Linfield Christian School
Temecula · Riverside County · Religious-affiliated
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Linfield Christian School compares for families
Above-average college outcomes statewide.
- ▸ Statewide35.1% UC Reach — 17.0 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 80% of California high schools.
- ▸ Locally🎓 Top 4 in Riverside County on UC Reach.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (35.1% UC Reach vs 30.7% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
Linfield Christian School sent 144 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 27.1% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 35.1% — 17.0 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 80% of California high schools..
+4.4 pp above peer median (30.7%) · Ranked #4 of 11 similar schools
18.1%
30.7%
51.2%
35.1%
Higher than 80% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Linfield Christian School's UC Reach of 35.1% is in the top quartile statewide (median 18.1%; top 25% bar 30.5%) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 51.2%.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97.3% — a gap of 62 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Linfield Christian School's UC Reach is higher than 80% 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 (2020) | 4.07 | 4.30 | +0.23 | 23.1% | Peers +0.23 · matches |
| UC San Diego | 3.91 | 4.25 | +0.35 | 32.3% | Peers +0.29 · steeper |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.90 | 4.24 | +0.34 | 36.4% | Peers +0.31 · matches |
| UC Irvine | 3.93 | 4.17 | +0.25 | 40.0% | Peers +0.25 · matches |
| UC Davis | 3.86 | 4.28 | +0.42 | 35.3% | Peers +0.27 · steeper |
📊 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 Linfield Christian School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 7.9 points above what their GPAs predict (29.9% actual vs. 22.0% 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 | Yield | Avg GPA (App) '24 | Avg GPA (Adm) '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 15 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.99 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 27 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.90 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 28 | 11 | 3 | 39.3% | 9.9% | 27.3% | 3.91 | 4.25 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 26 | 11 | —† | 42.3% | 9.9% | — | 3.90 | 4.24 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 27 | 7 | —† | 25.9% | 6.3% | — | 3.93 | 4.17 |
| UC Davis → | 21 | 10 | —† | 47.6% | 9.0% | — | 3.86 | 4.28 |
No SBAC data for private schools — and that's not the metric you want anyway
California's Smarter Balanced (CAASPP) assessment is administered by the state, by statute, to public & charter schools only. Private schools don't sit for it. That's why the SBAC card is missing on this profile — not a data gap on our side, a deliberate scope of the state's testing program.
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 Linfield Christian School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+7.2%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~1,295 | +87 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~1,487 | +279 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~1,709 | +501 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
Linfield Christian School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Other religious · Temecula · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Linfield Christian School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 11): 35% vs. a peer median of 31%.
- ▸Linfield Christian School's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 52% in 2020 to 35% in 2025 — a 17-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.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Linfield Christian School is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.902) alone would predict (30% actual vs. 22% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 1% (110→111 from 2020 to 2025), tracking the peer-group median of -0%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+7.2%/yr); projects to ~1487 by 2028.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linfield Christian School | Private · Other religious | 1208 | 35.1% | +1% |
| Peer-group median | 30.7% | -0% | ||
| Rancho Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 788 | 10.2% | +33% |
| Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch | Private · Other religious | 1159 | 72.5% | -16% |
| Tri City Christian School | Private · Other religious | 758 | 28.6% | +34% |
| Jserra Catholic High School | Private · Catholic | 1282 | 32.8% | +10% |
| Loma Linda Academy | Private · Other religious | 1261 | 4.2% | -6% |
| Orange Lutheran High School | Private · Other religious | 1141 | 36.7% | -3% |
| Santa Fe Christian School | Private · Other religious | 1095 | 33.3% | +3% |
| Crean Lutheran High School | Private · Other religious | 1126 | 94.4% | +40% |
| Maranatha Christian Schools | Private · Other religious | 862 | 22.2% | -15% |
| United Christian Academy | Private · Other religious | 925 | 14.0% | -23% |
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 →
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 951683878). View latest 990 PDF → 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.