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🎓 Where grads go
UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.
How Pacific Coast Academy compares for families
Real college outcomes data available below.
- ▸ Statewide5.6% UC Reach — 12.5 points below the California median of 18.1%.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (5.6% UC Reach vs 34.0% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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Pacific Coast Academy sent 42 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 19.0% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 5.6% — 12.5 percentage points below the California median of 18.1%, higher than 5% of California high schools..
-28.4 pp vs. peer median (34.0%) · Ranked #10 of 10 similar schools
18.1%
34.0%
51.2%
5.6%
Higher than 5% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Pacific Coast Academy's UC Reach of 5.6% is below the California median (18.1%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51.2% or higher.
Against similar schools, Pacific Coast Academy trails the peer-group median (34.0%) — even though it looks strong vs. the state average.
Overall, Pacific Coast Academy's UC Reach is higher than 5% 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 San Diego | Strong shot | Moderate | Long odds | Filtered out |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego (2023) | 4.25 | 4.32 | +0.07 | 41.7% | Peers +0.10 · matches |
📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2025 (for reference)
| GPA band | UCB | UCLA | UCSD | UCSB | UCI | UCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.00+ | 17.0% | 15.1% | 45.2% | 62.3% | 46.3% | 65.9% |
| 3.70–3.99 | 3.1% | 1.6% | 9.3% | 17.6% | 17.0% | 31.1% |
| 3.30–3.69 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 10.3% |
| 3.00–3.29 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.9% |
| < 3.00 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
UC Outcomes Trend — 2022–2025
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) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 6 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 4.13 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 9 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 4.14 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 12 | 4 | —† | 33.3% | 2.8% | — | 4.04 | —† |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 7 | 4 | —† | 57.1% | 2.8% | — | 3.90 | —† |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 8 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 4.03 | —† |
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 down 5.5 pp since 2017-18. Engagement improving — a positive trajectory worth understanding and reinforcing.
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 (+37.7%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~11,167 | +3058 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~21,177 | +13068 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~40,159 | +32050 | $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.
Pacific Coast Academy — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · Poway · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Pacific Coast Academy sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #10 of 10): 6% vs. a peer median of 34%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2022.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 1370% (10→147 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +3%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+37.7%/yr); projects to ~21177 by 2029.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Coast Academy | Public | 8109 | 5.6% | +1370% |
| Peer-group median | 34.0% | +3% | ||
| Rancho Bernardo High School | Public | 2247 | 34.0% | +4% |
| Del Norte High School | Public | 2514 | 73.6% | +25% |
| Poway High School | Public | 2034 | 28.0% | -9% |
| Henry High | Public | 2532 | — | +20% |
| Mira Mesa High School | Public | 2147 | 22.1% | -0% |
| Torrey Pines High School | Public | 2642 | 41.3% | +5% |
| Scripps Ranch High | Public | 1920 | 42.8% | -3% |
| Westview High School | Public | 2067 | 74.2% | -9% |
| Helix High School | Public | 2571 | 26.9% | +2% |
| Granite Hills High | Public | 2412 | 8.8% | +7% |
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 San Diego County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Pacific Coast Academy is recruiting families faster than San Diego County is shrinking (school +1370.0% vs. county -7.8%), but 99 students didn't make it to year-end. The recruitment engine works; the mid-year exits are worth understanding.
99 of 786 students who enrolled at Pacific Coast Academy this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (12.6% 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.
What This Means
For School Admins
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