Blue Ridge Academy
955 Stanislaus Street, Maricopa, CA 93252View on map
- Public
- Maricopa
- 213 seniors
- 7,392 students
Blue Ridge Academy is a public high school in Maricopa (Maricopa Unified) with 213 seniors. In fall 2025, 67% of its 18 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 31% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
67%
12 of 18 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
6%
12 of 213 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
8%
18 of 213 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
31%
4 of 13 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
33%
4 of 12 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Blue Ridge Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 3 campuses.
- Los Angeles21 pts higher
31%
4 of 13 admitted
This school31%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.14)
- Berkeley20 pts higher
33%
4 of 12 admitted
This school33%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.01)
- San Diego8 pts higher
33%
4 of 12 admitted
This school33%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.05)
too few applicants to report6 applied
~59% · 3 yrs pooled6 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
~62% · 2 yrs pooled5 applied
too few applicants to report3 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (258 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
43%
110 of 258 graduates
UC or CSU
4%
10 graduates
Community college
28%
73 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 6 | 2% |
| CSU | 4 | 2% |
| CA private college | 12 | 5% |
| Out of state | 15 | 6% |
| Community college | 73 | 28% |
| Not enrolled | 148 | 57% |
| Enrolled in college | 110 | 43% |
| Total | 258 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
9
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
23
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
2% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
3%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
7 of 215 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
1%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
3 of 218 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 1 class
- English: 6 classes
- Mathematics: 5 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 9 classes
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 61%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 36%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 32%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 20%County median 6%
- Low-income students 37%County median 85%
- Graduates completing courses 31%County median 33%