Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana
2840 West 1st Street, Santa Ana, CA 92703View on map
- Public
- Santa Ana
- 36 seniors
- 586 students
Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana is a public high school in Santa Ana (SBE - Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana) with 36 seniors. In fall 2025, 88% of its 25 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 94% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
88%
22 of 25 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
61%
22 of 36 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
69%
25 of 36 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
14%
3 of 21 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
29%
5 of 17 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
Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Los Angeles5 pts higher
14%
3 of 21 admitted
This school14%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.01)
- Berkeley16 pts higher
29%
5 of 17 admitted
This school29%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.98)
- IrvineAbout the same
24%
6 of 25 admitted
This school24%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.94)
- San Diego38 pts higher
63%
12 of 19 admitted
This school63%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.97)
- Santa Barbara6 pts lower
27%
4 of 15 admitted
This school27%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.00)
- RiversideAbout the same
87%
13 of 15 admitted
This school87%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.87)
~58% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
~100% · 2 yrs pooled5 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
Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 1 campus.
- Fullerton8 pts higher
95%
19 of 20 admitted
This school95%Overall87%
~100% · 2 yrs pooled9 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 (31 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
84%
26 of 31 graduates
UC or CSU
39%
12 graduates
Community college
42%
13 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 6 | 19% |
| CSU | 6 | 19% |
| CA private college | 1 | 3% |
| Out of state | 0 | 0% |
| Community college | 13 | 42% |
| Not enrolled | 5 | 16% |
| Enrolled in college | 26 | 84% |
| Total | 31 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
9
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
40% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
41%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
20 of 49 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)
31%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
11 of 35 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- English: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Social science: 3 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 64%County median 65%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 43%County median 41%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 39%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 20%County median 21%
- Low-income students 74%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 94%County median 57%