvine · Public	18.6%
8	Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	18.6%
9	Portola High School Irvine · Public	17.5%
10	University High · Public	16.8%

Top 10 — UCD Reach

UC Davis

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	25.0%
2	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	22.5%
3	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	22.4%
4	Northwood High School Irvine · Public	19.1%
5	Portola High School Irvine · Public	18.4%
6	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	16.9%
7	Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	16.7%
8	University High · Public	16.3%
9	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	16.0%
10	Troy High School Fullerton · Public	15.1%

Beyond UC Reach — more lenses on Orange County

UC Reach measures who gets in. These lenses measure the upstream pipeline (A-G), the downstream outcome (UC graduation), the capacity that drives the pipeline (counselors), reliability over time (consistency), grade-11 academic preparation (CAASPP SBAC ELA & Math), and private-school financial strength. Click any school for its full profile.

Top 10 — A-G Completion

% of graduates meeting UC/CSU course requirements · 2024-25 cohort

1	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	99.5%
2	Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. · Public	99.1%
3	Middle College High · Public	97.9%
4	Legacy Magnet Academy Tustin · Public	94.5%
5	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	88.1%
6	Nova Academy Early College Hs Santa Ana · Public	86.8%
7	Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach · Public	86.6%
8	Early College High School Costa Mesa · Public	82.4%
9	Los Alamitos High School Los Alamitos · Public	82.0%
10	Advanced Learning Academy · Public	79.1%

Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate

% of UC entrants who finished in 6 years · cohort N ≥ 20

1	Garden Grove High School Garden Grove · Public	98.5%
2	El Toro High School Lake Forest · Public	96.7%
3	Irvine High School Irvine · Public	96.5%
4	John F Kennedy High School La Palma · Public	96.4%
5	Capistrano Valley High School Mission Viejo · Public	95.9%
6	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	95.8%
7	Orange Lutheran High School Orange · Private	95.7%
8	Anaheim High School Anaheim · Public	95.7%
9	Northwood High School Irvine · Public	95.4%
10	Valencia High School Placentia · Public	95.1%

Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity

Lowest students-per-counselor (ASCA target 250:1) · public/charter, ≥500 students

1	Running Springs Academy · Public	146:1
2	Nicolas Junior High · Public	206:1
3	Brookhurst Junior High · Public	230:1
4	Estancia High School Costa Mesa · Public	239:1
5	Orangeview Junior High · Public	247:1
6	Loara High School Anaheim · Public	252:1
7	Tustin High School Tustin · Public	253:1
8	Ladera Vista Junior High School Of The Arts · Public	261:1
9	Los Amigos High School Fountain Valley · Public	265:1
10	Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach · Public	273:1

Top 10 — Most Consistent

Lowest UC Reach std-dev across 5 years (above-CA-median mean)

1	Fountain Valley High School avg 28.8% · σ 2.31	σ 2.31
2	San Juan Hills High School avg 23.8% · σ 2.31	σ 2.31
3	Tesoro High School avg 29.3% · σ 3.24	σ 3.24
4	Huntington Beach High School avg 26.1% · σ 3.53	σ 3.53
5	Brea Olinda High School avg 29.1% · σ 3.63	σ 3.63
6	Valencia High School avg 33.5% · σ 3.65	σ 3.65
7	Yorba Linda High School avg 35.0% · σ 4.64	σ 4.64
8	Laguna Hills High School avg 22.7% · σ 4.67	σ 4.67
9	Los Alamitos High School avg 30.4% · σ 4.9	σ 4.9
10	Corona Del Mar High School avg 41.5% · σ 5.21	σ 5.21

Top 10 — SBAC ELA met/exceeded

% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30

1	Oxford Academy Cypress · n=185 · 2025	98%
2	Middle College High · n=99 · 2025	97%
3	Early College High School Costa Mesa · n=40 · 2025	95%
4	Tesoro High School Rancho San Margarit · n=465 · 2025	90%
5	Legacy Magnet Academy Tustin · n=97 · 2025	90%
6	Troy High School Fullerton · n=559 · 2025	87%
7	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · n=424 · 2025	85%
8	Arnold O Beckman High School Irvine · n=679 · 2025	83%
9	Fountain Valley High School Fountain Valley · n=758 · 2025	81%
10	Sunny Hills High School Fullerton · n=581 · 2025	81%

