Nova Academy Early College High School
- Public
- Santa Ana
- 72 seniors
- 293 students
UC admit rate
61%
11 of 18 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
15%
11 of 72 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
25%
18 of 72 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
—
— of 14 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
—
— of 10 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
Nova Academy Early College High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 2 campuses, about the same at 1.
- IrvineAbout the same
22%
4 of 18 admitted
This school22%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.59)
- San Diego15 pts higher
40%
4 of 10 admitted
This school40%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.64)
too few applicants to report14 applied
too few applicants to report10 applied
~50% · 3 yrs pooled9 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
Nova Academy Early College High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 2 campuses, worse at 1.
- Long Beach11 pts lower
36%
8 of 22 admitted
This school36%Overall47%
- Fullerton9 pts higher
96%
23 of 24 admitted
This school96%Overall87%
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 (65 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
77%
50 of 65 graduates
UC or CSU
23%
15 graduates
Community college
54%
35 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 3 | 5% |
| CSU | 12 | 18% |
| CA private college | 0 | 0% |
| Out of state | 0 | 0% |
| Community college | 35 | 54% |
| Not enrolled | 15 | 23% |
| Enrolled in college | 50 | 77% |
| Total | 65 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, 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 32%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 2%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 9%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 0%County median 18%
- Low-income students 87%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 45%County median 57%
Across California
Other schools in Santa Ana Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 12 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
Unlock full report