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Redlands Adventist Academy → Western Christian Schools → Loma Linda Academy → Carnegie Schools Riverside → Bloomington Christian High Sch → Compare all similar →Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+3.9%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~670 | +25 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~724 | +79 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~782 | +137 | $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 Bernardino
DioceseDiocese of San Bernardino 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.
+11.6 pp above peer median (14.7%) · Ranked #2 of 9 similar schools
18.5%
53.3%
26.3%
Higher than 66% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Aquinas High School's UC Reach of 26.3% is above the California median (18.5%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53.3% or higher.
In San Bernardino County, where the local median is just 12.6%, this score is unusually strong for its immediate market.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 76 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Aquinas High School's UC Reach is higher than 66% of California high schools (1105 ranked).
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.
Aquinas High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Catholic · San Bernardino · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Aquinas High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 9): 26% vs. a peer median of 15%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 8 points since 2020.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Aquinas High School is admitting at roughly +9 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.916) alone would predict (33% actual vs. 24% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 8% (127→137 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of -6%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+3.9%/yr); projects to ~724 by 2028.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquinas High School | Private · Catholic | 645 | 26.3% | +8% |
| Peer-group median | 14.7% | -6% | ||
| Redlands Adventist Academy | Private · Other religious | 371 | — | +26% |
| Western Christian Schools | Private · Other religious | 635 | 18.7% | -9% |
| Loma Linda Academy | Private · Other religious | 1261 | 4.2% | -6% |
| Carnegie Schools Riverside | Private · Other religious | 494 | 6.2% | +0% |
| Bloomington Christian High Sch | Private · Other religious | 347 | 15.4% | — |
| Damien High School | Private · Catholic | 696 | 22.4% | -31% |
| United Christian Academy | Private · Other religious | 925 | 14.0% | -23% |
| Crossroads Christian School | Private · Other religious | 733 | — | +36% |
| Ontario Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 469 | 10.3% | +22% |
| LA Salle High School | Private · Catholic | 659 | 42.3% | -8% |
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 →
GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.
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? Based on 2024 (latest GPA available).
| Campus | Applicant GPA (avg) | Actual admit rate | CA peer avg | Δ | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 4.11 | 15.8% | 17.0% | -1.2pp | On target |
| UC San Diego | 3.90 | 27.1% | 23.5% | +3.6pp | On target |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.89 | 44.4% | 28.5% | +15.9pp | Over |
| UC Irvine | 3.88 | 28.3% | 22.5% | +5.7pp | Over |
| UC Davis | 3.89 | 61.1% | 30.6% | +30.5pp | Over |
Where Aquinas High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 8.8 points above what their GPAs predict (32.9% actual vs. 24.1% expected), based on 2024 data.
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.
Campus Breakdown — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach | Yield | Avg GPA (App) '24 | Avg GPA (Adm) '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.11 | — |
| UCLA → Elite | 38 | 3 | 3 | 7.9% | 2.2% | 100.0% | 3.91 | — |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 40 | 5 | — | 12.5% | 3.6% | — | 3.90 | 4.23 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 27 | 11 | — | 40.7% | 8.0% | — | 3.89 | 4.20 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 45 | 13 | 6 | 28.9% | 9.5% | 46.2% | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| UC Davis → | 10 | 4 | — | 40.0% | 2.9% | — | 3.89 | 4.15 |