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Orcutt Academy Charter

500 Dyer Street, Orcutt, CA 93455View on map

  • Public
  • Orcutt
  • 157 seniors
  • 796 students

Orcutt Academy Charter is a public high school in Orcutt (Orcutt Union Elementary) with 157 seniors. In fall 2025, 70% of its 33 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 67% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

70%

23 of 33 applicants, fall 2025

County median 75%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

23 of 157 seniors

County median 17%

Seniors who applied to UC

21%

33 of 157 seniors

County median 24%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

38%

10 of 26 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

18%

4 of 22 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

Orcutt Academy Charter applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 7 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • Los Angeles29 pts higher

    38%

    10 of 26 admitted

    This school38%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.15)

  • Berkeley5 pts higher

    18%

    4 of 22 admitted

    This school18%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.22)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    25%

    4 of 16 admitted

    This school25%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.06)

  • San Diego32 pts higher

    57%

    13 of 23 admitted

    This school57%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.11)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts higher

    38%

    10 of 26 admitted

    This school38%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Davis40 pts higher

    77%

    10 of 13 admitted

    This school77%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.14)

  • Santa Cruz20 pts higher

    92%

    11 of 12 admitted

    This school92%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Merced

    too few applicants to report6 applied

  • Riverside

    too few applicants to report5 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

Orcutt Academy Charter applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 2 campuses, worse at 1.

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 (149 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

93%

139 of 149 graduates

UC or CSU

22%

33 graduates

Community college

64%

95 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC128%
CSU2114%
CA private college32%
Out of state85%
Community college9564%
Not enrolled107%
Enrolled in college13993%
Total149100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

11

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

9

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

17% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

34%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

56 of 167 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)

23%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

28 of 123 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 1 class

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 65%County median 52%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 32%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 34%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 15%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 46%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 67%County median 48%

Across California

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