School Rankings

Rank California high schools by UC outcomes — statewide or within a county. Click any school to view its full profile.

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🏆 Top 10 in California — UC Reach

California · 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 Gretchen Whitney High School · Cerritos 126.1% 3 Geffen Academy at UCLA · Los Angeles 121.0% 4 Castilleja School · Palo Alto 113.7% 5 Mountain View High School · El Monte 113.5% 6 Quarry Lane School · Dublin 112.8% 7 Abraham Lincoln High School · Los Angeles 110.0% 8 Middle College High · 109.2% 9 University High School · Fresno 106.6% 10 Flintridge Preparatory School · La Canada 102.8%

Leaderboards by type — California (2025)

Top and bottom schools by UC Reach, split public/charter vs private (≥50 seniors). Pick a County above to rank within it.

▲ Top 10 Public + Charter

California

1
Gretchen Whitney High School
Cerritos · Public
 126.1%
2
Mountain View High School
El Monte · Public
 113.5%
3
Abraham Lincoln High School
Los Angeles · Public
 110.0%
4
Middle College High
· Public
 109.2%
5
University High School
Fresno · Public
 106.6%
6
Orange County School of the Arts
Santa Ana · Charter
 96.2%
7
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego · Public
 92.7%
8
Martin Luther King High School
Riverside · Public
 92.0%
9
Legacy Magnet Academy
Tustin · Public
 86.8%
10
Preuss School UCSD
La Jolla · Public
 86.1%

▲ Top 10 Private

California

1
Sage Hill School
Newport Coast · Private
 150.7%
2
Geffen Academy at UCLA
Los Angeles · Private
 121.0%
3
Castilleja School
Palo Alto · Private
 113.7%
4
Quarry Lane School
Dublin · Private
 112.8%
5
Flintridge Preparatory School
La Canada · Private
 102.8%
6
Fairmont Preparatory Academy
Anaheim · Private
 101.3%
7
Valley Christian High School
San Jose · Private
 95.7%
8
Crean Lutheran High School
Irvine · Private
 94.4%
9
Saint Marys Academy
Inglewood · Private
 86.0%
10
Bishop Odowd High School
Oakland · Private
 81.2%

▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter

California

1
City of Angels School
Los Angeles · Public
 0.8%
2
Waterford High School
Waterford · Public
 2.4%
3
Mckinleyville High School
Mckinleyville · Public
 2.5%
4
Santa Rosa Academy
Menifee · Public
 2.5%
5
Colusa High School
Colusa · Public
 2.8%
6
Gridley High School
Gridley · Public
 2.8%
7
Lassen High School
Susanville · Public
 2.8%
8
Del Oro High
· Public
 2.9%
9
Paradise High School
Paradise · Public
 3.0%
10
Bret Harte Union High School
Altaville · Public
 3.1%

▼ Bottom 10 Private

California

1
Christian High School
El Cajon · Private
 2.5%
2
Loma Linda Academy
Loma Linda · Private
 4.2%
3
Destiny Christian Academy
Sacramento · Private
 6.3%
4
Whittier Christian High School
La Habra · Private
 6.4%
5
Woodcrest Christian School
Riverside · Private
 7.9%
6
St Patrick St Vincent Catholic
Vallejo · Private
 9.6%
7
Rancho Christian High School
Temecula · Private
 10.2%
8
Ontario Christian High School
Ontario · Private
 10.3%
9
Woodland Christian High School
Woodland · Private
 10.9%
10
Tilden Preparatory School
Albany · Private
 11.5%

Top 10 by individual UC campus — California · 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
Geffen Academy at UCLA
Los Angeles · Private
 25.0%
2
Castilleja School
Palo Alto · Private
 17.6%
3
Polytechnic School
Pasadena · Private
 17.2%
4
Oakland Charter High School
Oakland · Public
 16.9%
5
The Nueva School
San Mateo · Private
 16.7%
6
Flintridge Preparatory School
La Canada · Private
 16.0%
7
New Roads School
Santa Monica · Private
 15.2%
8
Viewpoint School
Calabasas · Private
 14.8%
9
College Preparatory School
Oakland · Private
 14.3%
10
Sage Hill School
Newport Coast · Private
 14.2%

