Archbishop Riordan High School

San Francisco · San Francisco County · Private (Catholic)

Private San Francisco County ~280 seniors

Data Year

Compare with peers

Most similar nearby schools

Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep → Bishop Odowd High School → Marin Catholic High School → De LA Salle High School → The Nueva School → Compare all similar →

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

669 (2020) → 1,192 (2025)

+78.2%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

137 (2020) → 280 (2025)

+104.4%

If this trend holds (+12.2%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~1,338	+146	$0
3 yr (2028)	~1,686	+494	$0
5 yr (2030)	~2,124	+932	$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 — Archdiocese of San Francisco

Archdiocese

Counties covered

San Francisco, San Mateo, Marin

Schools operated (K–12)

~78

approx; from diocesan reports

Other Catholic HS tracked

in this diocese, on this site

Archdiocese of San Francisco 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.

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Archbishop Riordan High School sent 694 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 23.6% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 58.6% — 40.1 percentage points above the California median of 18.5%, higher than 93% of California high schools. The school produces 10.0 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

★ Top 10% UC Reach

UC Reach ⓘ

59%

164 admits / 280 seniors
+2.4 pp above peer median (56.2%) · Ranked #5 of 11 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 25.3% 2025 · 58.6%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.5%

Peer median
56.2%

Top 10%
53.3%

This school
58.6%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 58.6%

Higher than 93% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Archbishop Riordan High School's UC Reach of 58.6% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53.3%) — meaning roughly 58 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 44 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Archbishop Riordan High School's UC Reach is higher than 93% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

247.9%

694 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 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · higher than 90% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

23.6%

164 / 694 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 37% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

29.9%

49 enrolled of 164 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 ⓘ

17.5%

49 enrollees / 280 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.

UC 6-Yr Grad Rate ⓘ

78%

52% finished in 4 yrs · N=27 entered 2016

In context: CA median 87.8% · -10.0 pp vs. median.

Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

43.9

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 91% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

10.0

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 88% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

280

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

1,192

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.

Archbishop Riordan High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

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

▸On UC Reach, Archbishop Riordan High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 11): 59% vs. a peer median of 56%.
▸Its UC Reach has risen 34 points since 2020.
▸Senior-class enrollment is up 104% (137→280 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +8%.
▸Enrollment has been growing (+12.2%/yr); projects to ~1686 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

1192 students (2025)

→

~1686 projected (2028)

at +12.2%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
Archbishop Riordan High School	Private · Catholic	1192	58.6%	+104%
Peer-group median			56.2%	+8%
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep	Private · Catholic	1438	57.1%	+9%
Bishop Odowd High School	Private · Catholic	1259	81.2%	-2%
Marin Catholic High School	Private · Catholic	718	30.4%	+19%
De LA Salle High School	Private · Catholic	1025	23.0%	+6%
The Nueva School	Private · secular	952	64.8%	+19%
Moreau Catholic High School	Private · Catholic	806	43.9%	-18%
Head-Royce School the	Private · secular	902	95.7%	+12%
Lick Wilmerding High School	Private · secular	559	55.4%	+14%
Carondelet High School	Private · Catholic	840	55.1%	+4%
The Kings Academy	Private · Other religious	1205	64.8%	-10%

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 ⓘ

3.87

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.13

GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.

UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA

Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.

🎯 Who's actually getting into UC from Archbishop Riordan High School

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
UC Berkeley	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out	Filtered out
UCLA	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out	Filtered out
UC San Diego	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Santa Barbara	Strong shot	Moderate	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Irvine	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Davis	Strong shot	Real shot	Moderate	Filtered out

Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2024.

The numbers behind it

Campus	Applicant GPA	Admit GPA	Lift ⓘ	Admit rate	vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ
UC Berkeley	3.90	4.13	+0.23	22.9%	Peers +0.28 · wider
UCLA	3.92	4.25	+0.34	9.0%	Peers +0.31 · matches
UC San Diego	3.81	4.18	+0.37	22.0%	Peers +0.34 · matches
UC Santa Barbara	3.83	4.12	+0.29	20.3%	Peers +0.34 · wider
UC Irvine	3.83	4.06	+0.22	13.2%	Peers +0.31 · wider
UC Davis	3.89	4.10	+0.20	46.8%	Peers +0.25 · wider

📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2024 (for reference)

GPA band	UCB	UCLA	UCSD	UCSB	UCI	UCD
4.00+	17.1%	14.4%	43.5%	57.3%	46.0%	64.1%
3.70–3.99	2.8%	1.5%	11.2%	9.2%	16.5%	27.5%
3.30–3.69	0.8%	0.9%	1.4%	2.3%	3.4%	9.1%
3.00–3.29	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%	0.4%	2.1%
< 3.00	0.6%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%

How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

Where Archbishop Riordan High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (22.2% actual vs. 21.2% expected), based on 2024 data.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach % (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

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	116	19	10	16.4%	6.8%	52.6%	3.90	4.13
UCLA → Elite	116	9	8	7.8%	3.2%	88.9%	3.92	4.25
UC San Diego → Selective	121	29	9	24.0%	10.4%	31.0%	3.81	4.18
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	107	23	—	21.5%	8.2%	—	3.83	4.12
UC Irvine → Selective	111	43	16	38.7%	15.4%	37.2%	3.83	4.06
UC Davis →	123	41	6	33.3%	14.6%	14.6%	3.89	4.10

⚠ 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 very strong — more than 59% of seniors are earning UC admission. This places the school among California's highest-performing high schools on this metric.

Strong UC Reach paired with low yield: students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere. The pattern is characteristic of competitive college-preparatory schools where many students choose more selective private colleges or out-of-state flagships over UC — UC functions as a strong backup option rather than a first choice.

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.

UC Reach has improved meaningfully compared to the prior year — a positive trajectory worth monitoring and reinforcing.

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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