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University Preparatory Academy Charter → Silicon Valley Adult Education Prog → Willow Glen High School → Rocketship Alma Academy → Downtown College Preparatory Middle → Compare all similar →University Prep Academy — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · San Jose · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, University Prep Academy is admitting at roughly -5 percentage points below what its average applicant GPA (3.824) alone would predict (16% actual vs. 21% expected). That's worth understanding — it can reflect grade inflation that UC sees through, weaker holistic-review materials at the margin, or applicants concentrating at more selective campuses than typical. Not a verdict; a signal.
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Prep Academy | Public | — | — | — |
| Peer-group median | 14.0% | -1% | ||
| University Preparatory Academy Charter | Public | 731 | — | +12% |
| Silicon Valley Adult Education Prog | Public | — | — | — |
| Willow Glen High School | Public | 1537 | 30.3% | -8% |
| Rocketship Alma Academy | Public | 506 | — | — |
| Downtown College Preparatory Middle | Public | 231 | — | — |
| Downtown College Preparatory | Public | 520 | — | +130% |
| Broadway High | Public | 147 | — | -17% |
| Andrew P Hill High School | Public | 1497 | 12.0% | -7% |
| Kipp Heritage Academy | Public | 461 | — | — |
| Luis Valdez Leadership Academy | Public | 261 | 14.0% | +6% |
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 →
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 | 3.87 | 13.2% | 11.6% | +1.6pp | On target |
| UCLA | 3.87 | 9.1% | 8.9% | +0.1pp | On target |
| UC San Diego | 3.84 | 8.6% | 23.9% | -15.3pp | Under |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.77 | 17.5% | 26.4% | -8.9pp | Under |
| UC Irvine | 3.81 | 17.5% | 20.2% | -2.8pp | On target |
| UC Davis | 3.79 | 28.1% | 32.0% | -4.0pp | On target |
Where University Prep Academy sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 5.0 points below what their GPAs predict (15.7% actual vs. 20.7% expected).
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) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 53 | 7 | 4 | 13.2% | — | 57.1% | 3.87 | 4.18 |
| UCLA → Elite | 55 | 5 | — | 9.1% | — | — | 3.87 | 4.28 |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 58 | 5 | — | 8.6% | — | — | 3.84 | 4.22 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 57 | 10 | — | 17.5% | — | — | 3.77 | 4.25 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 63 | 11 | — | 17.5% | — | — | 3.81 | 4.22 |
| UC Davis → | 57 | 16 | 4 | 28.1% | — | 25.0% | 3.79 | 4.17 |