Top 10 — UCLA Reach

UCLA

1
Geffen Academy at UCLA
Los Angeles · Private
 21.1%
2
University High School
Fresno · Public
 13.9%
3
Saint Marys Academy
Inglewood · Private
 12.0%
4
Sage Hill School
Newport Coast · Private
 11.5%
5
Agbu Manoogian-Demirdjian Sch
Canoga Park · Private
 10.7%
6
Windward School
Los Angeles · Private
 10.4%
7
Castilleja School
Palo Alto · Private
 9.8%
8
Orange County School of the Arts
Santa Ana · Charter
 9.7%
9
Polytechnic School
Pasadena · Private
 9.7%
10
Lick Wilmerding High School
San Francisco · Private
 9.4%

Top 10 — UCSD Reach

UC San Diego

1
Preuss School UCSD
La Jolla · Public
 39.1%
2
Middle College High
· Public
 26.6%
3
Middle College High
· Public
 25.7%
4
University High School
Fresno · Public
 25.4%
5
Abraham Lincoln High School
Los Angeles · Public
 21.6%
6
Legacy Magnet Academy
Tustin · Public
 20.9%
7
Odyssey STEM Academy
Lakewood · Public
 20.0%
8
Gretchen Whitney High School
Cerritos · Public
 18.8%
9
Valley Christian High School
San Jose · Private
 18.3%
10
Design Tech High School
Redwood City · Public
 18.1%

Top 10 — UCSB Reach

UC Santa Barbara

1
Sage Hill School
Newport Coast · Private
 43.2%
2
Quarry Lane School
Dublin · Private
 33.3%
3
Mountain View High School
El Monte · Public
 29.3%
4
Flintridge Preparatory School
La Canada · Private
 29.2%
5
Lynbrook High School
San Jose · Public
 29.0%
6
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego · Public
 27.8%
7
Gretchen Whitney High School
Cerritos · Public
 27.8%
8
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino · Public
 27.5%
9
Valley Christian High School
San Jose · Private
 27.5%
10
Castilleja School
Palo Alto · Private
 27.5%

Top 10 — UCI Reach

UC Irvine

1
Sage Hill School
Newport Coast · Private
 39.2%
2
Gretchen Whitney High School
Cerritos · Public
 36.9%
3
Middle College High
· Public
 36.8%
4
Westview High School
San Diego · Public
 29.5%
5
Del Norte High School
San Diego · Public
 27.1%
6
Oxford Academy
Cypress · Public
 26.4%
7
Crean Lutheran High School
Irvine · Private
 25.6%
8
Orange County School of the Arts
Santa Ana · Charter
 22.6%
9
Legacy Magnet Academy
Tustin · Public
 22.0%
10
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public
 21.8%

Top 10 — UCD Reach

UC Davis

1
Abraham Lincoln High School
Los Angeles · Public
 39.0%
2
Middle College High
· Public
 35.5%
3
Immaculate Conception Academy
San Francisco · Private
 35.5%
4
Stockton Early College Academy
Stockton · Public
 33.7%
5
Quarry Lane School
Dublin · Private
 32.1%
6
West Campus High School
Sacramento · Public
 30.6%
7
Geffen Academy at UCLA
Los Angeles · Private
 30.3%
8
Middle College High
· Public
 27.8%
9
Sage Hill School
Newport Coast · Private
 25.0%
10
Mountain View High School
El Monte · Public
 24.9%

Beyond UC Reach — three more lenses on California

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), and reliability over time (consistency). Click any school for its full profile.

Top 10 — A-G Completion

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

1
California Academy Of Mathematics And Science
· Public
 100.0%
2
Kipp King Collegiate High Sch
San Lorenzo · Public
 100.0%
3
Gompers Preparatory Academy
San Diego · Public
 100.0%
4
Making Waves Academy
Richmond · Public
 100.0%
5
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep
Sacramento · Public
 100.0%
6
Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High
· Public
 100.0%
7
The O'farrell Charter
· Public
 100.0%
8
Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep
· Public
 100.0%
9
Compton Early College High Sch
Compton · Public
 100.0%
10
Ednovate - Usc Hybrid High College Prep
· Public
 100.0%

Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate

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

1
Menlo Atherton High School
Atherton · Public
 100.0%
2
Mountain House High School
Mountain House · Public
 100.0%
3
Acalanes High School
Lafayette · Public
 100.0%
4
Academy of the Canyons
Santa Clarita · Public
 100.0%
5
Antelope High School
Antelope · Public
 100.0%
6
Santa Rosa High School
Santa Rosa · Public
 100.0%
7
California Crosspoint High School
Alameda · Private
 100.0%
8
Math Science Technology Magnet
Los Angeles · Public
 100.0%
9
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep
Sacramento · Public
 100.0%
10
Analy High School
Sebastopol · Public
 100.0%

Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity

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

1
West Adams Preparatory Hs
Los Angeles · Public
 100:1
2
Bassett High School
La Puente · Public
 107:1
3
Jefferson High School
Daly City · Public
 123:1
4
Arleta High School
Arleta · Public
 125:1
5
Manual Arts Senior High
· Public
 129:1
6
Terra Nova High School
Pacifica · Public
 131:1
7
William Workman High
· Public
 134:1
8
Felicitas And Gonzalo Mendez High
· Public
 137:1
9
Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills · Public
 138:1
10
Central East High School
Fresno · Public
 144:1

Top 10 — Most Consistent

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

1
Rocklin High School
avg 19.7% · σ 0.87
 σ 0.87
2
Menlo Atherton High School
avg 30.5% · σ 1.08
 σ 1.08
3
Fullerton Union High School
avg 19.9% · σ 1.77
 σ 1.77
4
Los Altos High
avg 53.9% · σ 1.8
 σ 1.8
5
Los Gatos High School
avg 40.6% · σ 1.82
 σ 1.82
6
San Marcos High School
avg 25.2% · σ 1.93
 σ 1.93
7
Thousand Oaks High School
avg 18.4% · σ 2.03
 σ 2.03
8
Santa Paula High School
avg 18.5% · σ 2.09
 σ 2.09
9
Alisal High School
avg 19.0% · σ 2.16
 σ 2.16
10
Fountain Valley High School
avg 28.8% · σ 2.31
 σ 2.31

Top 10 — Private Net Assets

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

1
Harvard-Westlake School
Studio City · Nonsectarian · FY 2024
 $656.3M
2
Harker School
San Jose · Nonsectarian · FY 2024
 $290.3M
3
Menlo School
Atherton · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
 $243.0M
4
Cate School
Carpinteria · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
 $193.0M
5
Polytechnic School
Pasadena · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
 $167.8M
6
Crossroads School
Santa Monica · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
 $152.2M
7
Castilleja School
Palo Alto · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
 $146.9M
8
Marlborough School
Los Angeles · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
 $142.4M
9
Sonoma Academy
Santa Rosa · FY 2023
 $114.8M
10
Lick Wilmerding High School
San Francisco · Nonsectarian · FY 2023
 $110.3M

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

SchoolThen → NowΔ
Saint Marys Academy
Inglewood · Private
 13% '21 → 86% '25 +73.0pp
West Campus High School
Sacramento · Public
 27% '18 → 82% '25 +55.1pp
Geffen Academy at UCLA
Los Angeles · Private
 67% '21 → 121% '25 +54.4pp
Mountain House High School
Mountain House · Public
 12% '18 → 62% '25 +49.3pp
Riverside STEM Academy
Riverside · Public
 9% '19 → 57% '25 +47.4pp
Middle College High
· Public
 32% '18 → 80% '25 +47.3pp
Middle College High
· Public
 35% '18 → 81% '25 +46.6pp
Mountain View High School
El Monte · Public
 71% '18 → 114% '25 +42.6pp
Wallis Annenberg High School
Los Angeles · Public
 3% '18 → 46% '25 +42.4pp
Stockton Early College Academy
Stockton · Public
 23% '18 → 64% '25 +40.8pp

