How to Enroll at Legacy College Prep
Legacy College Prep is a charter school with no attendance boundary and no tuition; students are accepted regardless of background, academic record or special education eligibility, and the published process includes no entrance exam. Applications for 2027-28 are submitted on the Ednovate website or through SchoolMint, one per student, and families can select several Ednovate schools on the same application. Each fall, Ednovate holds monthly Enrollment Information Sessions, where families can also submit a paper interest form.
Paper and online interest forms are due by 5 p.m. on the last school day in January. If any grade has more applications than seats, a public lottery is held; for 2027-28 the lottery is on February 10, 2027, and names are drawn by an independent third party. Lottery preference goes to three groups: students who live within the local district (Santa Ana Unified and the Orange County Department of Education for Ednovate's Orange County schools), siblings of currently enrolled students, and children of school employees (up to 5% of all interest forms).
Families are notified of results by mail within a few days, and students not admitted are waitlisted in the order drawn; when a seat opens during the year, the school calls the family, who must respond within one week, and the waitlist does not carry over to the next year. Legacy College Prep has limited openings for the current 2026-27 school year, and families can contact Ednovate admissions to transfer.
Courses and Signature Programs at Legacy College Prep
In the 2026-27 University of California A-G course list, Legacy College Prep has 77 approved courses, including 11 AP courses and 21 UC-approved honors courses (courses that receive extra weight in the UC GPA). See the full A-G list.
- Advisory Model
- According to Ednovate, every student belongs to a four-year advisory cohort, meets with a dedicated advisory counselor twice a day and takes a yearlong college advising course; parents have 16 or more one-on-one meetings with advisors over four years.
- Santa Ana College Dual Enrollment
- Through a partnership with Santa Ana College, Legacy College Prep students in grades 9 to 12 can take transferable college courses taught by college professors. Ednovate's 2025 annual report describes the partnership as offering college access from day one.
- Ednovate–USC Model
- Ednovate schools follow a research-backed model developed with the University of Southern California (USC) that personalizes learning through technology, builds self-awareness, agency and purpose, and centers on the mission of Positive Multigenerational Change.
Academic Results at Legacy College Prep: CAASPP and Graduation
In the 2024-25 California state tests (CAASPP), 59.8% of Legacy College Prep 11th graders met or exceeded the English language arts standard and 15% met or exceeded the math standard; the statewide figures for 11th graders were 57% and 30.5%. For the class of 2025, 97.4% of the 116 students in the four-year cohort graduated, and 99.1% of graduates completed the A-G courses required for UC and CSU admission.
| Legacy College Prep | California | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 ELA met or exceeded | 59.8% | 57% |
| Grade 11 math met or exceeded | 15% | 30.5% |
Twelve Years of UC Application Data at Legacy College Prep: Applicants, Admit Rates and GPA
The University of California publishes applicants, admits and enrollees for every California high school. Combined 2023–2025, 156 of 208 applications from Legacy College Prep to the UC system were admitted (75%). Categories with fewer than five students are not published by UC and appear as "—", not zero.
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| UC campus (fall 2025) | Applicants | Admits | Admit rate | Enrollees | Admit GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 25 | — | — | — | — |
| UC Los Angeles | 61 | 4 | 7% | 4 | — |
| UC San Diego | 54 | 19 | 35% | — | 4.15 |
| UC Davis | 16 | 4 | 25% | — | — |
| UC Irvine | 75 | 10 | 13% | 5 | 4.19 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 16 | 4 | 25% | — | — |
| UC Merced | 31 | 30 | 97% | — | 3.60 |
| UC Riverside | 56 | 52 | 93% | 16 | 3.80 |
| UC Santa Cruz | 13 | 7 | 54% | — | 4.00 |
Student Body at Legacy College Prep
In 2025-26, 72.3% of Legacy College Prep students were socioeconomically disadvantaged and 18% were English learners.
Legacy College Prep: Frequently Asked Questions
Can Irvine families apply to Legacy College Prep?
Legacy College Prep is a tuition-free public charter school with no attendance boundary, so Irvine families can apply on the Ednovate website or through SchoolMint. When seats run short, a public lottery gives preference to students living within the local district (Santa Ana Unified and the Orange County Department of Education for Ednovate's Orange County schools), siblings of enrolled students and children of employees; the website does not say whether Irvine residents fall within the preference group, so families should check with admissions before applying.
How does the Legacy College Prep lottery work, for Irvine families applying?
Legacy College Prep interest forms are due by 5 p.m. on the last school day in January, and forms submitted on paper or online all enter the lottery. For 2027-28 the lottery is on February 10, 2027, with names drawn by an independent third party; students not admitted are waitlisted in draw order, results are mailed within a few days, and the waitlist does not carry over to the next year.
Can students from Irvine families take college courses at Legacy College Prep?
Legacy College Prep has a dual enrollment partnership with Santa Ana College, and students in grades 9 to 12 can take transferable college courses taught by college professors. The school website does not publish a course list or sign-up process, so families should ask the school about specific courses.
How does Legacy College Prep provide college guidance, a question Irvine families ask?
Legacy College Prep follows Ednovate's advisory model: students stay in the same advisory cohort for four years, meet with a dedicated advisory counselor twice a day and take a yearlong college advising course, and parents have 16 or more one-on-one meetings with advisors over four years.
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Sources12 sources · checked 2026-11-14
Enrollment, student body, CAASPP and graduation data come from the California Department of Education. UC admissions data come from the University of California Information Center public data tables, downloaded Nov 2026.
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