OCSA is a public high school in Santa Ana (Orange County Department of Education) with 393 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 270 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 92% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
82%
221 of 270 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
56%
221 of 393 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
69%
270 of 393 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
16%
38 of 240 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
23%
44 of 192 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
OCSA applicants did better than all California applicants at 8 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Los Angeles6 pts higher
16%
38 of 240 admitted
This school16%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 4.02)
- Berkeley9 pts higher
23%
44 of 192 admitted
This school23%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.06)
- Irvine24 pts higher
47%
89 of 191 admitted
This school47%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.98)
- San Diego6 pts higher
31%
65 of 210 admitted
This school31%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.01)
- Santa Barbara11 pts higher
44%
79 of 180 admitted
This school44%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.00)
- Davis15 pts higher
53%
63 of 120 admitted
This school53%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 4.03)
- Santa Cruz14 pts higher
85%
87 of 102 admitted
This school85%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.98)
- Riverside9 pts higher
96%
115 of 120 admitted
This school96%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.97)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
55 of 56 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.92)
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
OCSA applicants did better than the campus overall at 5 of 5 campuses.
- San Luis Obispo13 pts higher
43%
46 of 108 admitted
This school43%Overall30%
- San Diego7 pts higher
41%
50 of 122 admitted
This school41%Overall34%
- Long Beach17 pts higher
64%
69 of 107 admitted
This school64%Overall47%
- Pomona18 pts higher
92%
54 of 59 admitted
This school92%Overall74%
- Fullerton8 pts higher
94%
100 of 106 admitted
This school94%Overall87%
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 (397 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
90%
358 of 397 graduates
UC or CSU
32%
129 graduates
Community college
20%
80 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 80 | 20% |
| CSU | 49 | 12% |
| CA private college | 47 | 12% |
| Out of state | 102 | 26% |
| Community college | 80 | 20% |
| Not enrolled | 39 | 10% |
| Enrolled in college | 358 | 90% |
| Total | 397 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Race not reported, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Where graduates went, as reported by the school
Schools publish these themselves and count different things; each list says what it counts.
Class of 2026: graduates enrolled at 6 Ivy League and 22 other top universities, 130 colleges in all.
Including Columbia University, Princeton University and Yale University.
From the school's profile; last checked Sep 2026.
The full list with counts, and earlier classes, is in the full report.
See the full reportAdvanced Placement
99
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
62% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
83%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
363 of 435 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)
63%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
252 of 398 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 3 classes
- English: 18 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 8 classes
- Foreign language: 4 classes
- Mathematics: 12 classes
- Science: 15 classes
- Social science: 35 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 85%County median 65%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 67%County median 41%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 56%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 40%County median 21%
- Low-income students 16%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 92%County median 57%