Top 10 — SBAC Math met/exceeded

% Met or Exceeded Standard · Grade 11 CAASPP · public/charter · tested ≥30

1	Oxford Academy Cypress · n=185 · 2025	95%
2	Troy High School Fullerton · n=560 · 2025	78%
3	Early College High School Costa Mesa · n=40 · 2025	75%
4	La Quinta High · n=486 · 2025	72%
5	Northwood High School Irvine · n=543 · 2025	72%
6	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · n=423 · 2025	65%
7	Tesoro High School Rancho San Margarit · n=465 · 2025	65%
8	Sunny Hills High School Fullerton · n=592 · 2025	63%
9	Portola High School Irvine · n=639 · 2025	63%
10	University High · n=555 · 2025	63%

Top 10 — Private Net Assets

Wealthiest CA private high schools · IRS Form 990 · latest fiscal year

1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$92.5M
2	Jserra Catholic High School San Juan Capistrano · Catholic · FY 2023	$87.4M
3	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Other religious · FY 2016	$17.6M
4	Pacifica Christian High School Newport Beach · Other religious · FY 2023	$16.7M
5	Whittier Christian High School La Habra · Other religious · FY 2023	$10.2M
6	Veritas Classical Academy Fullerton · Other religious · FY 2023	$890,043
7	Acaciawood School Anaheim · Nonsectarian · FY 2024	$677,096
8	Eastside Christian High School Fullerton · Other religious · FY 2023	$-618,784

Reach momentum — biggest gains & declines over time ⓘ

≥50 seniors · earliest→latest year

Which schools are moving a growing — or shrinking — share of their graduating class into the six most selective UCs. Reflects the current county/type filter.

▲ Biggest gains

School	Then → Now	Δ
Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	121% '20 → 151% '25	+29.8pp
Samueli Academy Santa Ana · Public	15% '18 → 40% '25	+25.2pp
Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach · Public	31% '18 → 47% '25	+16.3pp
Sunny Hills High School Fullerton · Public	38% '18 → 53% '25	+15.7pp
Yorba Linda High School Yorba Linda · Public	25% '18 → 39% '25	+13.4pp
Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter	83% '20 → 96% '25	+12.8pp
Garden Grove High School Garden Grove · Public	22% '18 → 34% '25	+12.2pp
La Quinta High · Public	28% '18 → 40% '25	+12.2pp
Brea Olinda High School Brea · Public	21% '18 → 33% '25	+11.9pp
Arnold O Beckman High School Irvine · Public	55% '18 → 66% '25	+11.0pp

▼ Biggest declines

School	Then → Now	Δ
Oxford Academy Cypress · Public	110% '18 → 84% '25	-26.3pp
Portola High School Irvine · Public	90% '20 → 68% '25	-22.4pp
Orange Lutheran High School Orange · Private	52% '20 → 37% '25	-15.2pp
Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	87% '20 → 72% '25	-14.2pp
Jserra Catholic High School San Juan Capistrano · Private	46% '20 → 33% '25	-13.0pp
Servite High School Anaheim · Private	36% '20 → 25% '25	-11.5pp
Dana Hills High School Dana Point · Public	29% '18 → 19% '25	-10.3pp
Foothill High · Public	34% '18 → 25% '25	-9.2pp
Canyon High School Anaheim · Public	37% '18 → 29% '25	-8.2pp
Santa Margarita Catholic Hs Rancho San Margarit · Private	44% '20 → 37% '25	-7.0pp

Demand momentum — biggest gaps vs the county baseline ⓘ

grade-12 enrollment Δ vs. county · ≥80 students

The demographic tide is shrinking CA enrollment ~10% over 7 years statewide, so absolute decline alone is noise. The gap vs the county baseline is the actionable signal — schools losing share faster than their demographic floor are the ones to watch. Reflects the current county/type filter.

