Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Cardinal Newman High School
Private · Catholic · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County · 567 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
23%
Higher than 62% of California high schools
-30.8 pp vs. peer median (53.9%)
· Ranked #11 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 38.3%
2025 · 23.1%
-26%
Senior-class enrollment (2020–2025)
-28.0 pp
vs. Sonoma County baseline (+2%)
~556
5-yr projected enrollment (11 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Cardinal Newman High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #11 of 11): 23% vs. a peer median of 54%.
- ▸Cardinal Newman High School's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 40% in 2020 to 23% in 2025 — a 16-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 26% (147→108 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of +5%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.6%/yr), enrollment projects to ~556 by 2028 — about 11 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin-Siena High School | Private · Catholic | 38.1% | +30% |
| California Crosspoint High School | Private · Other religious | 83.3% | -36% |
| Marin Catholic High School | Private · Catholic | 30.4% | +19% |
| Moreau Catholic High School | Private · Catholic | 43.9% | -18% |
| Saint Joseph-Notre Dame Hs | Private · Catholic | 48.8% | -27% |
| Carondelet High School | Private · Catholic | 55.1% | +4% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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