Magnolia Science Academy
Reseda · Los Angeles County · Los Angeles County Office of Education · Public
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How Magnolia Science Academy compares for families
Mid-pack college outcomes within California.
- ▸ Statewide17.3% UC Reach — right around the California median of 18.0%.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (17.3% UC Reach vs 26.8% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
Magnolia Science Academy sent 106 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 12.3% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 17.3% — 0.7 percentage points below the California median of 18.0%, higher than 47% of California high schools..
-9.5 pp vs. peer median (26.8%) · Ranked #4 of 6 similar schools
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Higher than 47% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Magnolia Science Academy's UC Reach of 17.3% is below the California median (18.0%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 49.0% or higher.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 85.0% — a gap of 68 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Magnolia Science Academy's UC Reach is higher than 47% of California high schools (978 ranked).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine (2019) | 3.84 | 4.16 | +0.33 | 34.8% | Peers +0.31 · matches |
| UC Davis (2019) | 3.87 | 4.16 | +0.29 | 50.0% | Peers +0.30 · matches |
📊 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 Magnolia Science Academy sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 18.1 points below what their GPAs predict (19.7% actual vs. 37.8% expected).
UC Outcomes Trend — 2019–2024
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 | 12 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.90 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 28 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.64 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 12 | 3 | —† | 25.0% | 4.0% | — | 3.65 | —† |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 23 | 4 | 3 | 17.4% | 5.3% | 75.0% | 3.25 | —† |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 22 | 3 | —† | 13.6% | 4.0% | — | 3.68 | —† |
| UC Davis → | 9 | 3 | —† | 33.3% | 4.0% | — | 3.32 | —† |
SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025
Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.
Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Absenteeism is up 15.7 pp since 2017-18. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+2.8%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~697 | +19 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~737 | +59 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~779 | +101 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
Magnolia Science Academy — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · Reseda · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Magnolia Science Academy sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 6): 17% vs. a peer median of 27%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 4 points since 2019 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Magnolia Science Academy is admitting at roughly -18 percentage points below what its average applicant GPA (3.474) alone would predict (20% actual vs. 38% expected). That's worth understanding — it can reflect grade inflation that UC sees through, weaker holistic-review materials at the margin, or applicants concentrating at more selective campuses than typical. Not a verdict; a signal.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 6% (62→66 from 2018 to 2026), tracking the peer-group median of +6%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+2.8%/yr); projects to ~737 by 2029.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Science Academy | Public | 678 | 17.3% | +6% |
| Peer-group median | 26.8% | +6% | ||
| Valley Academy Of Arts And Sciences | Public | 660 | — | -43% |
| Northridge Academy High School | Public | 767 | 10.5% | -26% |
| Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12 | Public | 559 | — | +10% |
| Magnolia Science Academy 2 | Public | 448 | 40.9% | +14% |
| Valor Academy High School | Public | 505 | 26.8% | +4% |
| Puc Triumph Charter Academy And Puc Triumph Charter High | Public | 807 | — | -19% |
| Sotomayor Arts And Sciences Magnet | Public | 540 | — | +52% |
| Puc Community Charter Middle And Puc Community Charter Early College High | Public | 786 | — | -10% |
| East Valley High School | Public | 566 | 8.8% | +9% |
| Science Academy STEM Magnet | Public | 545 | 109.3% | +27% |
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 →
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Los Angeles County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Magnolia Science Academy outperformed Los Angeles County on enrollment (school +6.5% vs. county -8.2%) AND maintains 90.4% stability. Replicable model — worth documenting what's working. Chronic absenteeism is rising (24.4%, +15.4 pts since 2017-18) — a watch signal worth monitoring as a leading indicator.
37 of 385 students who enrolled at Magnolia Science Academy this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (9.6% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
District financial profile — Los Angeles County Office of Education (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 39.1%
Federal: 40.0%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Los Angeles County Office of Education as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).