▲ Outperforming the county the most

School	School · County	Gap
Portola High School Irvine · Orange · Public Best in class	+55.8% vs -10.2%	+66.0pp
Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Orange · Charter Best in class	+46.1% vs -10.2%	+56.3pp
Legacy Magnet Academy Tustin · Orange · Public Best in class	+34.7% vs -11.4%	+46.1pp
Middle College High · Orange · Public Best in class	+20.5% vs -7.1%	+27.5pp
Century High School Santa Ana · Orange · Public Demand hides churn	+18.1% vs -7.1%	+25.2pp
San Juan Hills High School San Juan Capistrano · Orange · Public Best in class	+15.4% vs -7.1%	+22.4pp
El Dorado High School Placentia · Orange · Public Strong demand	+11.6% vs -7.1%	+18.7pp
Nova Academy Early College Hs Santa Ana · Orange · Public Demand hides churn	+10.0% vs -7.1%	+17.1pp
Samueli Academy Santa Ana · Orange · Public Best in class	+8.0% vs -7.1%	+15.1pp
Orange High School Orange · Orange · Public Demand hides churn	+7.8% vs -7.1%	+14.9pp

▼ Underperforming the county the most

School	School · County	Gap
Mission Viejo High School Mission Viejo · Orange · Public Material decline	-40.1% vs -7.1%	-33.0pp
Dana Hills High School Dana Point · Orange · Public Material decline	-30.7% vs -7.1%	-23.7pp
Tustin High School Tustin · Orange · Public Compounding decline	-29.2% vs -7.1%	-22.2pp
Ocean View High School Huntington Beach · Orange · Public Material decline	-25.7% vs -7.1%	-18.6pp
El Toro High School Lake Forest · Orange · Public Material decline	-25.2% vs -7.1%	-18.1pp
Western High School Anaheim · Orange · Public Compounding decline	-24.4% vs -7.1%	-17.3pp
Tesoro High School Rancho San Margarit · Orange · Public Sharp downturn	-23.6% vs -7.1%	-16.6pp
Savanna High School Anaheim · Orange · Public Compounding decline	-22.8% vs -7.1%	-15.8pp
Anaheim High School Anaheim · Orange · Public Compounding decline	-21.0% vs -7.1%	-14.0pp
Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach · Orange · Public Sharp downturn	-20.9% vs -7.1%	-13.8pp

GPA Performance — over/under their predicted UC admit rate ⓘ

67 schools eligible · 2025

Each dot is one school. The diagonal is the per-campus GPA expectation — points above it admit students at higher rates than their GPA mix predicts; points below admit at lower rates. Schools need ≥30 top-6 UC applications and data across ≥3 campuses to appear.

▲ Top 10 outperformers

School	GPA	Actual	Δ vs exp.
Fullerton Union High School Fullerton · Public	4.01	35.1%	+14.8pp
Samueli Academy Santa Ana · Public	3.94	34.0%	+13.6pp
Estancia High School Costa Mesa · Public	3.85	35.4%	+11.0pp
Garden Grove High School Garden Grove · Public	3.91	29.6%	+10.0pp
Valley High · Public	3.75	27.9%	+8.4pp
Laguna Hills High School Laguna Hills · Public	3.99	28.7%	+7.9pp
Western High School Anaheim · Public	3.78	26.9%	+7.5pp
Segerstrom High School Santa Ana · Public	3.81	26.7%	+7.3pp
Loara High School Anaheim · Public	3.83	24.8%	+6.9pp
Santiago High · Public	3.87	26.8%	+6.9pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School	GPA	Actual	Δ vs exp.
El Toro High School Lake Forest · Public	3.85	13.5%	-7.9pp
Canyon High School Anaheim · Public	3.99	16.1%	-5.1pp
John F Kennedy High School La Palma · Public	3.82	15.0%	-4.6pp
Mission Viejo High School Mission Viejo · Public	3.87	17.3%	-3.1pp
Tesoro High School Rancho San Margarit · Public	4.06	20.0%	-2.9pp
LA Habra High School La Habra · Public	3.91	17.4%	-2.4pp
Irvine High School Irvine · Public	3.87	18.2%	-2.0pp
Sonora High School La Habra · Public	3.91	18.6%	-1.7pp
Santa Ana High School Santa Ana · Public	3.54	20.9%	-1.0pp
Yorba Linda High School Yorba Linda · Public	3.91	20.1%	-0.8pp

Full rankings — every Orange County high school by UC Reach

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78 schools · 2025 data · 20 hidden (under 100 seniors)

