Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch

Fremont · Alameda County · Private
Private Alameda County ~48 seniors
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
179 (2021)350 (2025)
+95.5%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
39 (2024)48 (2025)
+23.1%

If this trend holds (+18.3%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~414 +64 $0
3 yr (2028) ~579 +229 $0
5 yr (2030) ~809 +459 $0

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

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
★ Elite — Top 1%
UC Reach
212%
102 admits / 48 seniors
+156.0 pp above peer median (56.5%) · Ranked #1 of 11 similar schools
5-year trend
2024 · 189.7% 2025 · 212.5%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.5%
Peer median
56.5%
Top 10%
53.3%
This school
212.5%
0%50%100% →
CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 212.5%

Higher than 99% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

212.5% is exceptional and very rare. For every 100 seniors at Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch, the school is generating roughly 212 admissions to California's six most selective UCs (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD). The typical strong senior here is winning admission at multiple top campuses — a result fewer than 1% of California high schools achieve.

In Alameda County — a competitive market where the median is already 33.7% — this still clears the county top-10% bar (68.8%).

Against similar schools, Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 56.5%.

This places Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch in the elite tier statewide — the top-1% threshold is 102.7%.

Overall, Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch's UC Reach is higher than 99% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

Why is this over 100%? Out of every 100 seniors at this school, the class is generating more than 100 admissions to California's six most selective UCs. The typical strong senior here is being admitted at multiple top-6 campuses — UCLA + UCSD, or Berkeley + UCSB + UC Irvine, for example. It's a rare achievement; fewer than 1% of California high schools clear 100% UC Reach.
UC Application Reach
577.1%
277 applications
Exceptionally ambitious student body. The typical senior is applying to about 6 of the 6 most selective UCs — a culture of pursuing every major UC option.
In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · Alameda Co. Top 10% ≥ 354.8% · higher than 99% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
36.8%
102 / 277 applications
In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 85% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
8.8%
9 enrolled of 102 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
18.8%
9 enrollees / 48 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)
156.2
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 99% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
47.9
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 99% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
48
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
350
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.

Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · secular · Fremont · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • On UC Reach, Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 11): 212% vs. a peer median of 56%.
  • Its UC Reach has risen 23 points since 2024.
  • Across the top-6 UC campuses, Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch is admitting at roughly +10 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.119) alone would predict (34% actual vs. 23% 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 23% (39→48 from 2024 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of -2%.
  • Enrollment has been growing (+18.3%/yr); projects to ~579 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

350 students (2025)
~579 projected (2028)
at +18.3%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch Private · secular 350 212.5% +23%
Peer-group median 56.5% -2%
Castilleja School Private · secular 416 113.7% -15%
Fremont Christian High School Private · Other religious 406 34.5% -42%
Bridges Academy Private · secular 310 13.0% +12%
Crystal Springs Uplands Sch Private · secular 347 49.5% +11%
Eastside College Prep School Private · secular 251 26.3% -5%
College Preparatory School Private · secular 373 76.9% +1%
Bentley School Private · secular 293 75.6% -4%
Notre Dame High School Private · Catholic 356 69.0% -34%
Athenian School Private · secular 528 52.7% +7%
Pinewood School Private · secular 612 60.4% +0%

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
4.12
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs
4.20

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 4.14 10.8% 17.7% -6.9pp Under
UCLA 4.14 10.8% 9.7% +1.1pp On target
UC San Diego 4.14 35.1% 16.0% +19.1pp Over
UC Santa Barbara 4.10 59.5% 36.7% +22.8pp Over
UC Irvine 4.09 16.7% 25.3% -8.6pp Under
UC Davis 4.10 67.6% 32.9% +34.7pp Over
"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 Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 10.4 points above what their GPAs predict (33.5% actual vs. 23.0% expected), based on 2024 data.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2024–2025

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 46 8 3 17.4% 16.7% 37.5% 4.14
UCLA → Elite 47 15 31.9% 31.2% 4.14
UC San Diego → Selective 47 11 23.4% 22.9% 4.14 4.22
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 44 27 61.4% 56.2% 4.10 4.21
UC Irvine → Selective 45 14 3 31.1% 29.2% 21.4% 4.09 4.13
UC Davis → 48 27 3 56.2% 56.2% 11.1% 4.10 4.20
⚠ 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 212% 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 very low yield: this school's students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere — almost certainly at the most selective private universities (Ivies, Stanford, MIT, the top liberal-arts colleges) or elite out-of-state flagships. UC is functioning as a credentialing-grade backup rather than a destination.
Berkeley and UCLA admit volume is strong — a clear high-end signal for this school's academic preparation.
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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