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University of California outcomes · Class of 2024
UC Reach
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N/A
(class size est.)
UC Application Reach
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N/A
69 applications
UC Admit Rate
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40.6%
28 / 69 applications
In context:
CA median 26.6% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 39.9% · higher than 90% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
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N/A
None enrolled of 28 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
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N/A
None enrollees / None 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)
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N/A
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
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N/A
Senior Class Size
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N/A
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Total School Enrollment
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N/A
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Magnolia Sci Academy-Santa Ana — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · Santa Ana · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Magnolia Sci Academy-Santa Ana is admitting at roughly +27 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.036) alone would predict (48% actual vs. 21% 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.
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Sci Academy-Santa Ana | Public | — | — | — |
| Peer-group median | 40.4% | +4% | ||
| Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana | Public | 586 | 100.0% | +257% |
| Romero-Cruz Academy | Public | 763 | — | — |
| Vista Heritage Global Academy | Public | 361 | — | — |
| Vista Condor Global Academy | Public | 373 | — | — |
| Lorin Griset Academy | Public | 285 | — | -20% |
| College And Career Preparatory Academy | Public | 170 | — | -18% |
| Samueli Academy | Public | 844 | 40.4% | +8% |
| Valley High | Public | 1737 | 14.8% | +4% |
| Middle College High | Public | 476 | 79.8% | +20% |
| Santiago High | Public | 1557 | 20.6% | -16% |
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. Methodology →
Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ
4.05
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ
4.22
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 | 4.09 | 21.4% | 9.4% | +12.0pp | Over |
| UC San Diego | 4.04 | 68.8% | 19.2% | +49.5pp | Over |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4.12 | 80.0% | 38.1% | +41.9pp | Over |
| UC Irvine | 3.98 | 29.4% | 23.7% | +5.7pp | Over |
| UC Davis | 4.01 | 83.3% | 31.4% | +51.9pp | Over |
"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 Magnolia Sci Academy-Santa Ana sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 27.2 points above what their GPAs predict (48.3% actual vs. 21.1% expected).
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2024
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 — 2024
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.15 | — |
| UCLA → Elite | 14 | 3 | — | 21.4% | — | — | 4.09 | — |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 16 | 11 | — | 68.8% | — | — | 4.04 | 4.23 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 5 | 4 | — | 80.0% | — | — | 4.12 | — |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 17 | 5 | — | 29.4% | — | — | 3.98 | 4.29 |
| UC Davis → | 6 | 5 | — | 83.3% | — | — | 4.01 | 4.12 |
⚠ 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
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.
Senior class size is estimated from CDE grade 12 enrollment data. Reach percentages should be interpreted as approximate.