▼ Biggest declines

SchoolThen → NowΔ
Aims College Prep High School
Oakland · Public
 162% '18 → 30% '25 -132.2pp
Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian
Los Angeles · Private
 95% '20 → 46% '25 -49.2pp
Lynbrook High School
San Jose · Public
 122% '18 → 86% '25 -36.4pp
Capistrano Valley Chrstn Sch
San Juan Capistrano · Private
 40% '20 → 4% '24 -35.8pp
Mission San Jose High School
Fremont · Public
 102% '18 → 70% '25 -31.8pp
Oakland Charter High School
Oakland · Public
 88% '18 → 56% '25 -31.7pp
Rancho Christian High School
Temecula · Private
 41% '20 → 10% '25 -30.7pp
Presentation High School
San Jose · Private
 73% '20 → 43% '25 -30.2pp
High Tech High Chula Vista
Chula Vista · Public
 65% '18 → 36% '25 -29.0pp
Whittier Christian High School
La Habra · Private
 35% '20 → 6% '25 -28.7pp

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

SchoolSchool · CountyGap
California School Of The Arts - San Gabriel Valley
· Los Angeles · Public  Best in class
 +172.2% vs -8.1% +180.3pp
Da Vinci Connect High School
El Segundo · Los Angeles · Public  Strong demand
 +160.8% vs -11.2% +172.0pp
San Diego High School
San Diego · San Diego · Public  Demand hides churn
 +147.1% vs -7.8% +154.9pp
San Jacinto Valley Academy
San Jacinto · Riverside · Public  Best in class
 +118.9% vs -2.7% +121.6pp
Mountain House High School
Mountain House · San Joaquin · Public  Best in class
 +135.6% vs +21.8% +113.9pp
Alliance Ted K Tajima High Sch
Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public  Best in class
 +89.7% vs -8.2% +97.9pp
Compton Early College High Sch
Compton · Los Angeles · Public  Best in class
 +84.6% vs -8.1% +92.7pp
West Park High School
Roseville · Placer · Public  Strong demand
 +93.0% vs +5.8% +87.1pp
Fremont High School
Oakland · Alameda · Public  Demand hides churn
 +82.9% vs +0.6% +82.2pp
North Tahoe High School
Tahoe City · Placer · Public  Best in class
 +93.8% vs +16.4% +77.4pp

▼ Underperforming the county the most

SchoolSchool · CountyGap
Paradise High School
Paradise · Butte · Public  Material decline
 -46.3% vs +19.8% -66.1pp
Central East High School
Fresno · Fresno · Public  Compounding decline
 -53.4% vs +6.7% -60.0pp
King-Chavez Community High
· San Diego · Public  Compounding decline
 -66.2% vs -7.8% -58.4pp
Lincoln High School
Lincoln · Placer · Public  Material decline
 -33.5% vs +16.4% -49.9pp
Oakmont High School
Roseville · Placer · Public  Compounding decline
 -29.9% vs +16.4% -46.2pp
Mckinleyville High School
Mckinleyville · Humboldt · Public  Material decline
 -4.3% vs +41.0% -45.3pp
Yosemite High School
Oakhurst · Madera · Public  Compounding decline
 -36.7% vs +6.9% -43.6pp
Animo Venice Charter Hs
Venice · Los Angeles · Public  Sharp downturn
 -50.3% vs -8.2% -42.1pp
City of Angels School
Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public  Compounding decline
 -54.2% vs -12.1% -42.1pp
Roseville High School
Roseville · Placer · Public  Material decline
 -25.0% vs +16.4% -41.4pp

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

858 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.
Las Plumas High School
Oroville · Public
 4.08 64.5% +38.7pp
Foothill High
· Public
 4.01 62.9% +33.6pp
Farmersville High School
Farmersville · Public
 3.92 59.5% +33.5pp
Reedley Middle College Hs
Reedley · Public
 4.10 59.0% +33.2pp
Lindhurst High School
Olivehurst · Public
 3.96 51.4% +30.7pp
Avenal High School
Avenal · Public
 3.85 53.4% +30.0pp
Oakdale High School
Oakdale · Public
 4.00 57.6% +29.5pp
Caruthers High School
Caruthers · Public
 3.86 56.1% +28.5pp
Stagg Senior High
· Public
 3.91 56.8% +28.5pp
Hanford High School
Hanford · Public
 4.02 56.5% +27.9pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School GPA Actual Δ vs exp.
Inglewood High School
Inglewood · Public
 3.24 25.0% -15.1pp
East Valley High School
North Hollywood · Public
 3.46 13.5% -13.4pp
Oscar De LA Hoya Animo Charter
Los Angeles · Public
 3.38 21.1% -13.3pp
California Military Institute
Perris · Public
 3.57 17.6% -8.8pp
Terra Nova High School
Pacifica · Public
 3.90 19.6% -8.7pp
Valor Academy High School
Panorama City · Public
 3.48 17.1% -8.3pp
Bloomington High School
Bloomington · Public
 3.48 20.4% -8.2pp
El Toro High School
Lake Forest · Public
 3.85 13.5% -7.9pp
Hercules High School
Hercules · Public
 3.86 15.9% -7.9pp
Folsom High School
Folsom · Public
 3.84 13.7% -7.5pp

