Central Catholic High School

Modesto · Stanislaus County · Private (Catholic)
Private Stanislaus County ~104 seniors
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
360 (2020)422 (2025)
+17.2%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
85 (2020)104 (2025)
+22.4%

If this trend holds (+3.2%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~436 +14 $0
3 yr (2028) ~464 +42 $0
5 yr (2030) ~495 +73 $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 Stockton

Diocese
Counties covered
San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, Alpine
Schools operated (K–12)
~16
approx; from diocesan reports

Diocese of Stockton 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
14%
15 admits / 104 seniors
-28.3 pp vs. peer median (42.7%) · Ranked #7 of 8 similar schools
5-year trend
2021 · 15.4% 2025 · 14.4%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.5%
Peer median
42.7%
Top 10%
53.3%
This school
14.4%
0%50%100%
CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 14.4%

Higher than 39% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Central Catholic High School's UC Reach of 14.4% is below the California median (18.5%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53.3% or higher.

Against similar schools, Central Catholic High School trails the peer-group median (42.7%) — even though it looks strong vs. the state average.

Overall, Central Catholic High School's UC Reach is higher than 39% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach
89.4%
93 applications
In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · higher than 56% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
16.1%
15 / 93 applications
In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 3% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
20.0%
3 enrolled of 15 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
2.9%
3 enrollees / 104 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
71%
48% finished in 4 yrs · N=21 entered 2002
In context: CA median 84.0% · -12.6 pp vs. median.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
7.7
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 13% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
N/A
Senior Class Size
104
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
422
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.

Central Catholic High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

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

  • On UC Reach, Central Catholic High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 8): 14% vs. a peer median of 43%.
  • Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2020.
  • Across the top-6 UC campuses, Central Catholic High School is admitting at roughly +11 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.693) alone would predict (36% actual vs. 25% 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 22% (85→104 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of -16%.
  • Enrollment has been growing (+3.2%/yr); projects to ~464 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

422 students (2025)
~464 projected (2028)
at +3.2%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Central Catholic High School Private · Catholic 422 14.4% +22%
Peer-group median 42.7% -16%
Big Valley Christian Hs Private · Other religious 762 12.0% -19%
Modesto Christian Hs Private · Other religious 227 -46%
Ripon Christian High School Private · Other religious 906 +36%
Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit Hs Private · Catholic 435 35.2% -14%
Saint Joseph-Notre Dame Hs Private · Catholic 395 48.8% -27%
Woodside Priory School Private · Other religious 436 70.3% +14%
Berean Christian High School Private · Other religious 408 47.9% +12%
Fremont Christian High School Private · Other religious 406 34.5% -42%
Granada Islamic School Private · Other religious 456 +450%
Presentation High School Private · Catholic 545 42.7% -17%

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
3.76
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs
4.19

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 3.65 27.3% 11.8% +15.4pp Over
UC Santa Barbara 3.66 40.0% 28.8% +11.2pp Over
UC Davis 3.75 40.0% 31.5% +8.5pp 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 Central Catholic High School sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 11.4 points above what their GPAs predict (36.1% actual vs. 24.8% 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 13 3.65
UCLA → Elite 17 3.85
UC San Diego → Selective 16 3.75
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 14 4 28.6% 3.8% 3.66
UC Irvine → Selective 19 4 21.1% 3.8% 3.92
UC Davis → 14 7 3 50.0% 6.7% 42.9% 3.75 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.
Fewer than 15% of seniors are earning UC admission. This may reflect a high non-UC college-going rate, significant A-G completion gaps, or an early-stage UC pipeline. A deeper review of A-G readiness and counseling capacity is warranted.
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.
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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