Academy Our Lady of Peace

San Diego · San Diego County · Private (Catholic)
Private San Diego County ~199 seniors
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
754 (2020)722 (2025)
-4.2%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
166 (2020)181 (2025)
+9.0%

If this trend holds (-0.9%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~716 -6 $0
3 yr (2028) ~703 -19 $0
5 yr (2030) ~691 -31 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.

Diocesan context — Diocese of San Diego

Diocese
Counties covered
San Diego, Imperial
Schools operated (K–12)
~46
approx; from diocesan reports
Other Catholic HS tracked
5
in this diocese, on this site

Diocese of San Diego is the canonical governance body for Catholic schools in this region — board policy, tuition guidance, and shared services typically originate here. Visit the diocesan website →

Financial figures aren't shown because Catholic (arch)dioceses don't file IRS Form 990 — they're covered by the USCCB Group Ruling (GEN 0928), which exempts dioceses, parishes, and parochial schools from individual filing. School counts above are hand-compiled from each diocese's published schools-department information.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2024
UC Reach
38%
76 admits / 199 seniors
+11.6 pp above peer median (26.6%) · Ranked #3 of 11 similar schools
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.6%
Peer median
26.6%
Top 10%
53.4%
This school
38.2%
0%50%100%
CA median 18.6% Top 10% ≥ 53.4% This school 38.2%

Higher than 78% of California high schools (1142 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Academy Our Lady of Peace's UC Reach of 38.2% is in the top quartile statewide (median 18.6%; top 25% bar 34.2%) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 53.4%.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95.1% — a gap of 57 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Academy Our Lady of Peace's UC Reach is higher than 78% of California high schools (1142 ranked).

UC Application Reach
206.5%
411 applications
Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 2 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.
In context: CA median 79.7% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 243.8% · San Diego Co. Top 10% ≥ 223.6% · higher than 86% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
18.5%
76 / 411 applications
In context: CA median 26.6% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 39.9% · higher than 10% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
22.4%
17 enrolled of 76 admitted
Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.
UC Enrollment Reach
8.5%
17 enrollees / 199 seniors
Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
29.6
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.8 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.3 · higher than 77% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
8.5
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.6 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 12.1 · higher than 80% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
199
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
730
All grades · Private School Affidavit

Private-school figures come from the California Private School Affidavit. Per CDE, inclusion in private-school data is not an evaluation, approval, or endorsement of a school.

Academy Our Lady of Peace — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · Catholic · San Diego · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • On UC Reach, Academy Our Lady of Peace sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 11): 38% vs. a peer median of 27%.
  • Senior-class enrollment is up 9% (166→181 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +7%.
  • At its recent rate (-0.9%/yr), enrollment projects to ~703 by 2028 — about 19 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

722 students (2025)
~703 projected (2028)
at -0.9%/yr

That's about 19 fewer students. At a tuition of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual tuition revenue at risk.

Estimate seeded by catholic private school typical — Catholic HS typical $10k–18k. NCES doesn't publish per-school tuition; adjust to your school's actual figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Academy Our Lady of Peace Private · Catholic 722 38.2% +9%
Peer-group median 26.6% +7%
Saint Augustine High School Private · Catholic 717 14.4% -1%
San Diego Jewish Academy Private · Other religious 572 10.3% -31%
Maranatha Christian Schools Private · Other religious 862 22.2% -15%
Mater Dei Catholic High School Private · Catholic 1222 35.4% +60%
LA Jolla Country Day School Private · secular 1099 48.7% +11%
Santa Fe Christian School Private · Other religious 1095 33.3% +3%
Ocean View Christian Academy Private · Other religious 398 13.0% +56%
Cambridge School Private · Other religious 390 51.9% +238%
Tri City Christian School Private · Other religious 758 28.6% +34%
Servite High School Private · Catholic 767 24.6% -2%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type, and religious orientation. Methodology →

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs
3.92
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs
4.21

Admit rate vs. CA peer average, by campus

How does this school's admit rate at each UC compare to other CA schools whose applicant pool averages the same GPA?

Campus Applicant GPA (avg) Actual admit rate CA peer avg Δ Verdict
UC Berkeley 3.97 12.1% 14.3% -2.1pp On target
UCLA 3.96 11.0% 9.1% +1.9pp On target
UC San Diego 3.90 21.1% 23.3% -2.2pp On target
UC Santa Barbara 3.89 21.7% 28.3% -6.6pp Under
UC Irvine 3.84 15.4% 22.0% -6.7pp Under
UC Davis 3.95 32.7% 30.8% +1.9pp On target
"Applicant GPA" is the average GPA of this school's UC applicant pool — not an individual student GPA. "CA peer avg" is the application-weighted statewide admit rate at this school-pool GPA, fit separately per campus. At any given pool GPA, real admit rates span widely (UCSD ranges 8% → 65% across CA schools) because UCs use comprehensive review — context-of-opportunity, geography, demographics, and applicant essays all weigh in beyond GPA. A large negative residual flags this school is admitted at a meaningfully lower rate than other CA schools at the same pool GPA — not that students here were "rejected at expected rate X." "Over" / "Under" use a ±5-point band. Campuses with fewer than 5 applicants are omitted.

Where Academy Our Lady of Peace sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (18.5% actual vs. 20.6% expected).

Campus Breakdown — 2024

Campus Applicants Admits Enrollees Admit Rate UC Reach Yield Avg GPA (App) Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite 66 8 12.1% 4.0% 3.97 4.24
UCLA → Elite 82 9 6 11.0% 4.5% 66.7% 3.96 4.25
UC San Diego → Selective 90 19 5 21.1% 9.5% 26.3% 3.90 4.22
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 69 15 21.7% 7.5% 3.89 4.20
UC Irvine → Selective 52 8 15.4% 4.0% 3.84 4.14
UC Davis → 52 17 6 32.7% 8.5% 35.3% 3.95 4.21
⚠ Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once. Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.
A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.
UC Reach is solid. A meaningful share of the senior class is achieving UC admission, and there is likely room to grow both application volume and admission outcomes.
Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.
The school generates broad UC access, but fewer students are reaching the most selective UC campuses (UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCI). Targeted academic enrichment and campus-fit advising may help.
Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.
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