Full rankings — every California high school by UC Reach

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1,138 schools · 2025 data · Page 1 of 12 (showing 1–100) · 337 hidden (under 50 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
Gretchen Whitney High School
Cerritos · Public
 Los Angeles 176 1,024 126.1% 421.6% 29.9% 25.7% 104.5 21.0 742 222
3
Geffen Academy at UCLA
Los Angeles · Private
 Los Angeles 76 589 121.0% 415.8% 29.1% 20.6% 90.8 46.0 316 92
4
Castilleja School
Palo Alto · Private
 Santa Clara 51 416 113.7% 421.6% 27.0% — 90.2 27.4 215 58
5
Mountain View High School
El Monte · Public  Tracking
 Los Angeles 273 1,123 113.5% 575.5% 19.7% 22.6% 88.6 19.4 1,571 310
6
Quarry Lane School
Dublin · Private
 Alameda 78 1,035 112.8% 561.5% 20.1% 10.2% 80.8 15.4 438 88
7
Abraham Lincoln High School
Los Angeles · Public
 Los Angeles 241 502 110.0% 476.8% 23.1% 31.7% 71.0 19.9 1,149 265
8
Middle College High
· Public  Best in class
 San Joaquin 76 343 109.2% 290.8% 37.6% 32.5% 73.7 13.2 221 83
9
University High School
Fresno · Public  Weak at the gate
 Fresno 122 498 106.6% 412.3% 25.8% 27.7% 84.4 21.3 503 130
10
Flintridge Preparatory School
La Canada · Private
 Los Angeles 106 537 102.8% 374.5% 27.5% 9.2% 83.0 25.5 397 109
11
Fairmont Preparatory Academy
Anaheim · Private
 Orange 156 619 101.3% 370.5% 27.3% 22.1% 78.8 19.2 578 158
12
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
13
Valley Christian High School
San Jose · Private
 Santa Clara 415 1,637 95.7% 349.6% 27.4% 19.1% 75.9 15.4 1,451 397
14
Crean Lutheran High School
Irvine · Private
 Orange 285 1,126 94.4% 258.2% 36.5% 15.6% 71.9 10.2 736 269
15
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 546 2,147 92.7% 402.2% 23.0% 20.0% 70.3 13.4 2,196 506
16
Martin Luther King High School
Riverside · Public
 Riverside 137 548 92.0% 409.5% 22.5% 27.8% 78.8 15.3 561 126
17
Legacy Magnet Academy
Tustin · Public  Best in class
 Orange 91 964 86.8% 293.4% 29.6% 20.2% 68.1 16.5 267 79
18
Preuss School UCSD
La Jolla · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 115 825 86.1% 311.3% 27.6% 37.4% 73.0 17.4 358 99
19
Saint Marys Academy
Inglewood · Private
 Los Angeles 50 237 86.0% 232.0% 37.1% — 66.0 22.0 116 43
20
Lynbrook High School
San Jose · Public  Holding share
 Santa Clara 420 1,702 85.7% 450.5% 19.0% 19.7% 74.0 13.6 1,892 360
21
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino · Public  Sharp downturn
 Santa Clara 454 1,630 85.5% 441.2% 19.4% 27.1% 70.5 13.4 2,003 388
22
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
23
West Campus High School
Sacramento · Public  Weak at the gate
 Sacramento 219 907 82.2% 216.9% 37.9% 30.6% 51.6 11.9 475 180
24
Middle College High
· Public  Sharp downturn
 San Bernardino 70 269 81.4% 262.9% 31.0% 22.8% 71.4 15.7 184 57
25
Bishop Odowd High School
Oakland · Private
 Alameda 304 1,259 81.2% 310.9% 26.1% 24.7% 60.5 17.8 945 247
26
Middle College High
· Public  Best in class
 Orange 94 448 79.8% 298.9% 26.7% 33.3% 62.8 11.7 281 75
