Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent.
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Diocesan context — Diocese of San Diego
Diocese
Counties covered
San Diego, Imperial
Schools operated (K–12)
~46
approx; from diocesan reports
Other Catholic HS tracked
5
in this diocese, on this site
Diocese of San Diego 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
UC Reach
ⓘ
33%
131 admits / 399 seniors
5-year trend
2021 · 42.5%2025 · 32.8%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median 18.5%
Top 10% 53.3%
This school 32.8%
0%50%100%
CA median 18.5%Top 10% ≥ 53.3%This school 32.8%
Higher than 76% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
📊 What this number means
Cathedral Catholic H S's UC Reach of 32.8% 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 70 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Cathedral Catholic H S's UC Reach is higher than 76% of California high schools (1105 ranked).
UC Application Reach
ⓘ
153.1%
611 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% · San Diego Co. Top 10% ≥ 216.5% · higher than 77% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
ⓘ
21.4%
131 / 611 applications
In context:
CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 23% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
ⓘ
24.4%
32 enrolled of 131 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
ⓘ
8.0%
32 enrollees / 399 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%
92% finished in 4 yrs ·
N=49 entered 2019
In context:
CA median 88.6% · +5.3 pp above.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
ⓘ
24.6
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context:
CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 72% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
ⓘ
6.5
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context:
CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 74% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
ⓘ
399
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
ⓘ
1,661
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.
Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ
4.06
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
4.12
18.1%
17.3%
+0.8pp
On target
UCLA
4.10
10.9%
9.5%
+1.4pp
On target
UC San Diego
4.02
22.0%
19.6%
+2.3pp
On target
UC Santa Barbara
4.07
41.7%
35.0%
+6.7pp
Over
UC Irvine
4.00
32.3%
24.0%
+8.2pp
Over
UC Davis
4.05
45.7%
31.9%
+13.8pp
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 Cathedral Catholic H S sits vs. all California schools
ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants
5.0 points above
what their GPAs predict (27.2% actual vs. 22.2% 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-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 solid. A meaningful share of the senior class is achieving UC admission, and there is likely room to grow both application volume and admission outcomes.
Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.
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 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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