Sage Hill School
Newport Coast · Orange County · Private independent
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- 📚 24 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 8 National Merit Semifinalists last year
- 📝 SAT avg 1430 (25-75: 1370–1490)
- 📝 ACT avg 32.0 (25-75: 30–34)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 90.0% (avg score 4.3)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Sage Hill School compares for families
One of California's strongest schools for college outcomes.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1430 (≈ top 4% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 32.0 (≈ top 4%) · 90% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 8 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
- ▸ Statewide150.7% UC Reach — 132.6 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 100% of California high schools.
- ▸ Locally🎓 #1 in Orange County on UC Reach — plus 1 more top-rank.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (150.7% UC Reach vs 29.1% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
Sage Hill School sent 661 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 33.7% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 150.7% — 132.6 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 100% of California high schools. The school produces 25.7 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
+121.6 pp above peer median (29.1%) · Ranked #1 of 7 similar schools
18.1%
29.1%
51.2%
150.7%
Higher than 99% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
150.7% is exceptional and very rare. For every 100 seniors at Sage Hill School, the school is generating roughly 151 admissions to California's six most selective UCs (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD). The typical strong senior here is winning admission at multiple top campuses — a result fewer than 1% of California high schools achieve.
In Orange County — a competitive market where the median is already 25.0% — this still clears the county top-10% bar (70.9%).
Against similar schools, Sage Hill School stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 29.1%.
This places Sage Hill School in the elite tier statewide — the top-1% threshold is 97.3%.
Overall, Sage Hill School's UC Reach is higher than 99% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| 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 ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 4.15 | 4.25 | +0.09 | 18.9% | Peers +0.15 · wider |
| UCLA | 4.13 | 4.26 | +0.13 | 14.3% | Peers +0.19 · wider |
| UC San Diego | 4.14 | 4.26 | +0.11 | 19.8% | Peers +0.17 · wider |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4.13 | 4.26 | +0.13 | 51.0% | Peers +0.17 · wider |
| UC Irvine | 4.13 | 4.25 | +0.12 | 54.0% | Peers +0.12 · matches |
| UC Davis | 4.11 | 4.24 | +0.13 | 32.4% | Peers +0.15 · 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 Sage Hill School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 8.2 points above what their GPAs predict (31.2% actual vs. 23.0% 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 | 115 | 21 | —† | 18.3% | 14.2% | — | 4.15 | 4.25 |
| UCLA → Elite | 123 | 17 | 5 | 13.8% | 11.5% | 29.4% | 4.13 | 4.26 |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 122 | 26 | 3 | 21.3% | 17.6% | 11.5% | 4.14 | 4.26 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 115 | 64 | —† | 55.7% | 43.2% | — | 4.13 | 4.26 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 107 | 58 | 6 | 54.2% | 39.2% | 10.3% | 4.13 | 4.25 |
| UC Davis → | 79 | 37 | —† | 46.8% | 25.0% | — | 4.11 | 4.24 |
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 Sage Hill School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+1.5%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~599 | +9 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~617 | +27 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~635 | +45 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
Sage Hill School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · secular · Newport Coast · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Sage Hill School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 7): 151% vs. a peer median of 29%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 30 points since 2020.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Sage Hill School is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.135) alone would predict (31% actual vs. 23% 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 10% (134→148 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +5%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+1.5%/yr); projects to ~617 by 2028.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Hill School | Private · secular | 590 | 150.7% | +10% |
| Peer-group median | 29.1% | +5% | ||
| Fairmont Preparatory Academy | Private · secular | 619 | 101.3% | +11% |
| Newport Christian School | Private · Other religious | 458 | — | +140% |
| Fairmont San Juan Capistrano | Private · secular | 374 | — | +0% |
| Calvary Chapel High School | Private · Other religious | 839 | 27.6% | +0% |
| Servite High School | Private · Catholic | 767 | 24.6% | -2% |
| Saint Joseph High School | Private · Catholic | 557 | 30.3% | -10% |
| Rosary Academy | Private · Catholic | 462 | 28.0% | +34% |
| Crean Lutheran High School | Private · Other religious | 1126 | 94.4% | +40% |
| Calvary Chapel Christian School | Private · Other religious | 619 | — | -4% |
| Crossroads Christian School | Private · Other religious | 733 | — | +36% |
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 330729698). 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.