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#	School	County	Seniors ⓘ	Total Enroll ⓘ	UC Reach ⓘ	App Reach ⓘ	Admit Rate ⓘ	Yield ⓘ	Selective Reach ⓘ	Elite Reach ⓘ	Raw Apps ⓘ	Raw Admits ⓘ
1	Sage Hill School Newport Coast · Private	Orange	148	590	150.7%	446.6%	33.7%	6.3%	125.7	25.7	661	223
2	Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim · Private	Orange	156	619	101.3%	370.5%	27.3%	22.1%	78.8	19.2	578	158
3	Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana · Charter Best in class	Orange	393	1,806	96.2%	288.3%	33.4%	20.1%	80.2	20.9	1,133	378
4	Crean Lutheran High School Irvine · Private	Orange	285	1,126	94.4%	258.2%	36.5%	15.6%	71.9	10.2	736	269
5	Oxford Academy Cypress · Public Best in class	Orange	201	1,315	84.1%	362.7%	23.2%	26.6%	67.2	14.4	729	169
6	Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch San Juan Capistrano · Private	Orange	102	1,159	72.5%	295.1%	24.6%	—	55.9	11.8	301	74
7	Troy High School Fullerton · Public Weak at the gate	Orange	648	2,504	71.6%	295.1%	24.3%	20.0%	56.5	13.3	1,912	464
8	Northwood High School Irvine · Public Weak at the gate	Orange	603	2,244	70.8%	298.3%	23.7%	25.3%	51.7	10.1	1,799	427
9	Portola High School Irvine · Public Best in class	Orange	624	2,693	67.5%	298.9%	22.6%	26.4%	49.0	9.1	1,865	421
10	University High · Public Demand problem	Orange	572	2,307	67.3%	307.7%	21.9%	23.4%	51.0	10.3	1,760	385
11	Arnold O Beckman High School Irvine · Public Best in class	Orange	672	2,776	65.9%	244.2%	27.0%	25.5%	53.1	9.2	1,641	443
12	Sunny Hills High School Fullerton · Public Best in class	Orange	614	2,337	53.3%	212.7%	25.0%	26.3%	40.2	8.5	1,306	327
13	Corona Del Mar High School Newport Beach · Public Weak at the gate	Orange	370	2,106	47.8%	200.3%	23.9%	23.7%	36.8	8.7	741	177
14	Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach · Public Sharp downturn	Orange	196	815	46.9%	179.6%	26.1%	30.4%	39.3	11.2	352	92
15	Woodbridge High School Irvine · Public Holding share	Orange	540	2,232	45.9%	212.0%	21.7%	25.0%	38.0	8.5	1,145	248
16	Irvine High School Irvine · Public Demand problem	Orange	502	1,964	43.0%	236.1%	18.2%	27.3%	31.3	6.4	1,185	216
17	Samueli Academy Santa Ana · Public Best in class	Orange	136	842	40.4%	119.1%	34.0%	14.6%	32.4	5.2	162	55
18	La Quinta High · Public Holding share	Orange	542	2,041	40.2%	161.1%	25.0%	31.6%	35.8	5.0	873	218
19	Yorba Linda High School Yorba Linda · Public Holding share	Orange	332	1,631	38.5%	192.2%	20.1%	23.4%	28.6	5.1	638	128
20	Santa Margarita Catholic Hs Rancho San Margarit · Private	Orange	421	1,823	37.0%	171.7%	21.6%	23.1%	29.9	8.6	723	156
21	Orange Lutheran High School Orange · Private	Orange	210	1,141	36.7%	190.5%	19.2%	16.9%	28.1	5.7	400	77
22	Mater Dei High School Santa Ana · Private	Orange	514	1,849	36.4%	176.3%	20.6%	28.9%	30.7	7.0	906	187
23	Capistrano Valley High School Mission Viejo · Public Tracking	Orange	496	1,991	35.5%	140.9%	25.2%	29.6%	29.8	5.2	699	176
24	Aliso Niguel High School Aliso Viejo · Public Tracking	Orange	683	2,563	34.4%	134.3%	25.6%	23.4%	26.8	4.4	917	235
25	Garden Grove High School Garden Grove · Public Material decline	Orange	529	2,148	33.6%	113.8%	29.6%	32.0%	30.8	4.7	602	178