27
Cupertino High School
Cupertino · Public  Weak at the gate
 Santa Clara 506 1,800 77.7% 354.9% 21.9% 26.2% 63.6 12.4 1,796 393
28
Windward School
Los Angeles · Private
 Los Angeles 106 625 77.4% 294.3% 26.3% 13.4% 61.3 22.6 312 82
29
College Preparatory School
Oakland · Private
 Alameda 91 373 76.9% 409.9% 18.8% 4.3% 57.1 22.0 373 70
30
Viewpoint School
Calabasas · Private
 Los Angeles 108 1,131 76.8% 267.6% 28.7% 6.0% 56.5 20.4 289 83
31
Flintridge Sacred Heart Acad
La Canada · Private
 Los Angeles 89 381 76.4% 279.8% 27.3% 19.1% 56.2 12.4 249 68
32
Polytechnic School
Pasadena · Private
 Los Angeles 93 881 76.3% 349.5% 21.9% 14.1% 62.4 26.9 325 71
33
Bentley School
Lafayette · Private
 Contra Costa 78 293 75.6% 323.1% 23.4% 8.5% 62.8 20.5 252 59
34
Westview High School
San Diego · Public  Holding share
 San Diego 543 2,116 74.2% 263.7% 28.1% 28.5% 62.6 8.7 1,432 403
35
Del Norte High School
San Diego · Public  Best in class
 San Diego 643 2,557 73.6% 307.1% 23.9% 30.2% 61.7 9.5 1,975 473
36
Saratoga High School
Saratoga · Public  Best in class
 Santa Clara 332 1,161 72.9% 397.0% 18.4% 16.9% 59.0 12.3 1,318 242
37
Saint Francis High School
La Canada · Private
 Los Angeles 150 623 72.7% 304.7% 23.9% 36.7% 52.7 12.0 457 109
38
San Marino High School
San Marino · Public  Sharp downturn
 Los Angeles 209 886 72.2% 296.2% 24.4% 21.2% 54.1 14.8 619 151
39
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
40
Middle College High
· Public  Holding share
 Contra Costa 72 294 70.8% 327.8% 21.6% 37.2% 43.1 13.9 236 51
41
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
42
Palos Verdes Peninsula Hs
Rolling Hills Estat · Public  Holding share
 Los Angeles 571 2,075 70.8% 274.1% 25.8% 23.5% 56.9 11.7 1,565 404
43
Lowell High School
San Francisco · Public  Weak at the gate
 San Francisco 642 2,571 70.6% 320.6% 22.0% 33.8% 52.2 10.3 2,058 453
44
Woodside Priory School
Portola Valley · Private
 San Mateo 74 436 70.3% 337.8% 20.8% — 58.1 12.2 250 52
45
Mission San Jose High School
Fremont · Public  Sharp downturn
 Alameda 435 1,794 70.1% 450.1% 15.6% 19.3% 56.8 15.6 1,958 305
46
Palo Alto Senior High School
Palo Alto · Public
 Santa Clara 495 1,891 69.9% 343.8% 20.3% 17.1% 53.7 13.7 1,702 346
47
Design Tech High School
Redwood City · Public  Best in class
 San Mateo 138 567 69.6% 308.0% 22.6% 18.8% 53.6 13.0 425 96
48
American High School
Fremont · Public  Best in class
 Alameda 619 2,618 68.3% 349.4% 19.6% 27.4% 54.6 9.7 2,163 423
49
Academy of the Canyons
Santa Clarita · Public  Best in class
 Los Angeles 97 385 68.0% 303.1% 22.4% 18.2% 48.5 16.5 294 66
50
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
51
Berkeley High School
Berkeley · Public  Best in class
 Alameda 799 3,218 67.5% 249.4% 27.0% 22.1% 52.2 13.3 1,993 539
52
University High
· Public  Demand problem
 Orange 572 2,307 67.3% 307.7% 21.9% 23.4% 51.0 10.3 1,760 385
53
Immaculate Conception Academy
San Francisco · Private
 San Francisco 62 239 66.1% 225.8% 29.3% 31.7% 30.6 11.3 140 41
54
