Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County

· Orange County · Capistrano Unified
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No UC admissions data on file for Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County.

This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
786 (2018)715 (2026)
-9.0%

If this trend holds (-1.2%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~707 -8 $0
3 yr (2029) ~690 -25 $0
5 yr (2031) ~674 -41 $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.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Orange County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

Stability rate
95.1%
692 of 728 students

36 of 728 students who enrolled at Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (4.9% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Orange County median
91.8% · school is in the 83rd percentile of 144 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 87th percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

White (261) 95.8%
Asian (208) 90.9%
Hispanic / Latino (111) 96.4%
Socio. disadvantaged (104) 94.2%
Two or more races (102) 99.0%
English learners (79) 93.7%

Nearest peer high schools

Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley 93.2% Community Roots Academy 95.8% Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle 93.6% Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy 95.5% Laguna Beach High School 95.9%

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.

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: total enrollment.

Chronic absent
4.2%
30 of 718 students

Low and stable absenteeism — students are engaged and showing up. The leading indicator is healthy.

Orange County median
16.4% · school is better than 95% of 143 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

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).

District financial profile — Capistrano Unified (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.

Total revenue
$715.9M
+23.7% since FY2017
Per-pupil revenue
$16,375
43,719 students enrolled
Revenue mix
State: 37.2%
Local: 56.4%
Federal: 6.4%
Instruction share
60.6%
of current spending · $8,022/pupil
Long-term debt
$41.2M
-24.4% since FY2017
Total revenue by year ($M)
Total expenditure by year ($M)

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 Capistrano Unified 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).

Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • At its recent rate (-1.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~690 by 2029 — about 25 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

715 students (2026)
~690 projected (2029)
at -1.2%/yr

That's about 25 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.

Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County Public 715
Peer-group median 37.7% -16%
Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley Public 573
Community Roots Academy Public 738
Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle Public 514
Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy Public 652
Laguna Beach High School Public 820 46.9% -21%
Irvine International Academy Public 594
Laguna Hills High School Public 1241 28.5% -10%
Orange County Educational Arts Academy Public 663
Sierra Preparatory Academy Public 621
Roosevelt Walker Academy Public 598

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 →

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