26	Jserra Catholic High School San Juan Capistrano · Private	Orange	320	1,282	32.8%	142.2%	23.1%	20.0%	26.9	7.5	455	105
27	Los Alamitos High School Los Alamitos · Public Weak at the gate	Orange	756	2,915	32.8%	132.4%	24.8%	25.4%	27.1	5.6	1,001	248
28	Brea Olinda High School Brea · Public Holding share	Orange	444	1,676	32.7%	138.5%	23.6%	18.6%	26.1	5.2	615	145
29	Tesoro High School Rancho San Margarit · Public Sharp downturn	Orange	552	2,030	31.5%	157.6%	20.0%	32.2%	24.5	3.8	870	174
30	Cypress High School Cypress · Public Best in class	Orange	682	2,685	30.5%	145.3%	21.0%	33.6%	25.2	4.2	991	208
31	Canyon High School Anaheim · Public Best in class	Orange	520	2,183	28.9%	179.0%	16.1%	34.0%	25.0	4.8	931	150
32	Laguna Hills High School Laguna Hills · Public Demand problem	Orange	330	1,317	28.5%	99.1%	28.8%	18.1%	24.2	4.5	327	94
33	Fountain Valley High School Fountain Valley · Public Weak at the gate	Orange	803	3,171	28.3%	142.6%	19.8%	36.1%	23.4	4.2	1,145	227
34	Rosary Academy Fullerton · Private	Orange	107	462	28.0%	124.3%	22.6%	10.0%	20.6	—	133	30
35	Valencia High School Placentia · Public Tracking	Orange	618	2,411	27.8%	132.4%	21.0%	27.3%	20.7	4.0	818	172
36	Bolsa Grande High School Garden Grove · Public Demand problem	Orange	425	1,701	27.1%	116.9%	23.1%	34.8%	24.2	4.5	497	115
37	Huntington Beach High School Huntington Beach · Public Tracking	Orange	698	2,645	26.8%	119.5%	22.4%	34.2%	22.4	5.3	834	187
38	Newport Harbor High School Newport Beach · Public Strong demand	Orange	526	2,084	25.5%	93.7%	27.2%	29.9%	21.9	3.8	493	134
39	San Juan Hills High School San Juan Capistrano · Public Best in class	Orange	703	2,641	25.3%	110.5%	22.9%	25.3%	19.4	2.6	777	178
40	Foothill High · Public Best in class	Orange	536	2,126	24.6%	108.2%	22.8%	26.5%	18.3	4.5	580	132
41	Servite High School Anaheim · Private	Orange	187	767	24.6%	157.2%	15.7%	6.5%	18.2	2.1	294	46
42	Marina High School Huntington Beach · Public Material decline	Orange	507	1,997	23.7%	93.7%	25.3%	25.0%	19.3	4.3	475	120
43	Trabuco Hills High School Mission Viejo · Public Demand problem	Orange	597	2,475	23.3%	100.7%	23.1%	29.5%	18.4	3.5	601	139
44	El Dorado High School Placentia · Public Strong demand	Orange	433	1,998	22.4%	103.0%	21.8%	25.8%	18.7	3.7	446	97
45	Edison High · Public Best in class	Orange	550	2,049	21.3%	83.1%	25.6%	25.6%	17.4	3.3	457	117
46	Westminster High School Westminster · Public Demand problem	Orange	644	2,529	21.1%	95.2%	22.2%	28.7%	19.1	3.7	613	136
47	Fullerton Union High School Fullerton · Public Both ends slipping	Orange	441	1,880	20.9%	59.4%	35.1%	20.6%	16.6	3.2	262	92
48	Santiago High · Public Both ends slipping	Orange	457	1,664	20.6%	76.8%	26.8%	30.9%	18.6	3.9	351	94
49	Villa Park High School Villa Park · Public Demand problem	Orange	467	2,023	20.6%	91.7%	22.4%	29.2%	15.8	3.0	428	96
50	Rancho Alamitos High School Garden Grove · Public Both ends slipping	Orange	373	1,439	20.4%	80.7%	25.2%	26.3%	17.4	2.7	301	76
51	Segerstrom High School Santa Ana · Public Best in class	Orange	595	2,376	20.0%	74.8%	26.7%	27.7%	16.6	3.2	445	119
52	San Clemente High School San Clemente · Public Demand problem	Orange	745	2,740	19.7%	83.0%	23.8%	26.5%	15.3	2.7	618	147