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
55
Chadwick School
Palos Verdes Estate · Private
 Los Angeles 82 863 65.8% 291.5% 22.6% 13.0% 57.3 13.4 239 54
56
Archbishop Mitty High School
San Jose · Private
 Santa Clara 420 1,776 65.5% 337.9% 19.4% 20.7% 52.4 8.6 1,419 275
57
The Kings Academy
Sunnyvale · Private
 Santa Clara 162 1,205 64.8% 303.7% 21.3% 17.1% 50.0 11.1 492 105
58
The Nueva School
San Mateo · Private
 San Mateo 108 952 64.8% 375.0% 17.3% 4.3% 47.2 23.1 405 70
59
Diamond Bar High School
Diamond Bar · Public  Sharp downturn
 Los Angeles 647 2,563 64.6% 299.9% 21.6% 26.6% 47.3 13.4 1,940 418
60
New Roads School
Santa Monica · Private
 Los Angeles 79 545 64.6% 213.9% 30.2% 9.8% 46.8 24.1 169 51
61
Agbu Manoogian-Demirdjian Sch
Canoga Park · Private
 Los Angeles 56 809 64.3% 332.1% 19.4% 13.9% 50.0 17.9 186 36
62
Stockton Early College Academy
Stockton · Public  Weak at the gate
 San Joaquin 95 428 64.2% 235.8% 27.2% 42.6% 30.5 8.4 224 61
63
Marlborough School
Los Angeles · Private
 Los Angeles 111 546 64.0% 255.9% 25.0% 4.2% 47.8 18.0 284 71
64
San Domenico School
San Anselmo · Private
 Marin 94 391 63.8% 270.2% 23.6% 5.0% 45.7 9.6 254 60
65
Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon · Public  Weak at the gate
 Contra Costa 837 3,039 63.1% 412.3% 15.3% 30.1% 47.4 10.3 3,451 528
66
LA Jolla High
La Jolla · Public  Sharp downturn
 San Diego 288 1,174 62.5% 242.7% 25.8% 19.4% 48.6 12.8 699 180
67
Menlo School
Atherton · Private
 San Mateo 149 805 62.4% 348.3% 17.9% 10.8% 49.7 19.5 519 93
68
Harvard-Westlake School
Studio City · Private
 Los Angeles 283 1,616 61.8% 317.3% 19.5% 9.1% 49.5 15.6 898 175
69
Mountain House High School
Mountain House · Public  Best in class
 San Joaquin 580 2,428 61.5% 261.9% 23.5% 33.9% 42.6 7.9 1,519 357
70
Mayfield Senior School
Pasadena · Private
 Los Angeles 83 310 61.5% 263.9% 23.3% 11.8% 49.4 18.1 219 51
71
Leland High School
San Jose · Public  Sharp downturn
 Santa Clara 385 1,471 61.3% 314.8% 19.5% 26.7% 49.6 12.2 1,212 236
72
Crespi Carmelite High School
Encino · Private
 Los Angeles 97 428 60.8% 182.5% 33.3% 15.2% 49.5 9.3 177 59
73
Arcadia High School
Arcadia · Public  Weak at the gate
 Los Angeles 817 2,939 60.6% 289.1% 21.0% 27.7% 44.7 11.0 2,362 495
74
Irvington High School
Fremont · Public  Sharp downturn
 Alameda 538 2,157 60.6% 367.3% 16.5% 28.8% 46.8 10.4 1,976 326
75
San Francisco University Hs
San Francisco · Private
 San Francisco 111 488 60.4% 309.0% 19.5% 11.9% 46.0 16.2 343 67
76
Mira Costa High School
Manhattan Beach · Public  Best in class
 Los Angeles 653 2,473 59.9% 235.8% 25.4% 22.8% 50.2 12.9 1,540 391
77
Temple City High School
Temple City · Public  Weak at the gate
 Los Angeles 437 1,779 59.7% 261.8% 22.8% 33.0% 43.9 8.7 1,144 261
78
LA Canada High School
La Canada · Public  Holding share
 Los Angeles 355 1,989 59.4% 319.7% 18.6% 17.5% 47.0 12.1 1,135 211
79
Mills High School
Millbrae · Public  Sharp downturn
 San Mateo 275 1,115 59.3% 283.3% 20.9% 28.2% 43.6 10.2 779 163
80
