Bishop Odowd High School

Oakland · Alameda County · Private (Catholic)

Private Alameda County ~304 seniors

Data Year

Compare with peers

Most similar nearby schools

Archbishop Riordan High School → Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep → De LA Salle High School → Moreau Catholic High School → Carondelet High School → Compare all similar →

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

1,256 (2020) → 1,259 (2025)

+0.2%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

310 (2020) → 304 (2025)

-1.9%

If this trend holds (+0.0%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~1,260	+1	$0
3 yr (2028)	~1,261	+2	$0
5 yr (2030)	~1,262	+3	$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 Oakland

Diocese

Counties covered

Alameda, Contra Costa

Schools operated (K–12)

~50

approx; from diocesan reports

Other Catholic HS tracked

in this diocese, on this site

Diocese of Oakland 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 2025

★ Top 5% UC Reach

UC Reach ⓘ

81%

247 admits / 304 seniors
+19.5 pp above peer median (61.7%) · Ranked #4 of 11 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 70.3% 2025 · 81.2%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.5%

Peer median
61.7%

Top 10%
53.3%

This school
81.2%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 81.2%

Higher than 98% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Bishop Odowd High School's UC Reach of 81.2% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53.3%) — meaning roughly 81 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California 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, Bishop Odowd High School stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 61.7%.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 22 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Bishop Odowd High School's UC Reach is higher than 98% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

310.9%

945 applications

Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 3 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.

In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · Alameda Co. Top 10% ≥ 354.8% · higher than 96% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

26.1%

247 / 945 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 50% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

24.7%

61 enrolled of 247 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 ⓘ

20.1%

61 enrollees / 304 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 ⓘ

94%

77% finished in 4 yrs · N=53 entered 2019

In context: CA median 88.6% · +5.7 pp above.

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

60.5

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 97% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

17.8

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 97% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

304

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

1,259

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.

Bishop Odowd High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · Catholic · Oakland · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, Bishop Odowd High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 11): 81% vs. a peer median of 62%.
▸Its UC Reach has risen 24 points since 2020.
▸Senior-class enrollment is down 2% (310→304 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of +8%.
▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.0%/yr); projects to ~1261 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

1259 students (2025)

→

~1261 projected (2028)

at +0.0%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
Bishop Odowd High School	Private · Catholic	1259	81.2%	-2%
Peer-group median			61.7%	+8%
Archbishop Riordan High School	Private · Catholic	1192	58.6%	+104%
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep	Private · Catholic	1438	57.1%	+9%
De LA Salle High School	Private · Catholic	1025	23.0%	+6%
Moreau Catholic High School	Private · Catholic	806	43.9%	-18%
Carondelet High School	Private · Catholic	840	55.1%	+4%
Head-Royce School the	Private · secular	902	95.7%	+12%
The Kings Academy	Private · Other religious	1205	64.8%	-10%
Quarry Lane School	Private · secular	1035	112.8%	+34%
The Nueva School	Private · secular	952	64.8%	+19%
California Crosspoint High School	Private · Other religious	536	83.3%	-36%

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 ⓘ

4.22

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	3.96	16.1%	14.2%	+1.9pp	On target
UCLA	3.95	9.8%	9.0%	+0.7pp	On target
UC San Diego	3.93	19.0%	22.4%	-3.4pp	On target
UC Santa Barbara	3.94	28.3%	29.7%	-1.4pp	On target
UC Irvine	3.91	38.5%	22.8%	+15.7pp	Over
UC Davis	3.91	44.2%	30.6%	+13.5pp	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 Bishop Odowd High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (24.9% actual vs. 21.1% 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	139	37	19	26.6%	12.2%	51.4%	3.96	4.24
UCLA → Elite	179	17	14	9.5%	5.6%	82.4%	3.95	4.22
UC San Diego → Selective	170	34	6	20.0%	11.2%	17.6%	3.93	4.28
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	177	59	10	33.3%	19.4%	16.9%	3.94	4.27
UC Irvine → Selective	123	37	4	30.1%	12.2%	10.8%	3.91	4.17
UC Davis →	157	63	8	40.1%	20.7%	12.7%	3.91	4.19

⚠ 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 81% 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.

Berkeley and UCLA admit volume is strong — a clear high-end signal for this school's academic preparation.

UC Reach has declined meaningfully year-over-year. This should be reviewed in context of applicant volume, GPA trends, course rigor changes, and peer-school performance before drawing conclusions.

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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