Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs

Pasadena · Los Angeles County · Private

Private Los Angeles County ~29 seniors

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University of California outcomes · Class of 2020

UC Reach ⓘ

38%

11 admits / 29 seniors
+5.9 pp above peer median (32.0%) · Ranked #3 of 8 similar schools

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
16.2%

Peer median
32.0%

Top 10%
54.0%

This school
37.9%

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CA median 16.2% Top 10% ≥ 54.0% This school 37.9%

Higher than 81% of California high schools (1060 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs's UC Reach of 37.9% is in the top quartile statewide (median 16.2%; top 25% bar 30.7%) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 54.0%.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 110.5% — a gap of 73 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs's UC Reach is higher than 81% of California high schools (1060 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

137.9%

40 applications

Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).

In context: CA median 63.6% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 186.3% · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 203.0% · higher than 81% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

27.5%

11 / 40 applications

In context: CA median 29.4% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.9% · higher than 39% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

36.4%

4 enrolled of 11 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 ⓘ

13.8%

4 enrollees / 29 seniors

Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % 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.

Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

37.9

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 13.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 43.1 · higher than 87% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

13.8

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.9 · higher than 93% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

136

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.

Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · secular · Pasadena · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 8): 38% vs. a peer median of 32%.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs	Private · secular	136	37.9%	—
Peer-group median			32.0%	-22%
Arroyo Pacific Academy	Private · secular	133	14.8%	-63%
Pasadena Waldorf High School	Private · secular	200	—	+8%
Excelsior School	Private · secular	72	—	+110%
San Gabriel Mission High Sch	Private · Catholic	112	17.4%	-35%
Lycee Francais De Los Angeles	Private · secular	153	40.6%	-20%
Southwestern Academy	Private · secular	67	33.3%	-61%
New Covenant Academy	Private · Other religious	144	135.0%	-25%
Rio Hondo Prep School	Private · Other religious	183	—	-18%
Waverly School	Private · secular	300	32.0%	-32%
Tree Academy	Private · secular	77	12.5%	+267%

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 →

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.04

Admit rate vs. CA peer average, by campus ⓘ

How does this school's admit rate at each UC compare to other CA schools whose applicant pool averages the same GPA?

Campus	Applicant GPA (avg)	Actual admit rate	CA peer avg	Δ	Verdict
UCLA	4.11	28.6%	15.9%	+12.7pp	Over
UC Santa Barbara	4.06	57.1%	45.6%	+11.5pp	Over
UC Irvine	4.03	23.1%	33.8%	-10.8pp	Under

"Applicant GPA" is the average GPA of this school's UC applicant pool — not an individual student GPA. "CA peer avg" is the application-weighted statewide admit rate at this school-pool GPA, fit separately per campus. At any given pool GPA, real admit rates span widely (UCSD ranges 8% → 65% across CA schools) because UCs use comprehensive review — context-of-opportunity, geography, demographics, and applicant essays all weigh in beyond GPA. A large negative residual flags this school is admitted at a meaningfully lower rate than other CA schools at the same pool GPA — not that students here were "rejected at expected rate X." "Over" / "Under" use a ±5-point band. Campuses with fewer than 5 applicants are omitted.

Where Agbu Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Hs sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (32.4% actual vs. 28.9% expected).

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2020

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach % (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 — 2020

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UCLA → Elite	14	4	4	28.6%	13.8%	100.0%	4.11	—
UC San Diego → Selective	6	—	—	—	—	—	3.85	—
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	7	4	—	57.1%	13.8%	—	4.06	—
UC Irvine → Selective	13	3	—	23.1%	10.3%	—	4.03	—

⚠ 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.

Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.

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: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.

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