San Joaquin Memorial Hs
Fresno · Private
 Fresno 112 438 58.9% 122.3% 48.2% 6.1% 46.4 9.8 137 66
81
Archbishop Riordan High School
San Francisco · Private
 San Francisco 280 1,192 58.6% 247.9% 23.6% 29.9% 43.9 10.0 694 164
82
Saint Monica Catholic Hs
Santa Monica · Private
 Los Angeles 116 367 57.8% 244.8% 23.6% 25.4% 44.8 9.5 284 67
83
Kipp King Collegiate High Sch
San Lorenzo · Public  Best in class
 Alameda 158 662 57.6% 252.5% 22.8% 25.3% 34.2 8.9 399 91
84
Pacifica Christian Hs
Santa Monica · Private
 Los Angeles 66 259 57.6% 221.2% 26.0% 18.4% 43.9 12.1 146 38
85
Miramonte High School
Orinda · Public  Weak at the gate
 Contra Costa 309 1,167 57.3% 293.9% 19.5% 22.6% 42.1 11.0 908 177
86
Mission Senior High School
San Francisco · Public
 San Francisco 262 993 57.2% 150.8% 38.0% 23.3% 40.1 15.7 395 150
87
Campolindo High School
Moraga · Public  Best in class
 Contra Costa 324 1,340 57.1% 271.9% 21.0% 27.6% 42.3 11.4 881 185
88
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
San Francisco · Private
 San Francisco 326 1,438 57.1% 274.9% 20.8% 27.4% 39.9 8.6 896 186
89
Palos Verdes High School
Palos Verdes Estate · Public  Sharp downturn
 Los Angeles 337 1,484 57.0% 227.9% 25.0% 18.8% 47.2 12.5 768 192
90
Riverside STEM Academy
Riverside · Public  Best in class
 Riverside 51 665 56.9% 313.7% 18.1% 13.8% 43.1 7.8 160 29
91
Providence High School
Burbank · Private  Demand hides churn
 Los Angeles 120 497 56.7% 252.5% 22.4% 22.1% 45.0 16.7 303 68
92
Oak Park High School
Oak Park · Public  Best in class
 Ventura 326 1,483 56.4% 277.3% 20.4% 27.2% 40.8 6.8 904 184
93
George Washington High School
San Francisco · Public
 San Francisco 510 2,068 56.3% 244.7% 23.0% 32.1% 36.5 7.2 1,248 287
94
Oakland Charter High School
Oakland · Public  Sharp downturn
 Alameda 77 330 55.8% 184.4% 30.3% 37.2% 35.1 16.9 142 43
95
Maranatha High School
Pasadena · Private
 Los Angeles 135 554 55.6% 237.8% 23.4% 21.3% 45.2 6.7 321 75
96
Lick Wilmerding High School
San Francisco · Private
 San Francisco 139 559 55.4% 379.1% 14.6% 24.7% 44.6 23.0 527 77
97
Tamalpais High School
Mill Valley · Public  Material decline
 Marin 419 1,470 55.1% 264.0% 20.9% 21.2% 41.8 10.5 1,106 231
98
Carondelet High School
Concord · Private
 Contra Costa 207 840 55.1% 203.9% 27.0% 23.7% 40.6 12.6 422 114
99
Compton Early College High Sch
Compton · Public  Best in class
 Los Angeles 122 556 54.9% 230.3% 23.8% 32.8% 46.7 13.9 281 67
100
Homestead High School
Cupertino · Public  Best in class
 Santa Clara 603 2,224 54.6% 302.2% 18.1% 25.2% 44.1 8.3 1,822 329
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size. Where UCOP has not published unique-student totals, campus admits are summed — students admitted to more than one of the 6 campuses are counted at each, so values above 100% indicate strong students winning multiple competitive UC offers. Schools with fewer than 50 seniors are excluded from the leaderboard by default — a small cohort with one strong year can otherwise dominate. See methodology →