Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch

San Juan Capistrano · Orange County · Religious-affiliated

Private Orange County ~102 seniors

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⭐Top 5% UC Reach in California 🎓Top 5% UC Reach in CA 🎓Top 8 UC Reach in Orange

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

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Academic signals

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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch compares for families

One of California's strongest schools for college outcomes.

▸ Statewide72.5% UC Reach — 54.4 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 97% of California high schools.
▸ Locally🎓 Top 5% in California on UC Reach — plus 1 more top-rank.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (72.5% UC Reach vs 34.2% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch sent 301 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 24.6% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 72.5% — 54.4 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 97% of California high schools. The school produces 11.8 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

★ Top 5% UC Reach

UC Reach ⓘ

73%

74 admits / 102 seniors
+38.3 pp above peer median (34.2%) · Ranked #2 of 9 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 77.6% 2025 · 72.5%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.1%

Peer median
34.2%

Top 10%
51.2%

This school
72.5%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.1% Top 10% ≥ 51.2% This school 72.5%

Higher than 97% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch's UC Reach of 72.5% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (51.2%) — meaning roughly 72 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 25.0% — this still clears the county top-10% bar (70.9%).

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 97.3% — a gap of 25 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch's UC Reach is higher than 97% of California high schools (978 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

295.1%

301 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 74.9% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241.0% · Orange Co. Top 10% ≥ 295.1% · higher than 95% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

24.6%

74 / 301 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 41% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

N/A

None enrolled of 74 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 ⓘ

N/A

None enrollees / 102 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) ⓘ

55.9

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 96% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

11.8

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 93% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

102

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

1,159

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.

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.07

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.25

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.

🎯 Who's actually getting into UC from Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch

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

Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2024.

The numbers behind it

Campus	Applicant GPA	Admit GPA	Lift ⓘ	Admit rate	vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ
UC Berkeley	4.12	4.27	+0.15	15.3%	Peers +0.16 · matches
UCLA	4.08	4.20	+0.13	13.9%	Peers +0.22 · wider
UC San Diego	4.07	4.26	+0.19	24.2%	Peers +0.22 · matches
UC Santa Barbara	4.05	4.25	+0.20	35.4%	Peers +0.23 · matches
UC Irvine	4.08	4.22	+0.14	42.9%	Peers +0.16 · matches
UC Davis	4.04	4.27	+0.23	31.6%	Peers +0.19 · steeper

📊 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%

How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

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), based on 2024 data.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

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 — 2025

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach	Yield	Avg GPA (App) '24	Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite	52	9	—^†	17.3%	8.8%	—	4.12	4.27
UCLA → Elite	64	3	—^†	4.7%	2.9%	—	4.08	4.20
UC San Diego → Selective	53	6	—^†	11.3%	5.9%	—	4.07	4.26
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	54	20	—^†	37.0%	19.6%	—	4.05	4.25
UC Irvine → Selective	44	19	—^†	43.2%	18.6%	—	4.08	4.22
UC Davis →	34	17	—^†	50.0%	16.7%	—	4.04	4.27

† = UCOP-suppressed (count below 3 students, hidden for privacy — actual value is 0, 1, or 2, not necessarily zero). 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 →

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 Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

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.

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): 72% vs. a peer median of 34%.
▸Saint Margarets Episcopal Sch's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 95% in 2023 to 72% in 2025 — a 22-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
▸Senior-class enrollment is down 16% (121→102 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of +3%.

Enrollment projection

1159 students (2025)

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~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	72.5%	-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 →

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 73% of seniors are earning UC admission. This places the school among California's highest-performing high schools on this metric.

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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