Private school

Crean Lutheran High School

Irvine · 9–12 · 982 students, not counting pre-K (2021-22) · 15 students per teacher (2021-22)

A 9–12 private school in Irvine. The College Board's 2025–26 course audit lists 27 AP subjects here.

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School fit

What would my child’s experience be like?

Survey classification
Other Religious (Affiliated)
NCES survey 2021-22
Affiliation
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
NCES survey 2021-22
Reported school day
6.7 hours
NCES survey 2021-22 · confirm current hours

Use the dated record as a starting point, then ask the school about the grades your child would attend.

  1. Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
  2. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 5
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 5
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 6
  • Human Geography
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 5
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Art History
  • Drawing
  • Music Theory
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar
Ask before choosing courses

Which courses will run when my child attends, what prerequisites apply, and how do students get support entering advanced or career pathways?

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

A closer look · UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
159
Admitted
139
Enrolled
50

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC San DiegoApplied 141 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 10
  • UC IrvineApplied 139 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled 15
  • UCLAApplied 136 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 6
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 117 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled 4
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 109 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 4
  • UC DavisApplied 94 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 90 · Admitted 86 · Enrolled 6
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 62 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 40 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016
  • Fall 2025Applied 159 · Admitted 139 · Enrolled 50
  • Fall 2024Applied 143 · Admitted 110 · Enrolled 53
  • Fall 2023Applied 137 · Admitted 112 · Enrolled 49
  • Fall 2022Applied 114 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2021Applied 125 · Admitted 95 · Enrolled 47
  • Fall 2020Applied 105 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled 44
  • Fall 2019Applied 104 · Admitted 81 · Enrolled 38
  • Fall 2018Applied 100 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 2017Applied 82 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2016Applied 101 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled 35

A closer look · CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
80
Admitted
75
Enrolled
8

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • San Diego StateApplied 217 · Admitted 95 · Enrolled 10
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 215 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled 24
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 177 · Admitted 156 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 177 · Admitted 92 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 152 · Admitted 126 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 54 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 38 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 35 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 26 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 24 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 6
13 more campuses
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 24 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 21 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 17 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 15 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 15 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 14 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 12 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 11 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021
  • Fall 2025Applied 80 · Admitted 75 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2024Applied 99 · Admitted 95 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2023Applied 79 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2022Applied 62 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2021Applied 66 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 12

Admissions and cost

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Approach and support
How would teaching, student support and school expectations work for my child?
Tuition and financial aid
What is the total annual cost, including fees, and how does financial aid work?
Admissions and availability
Which grades have openings, and what are the application steps and dates?
More questions for admissions
  1. Which tests do students take, and how do they do?Private schools don’t take California’s state tests. Ask which tests they give and for the school’s overall results.
  2. How do you teach students at different levels?Ask how they challenge students who are ahead and help students who need more support.
  3. How many students leave each year, and why?If many families leave, ask what they told the school.
  4. Where do students go after they finish here?Ask for the list of schools or colleges recent graduates went on to.
  5. What is the full cost, and what financial aid is there?Ask about every fee on top of tuition, and how aid is decided.
  6. Who accredits the school?Accreditation means an outside group reviewed the school. Ask which group, and when it last visited.

Location and visiting

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12500 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine 92618

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The record

From the federal private-school survey

We have no state test results, attendance, discipline, tuition or admissions figures for this school.

Common questions

Why doesn't Crean Lutheran High School have a Scope Score?

Private schools don't take California's state tests (CAASPP), so there is no state testing data for Crean Lutheran High School to score. SchoolScope gives private schools no Scope Score, performance band, or rank.

Where do Crean Lutheran High School's directory facts come from?

The enrollment, grade-span, and student–teacher figures shown here, when present, come from the NCES Private School Universe Survey 2021-22. That survey-period record is not a current enrollment or inspection report.

What AP courses are offered at Crean Lutheran High School?

Crean Lutheran High School had own-school AP authorizations for 27 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Computer Science Principles, Drawing, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Music Theory, Physics 1, Physics C: Mechanics, Precalculus, Psychology, Research, Seminar, Spanish Language and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. The audit does not establish that a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams.

Data source: NCES Private School Universe Survey · Explore all schools