53	Dana Hills High School Dana Point · Public Material decline	Orange	473	1,725	19.0%	92.4%	20.6%	32.2%	16.1	3.4	437	90
54	Pacifica High School Garden Grove · Public Holding share	Orange	405	1,634	18.3%	94.8%	19.3%	39.2%	15.1	1.5	384	74
55	Anaheim High School Anaheim · Public Compounding decline	Orange	625	2,667	18.2%	81.9%	22.3%	30.7%	15.2	2.7	512	114
56	Esperanza High School Anaheim · Public Weak at the gate	Orange	363	1,393	18.2%	86.8%	20.9%	22.7%	14.6	2.8	315	66
57	Los Amigos High School Fountain Valley · Public Compounding decline	Orange	375	1,430	17.1%	70.9%	24.1%	26.6%	15.2	3.2	266	64
58	Tustin High School Tustin · Public Compounding decline	Orange	458	1,627	16.2%	68.8%	23.5%	28.4%	13.3	1.3	315	74
59	Buena Park High School Buena Park · Public Both ends slipping	Orange	424	1,682	16.0%	60.6%	26.5%	13.2%	14.9	3.3	257	68
60	Mission Viejo High School Mission Viejo · Public Material decline	Orange	394	1,566	15.2%	88.1%	17.3%	23.3%	11.7	2.5	347	60
61	Saddleback High School Santa Ana · Public Strong demand	Orange	337	1,451	15.1%	60.5%	25.0%	21.6%	12.8	1.8	204	51
62	Valley High · Public Demand hides churn	Orange	454	1,908	14.8%	52.9%	27.9%	20.9%	12.8	2.0	240	67
63	Costa Mesa High School Costa Mesa · Public Tracking	Orange	304	1,730	14.5%	64.1%	22.6%	27.3%	12.5	1.3	195	44
64	Sonora High School La Habra · Public Material decline	Orange	459	1,779	14.2%	76.0%	18.6%	16.9%	10.7	2.2	349	65
65	Santa Ana High School Santa Ana · Public Demand hides churn	Orange	616	2,505	13.5%	64.5%	20.9%	24.1%	12.0	3.1	397	83
66	Loara High School Anaheim · Public Compounding decline	Orange	379	1,539	13.5%	54.4%	24.8%	27.4%	11.9	2.1	206	51
67	John F Kennedy High School La Palma · Public Demand problem	Orange	527	1,983	13.3%	88.4%	15.0%	25.7%	11.2	1.9	466	70
68	Estancia High School Costa Mesa · Public Demand problem	Orange	264	976	12.9%	53.8%	23.9%	17.6%	11.7	—	142	34
69	Western High School Anaheim · Public Compounding decline	Orange	331	1,446	12.7%	47.1%	26.9%	26.2%	11.2	1.8	156	42
70	Ocean View High School Huntington Beach · Public Material decline	Orange	298	1,154	12.4%	63.4%	19.6%	24.3%	10.1	2.4	189	37
71	El Modena High School Orange · Public Demand problem	Orange	439	1,795	11.6%	57.4%	20.2%	35.3%	8.9	1.4	252	51
72	Katella High School Anaheim · Public Compounding decline	Orange	592	2,326	11.3%	55.9%	20.2%	23.9%	10.1	1.0	331	67
73	Savanna High School Anaheim · Public Compounding decline	Orange	389	1,466	10.8%	51.4%	21.0%	16.7%	10.0	1.3	200	42
74	El Toro High School Lake Forest · Public Material decline	Orange	469	1,902	10.4%	88.5%	11.8%	38.8%	8.7	1.3	415	49
75	LA Habra High School La Habra · Public Tracking	Orange	471	1,881	9.6%	54.8%	17.4%	—	7.4	1.7	258	45
76	Magnolia High School Anaheim · Public Both ends slipping	Orange	401	1,608	9.2%	57.1%	16.2%	13.5%	8.5	1.2	229	37
77	Century High School Santa Ana · Public Demand hides churn	Orange	500	1,519	8.2%	36.6%	22.4%	17.1%	7.4	0.8	183	41
78	Orange High School Orange · Public Demand hides churn	Orange	438	1,728	6.6%	33.3%	19.9%	20.7%	5.9	0.7	146	29

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School Rankings

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