Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch

San Juan Capistrano · Orange County · Private (Other religious)

Private Orange County ~122 seniors

Data Year

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

1,159 (2020) → 1,159 (2025)

+0.0%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

121 (2020) → 102 (2025)

-15.7%

If this trend holds (+0.0%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~1,159	+0	$0
3 yr (2028)	~1,159	+0	$0
5 yr (2030)	~1,159	+0	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2024

★ Top 5% UC Reach

UC Reach ⓘ

74%

90 admits / 122 seniors
+39.6 pp above peer median (34.2%) · Ranked #2 of 9 similar schools

5-year trend

2020 · 86.8% 2024 · 73.8%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.6%

Peer median
34.2%

Top 10%
53.4%

This school
73.8%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.6% Top 10% ≥ 53.4% This school 73.8%

Higher than 96% of California high schools (1142 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch's UC Reach of 73.8% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53.4%) — meaning roughly 73 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.

In Orange County — a competitive market where the median is already 26.3% — this still clears the county top-10% bar (64.4%).

Against similar schools, Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 34.2%.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95.1% — a gap of 21 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch's UC Reach is higher than 96% of California high schools (1142 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

282.8%

345 applications

Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 3 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.

In context: CA median 79.7% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 243.8% · Orange Co. Top 10% ≥ 273.8% · higher than 94% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

26.1%

90 / 345 applications

In context: CA median 26.6% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 39.9% · higher than 47% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

7.8%

7 enrolled of 90 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 ⓘ

5.7%

7 enrollees / 122 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) ⓘ

63.9

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.8 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.3 · higher than 98% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

15.6

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.6 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 12.1 · higher than 95% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

122

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

1,158

All grades · Private School Affidavit

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.

Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · Other religious · San Juan Capistrano · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 9): 74% vs. a peer median of 34%.
▸Its UC Reach has slipped 13 points since 2020 — worth watching.
▸Senior-class enrollment is down 16% (121→102 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of +3%.

Enrollment projection

1159 students (2025)

→

~1159 projected (2028)

at +0.0%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch	Private · Other religious	1159	73.8%	-16%
Peer-group median			34.2%	+3%
Jserra Catholic High School	Private · Catholic	1282	32.8%	+10%
Crean Lutheran High School	Private · Other religious	1126	94.4%	+40%
Orange Lutheran High School	Private · Other religious	1141	36.7%	-3%
Calvary Chapel High School	Private · Other religious	839	27.6%	+0%
Linfield Christian School	Private · Other religious	1208	35.1%	+1%
Lutheran High School	Private · Other religious	1141	—	-3%
Crossroads Christian School	Private · Other religious	733	—	+36%
Mater Dei High School	Private · Catholic	1849	36.4%	+3%
Santa Fe Christian School	Private · Other religious	1095	33.3%	+3%
Rancho Christian High School	Private · Other religious	788	10.2%	+33%

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 →

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.07

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.25

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
UC Berkeley	4.12	15.3%	17.4%	-2.1pp	On target
UCLA	4.08	13.9%	9.4%	+4.5pp	On target
UC San Diego	4.07	24.2%	18.1%	+6.1pp	Over
UC Santa Barbara	4.05	35.4%	33.9%	+1.4pp	On target
UC Irvine	4.08	42.9%	25.1%	+17.8pp	Over
UC Davis	4.04	31.6%	31.8%	-0.3pp	On target

"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 Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (26.1% actual vs. 21.7% 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	59	9	—	15.3%	7.4%	—	4.12	4.27
UCLA → Elite	72	10	7	13.9%	8.2%	70.0%	4.08	4.20
UC San Diego → Selective	62	15	—	24.2%	12.3%	—	4.07	4.26
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	65	23	—	35.4%	18.9%	—	4.05	4.25
UC Irvine → Selective	49	21	—	42.9%	17.2%	—	4.08	4.22
UC Davis →	38	12	—	31.6%	9.8%	—	4.04	4.27

⚠ 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

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.

A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.

UC Reach is very strong — more than 74% of seniors are earning UC admission. This places the school among California's highest-performing high schools on this metric.

Strong UC Reach paired with very low yield: this school's students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere — almost certainly at the most selective private universities (Ivies, Stanford, MIT, the top liberal-arts colleges) or elite out-of-state flagships. UC is functioning as a credentialing-grade backup rather than a destination.

Berkeley and UCLA admit volume is strong — a clear high-end signal for this school's academic preparation.

UC Reach has declined meaningfully year-over-year. This should be reviewed in context of applicant volume, GPA trends, course rigor changes, and peer-school performance before drawing conclusions.

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.

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