Cambrian Academy has been ranked #5 Best College Prep Private High School in Santa Clara County (2026). NICHE’s updated methodology, which tracks where graduates actually enroll, underscores the strength of our college outcomes.
“For this latest rankings release, we've introduced a new factor for verifying college enrollment, which evaluates the percentage of high school seniors who go on to four-year colleges. This change shifts the focus from where students express interest to where they enrolled, with enrollment verified through National Student Clearinghouse data. By grounding this factor in objective, validated outcomes, we're ensuring greater transparency, fairness, and trust in our rankings.” — NICHE
It should be noted that this year's change in ranking methodolgy finally verified the college enrollment numbers, rather than accepting self-reported numbers from schools.
Some of the schools that we outranked in this category are Notre Dame, Archbishop Mitty, Bellarmine, Valley Christian, The King's Academy, Saint Francis, Oakwood, Presentation, Waldorf, Pinewood, Fusion Academy, Mountain View Academy, and others.
In the same category, Cambrian Academy is in the top 6% of Best College Prep Private High Schools in AMERICA.
Also, we receive an overall grade of A+ from Niche. We have no large sports teams, but we do support athletes in their off-campus sports. Our official team sport is Varsity Clay Target Shooting with the CA State High School Clay Target League.

Source Niche.com