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.

Year

UC admit rate

88%

22 of 25 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

61%

22 of 36 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

69%

25 of 36 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

14%

3 of 21 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

29%

5 of 17 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC619%
CSU619%
CA private college13%
Out of state00%
Community college1342%
Not enrolled516%
Enrolled in college2684%
Total31100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income
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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%

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