Berean Christian High School

Walnut Creek · Contra Costa County · Private (Other religious)

Private Contra Costa County ~96 seniors

Data Year

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

418 (2020) → 408 (2025)

-2.4%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

86 (2020) → 96 (2025)

+11.6%

If this trend holds (-0.5%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~406	-2	$0
3 yr (2028)	~402	-6	$0
5 yr (2030)	~398	-10	$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

UC Reach ⓘ

48%

46 admits / 96 seniors
-4.9 pp vs. peer median (52.8%) · Ranked #8 of 11 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 14.7% 2025 · 47.9%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.5%

Peer median
52.8%

Top 10%
53.3%

This school
47.9%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 47.9%

Higher than 88% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Berean Christian High School's UC Reach of 47.9% is in the top quartile statewide (median 18.5%; top 25% bar 32.0%) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 53.3%.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 55 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Berean Christian High School's UC Reach is higher than 88% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

121.9%

117 applications

Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).

In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · Contra Costa Co. Top 10% ≥ 323.6% · higher than 68% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

39.3%

46 / 117 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 89% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

10.9%

5 enrolled of 46 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 ⓘ

5.2%

5 enrollees / 96 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) ⓘ

35.4

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 84% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

9.4

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 86% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

408

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.

Berean Christian High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · Other religious · Walnut Creek · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, Berean Christian High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 11): 48% vs. a peer median of 53%.
▸Its UC Reach has risen 39 points since 2020.
▸Senior-class enrollment is up 12% (86→96 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of -1%.
▸At its recent rate (-0.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~402 by 2028 — about 6 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

408 students (2025)

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~402 projected (2028)

at -0.5%/yr

That's about 6 fewer students. At a tuition of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual tuition revenue at risk.

Estimate seeded by other religious private school typical — wide range: Jewish day $25k–35k, Lutheran/Christian $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
Berean Christian High School	Private · Other religious	408	47.9%	+12%
Peer-group median			52.8%	-1%
Contra Costa Christian Hs	Private · Other religious	295	12.5%	-25%
Saint Joseph-Notre Dame Hs	Private · Catholic	395	48.8%	-27%
Fremont Christian High School	Private · Other religious	406	34.5%	-42%
Athenian School	Private · secular	528	52.7%	+7%
College Preparatory School	Private · secular	373	76.9%	+1%
Carondelet High School	Private · Catholic	840	55.1%	+4%
California Crosspoint High School	Private · Other religious	536	83.3%	-36%
Bentley School	Private · secular	293	75.6%	-4%
De LA Salle High School	Private · Catholic	1025	23.0%	+6%
Bay School of San Francisco	Private · secular	410	52.9%	+28%

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 ⓘ

3.94

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.26

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	3.98	19.0%	14.5%	+4.6pp	On target
UCLA	4.01	17.6%	9.2%	+8.5pp	Over
UC San Diego	3.89	25.0%	23.7%	+1.3pp	On target
UC Santa Barbara	4.02	33.3%	32.4%	+0.9pp	On target
UC Davis	3.85	23.8%	30.7%	-6.9pp	Under

"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 Berean Christian High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (22.7% 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	24	5	5	20.8%	5.2%	100.0%	3.98	—
UCLA → Elite	18	4	—	22.2%	4.2%	—	4.01	—
UC San Diego → Selective	20	11	—	55.0%	11.5%	—	3.89	4.30
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	18	9	—	50.0%	9.4%	—	4.02	—
UC Irvine → Selective	15	5	—	33.3%	5.2%	—	3.95	—
UC Davis →	22	12	—	54.5%	12.5%	—	3.85	4.22

⚠ 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 48% 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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