Christian Brothers High School

Sacramento · Sacramento County · Private (Catholic)
Private Sacramento County ~236 seniors
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
1,157 (2020)1,132 (2025)
-2.2%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
273 (2020)236 (2025)
-13.6%

If this trend holds (-0.4%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~1,127 -5 $0
3 yr (2028) ~1,117 -15 $0
5 yr (2030) ~1,108 -24 $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 Sacramento

Diocese
Counties covered
Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Yolo, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada, Sierra, Plumas, Butte, Tehama, Glenn, Colusa, Shasta, Lassen, Modoc, Siskiyou, Trinity, Solano
Schools operated (K–12)
~37
approx; from diocesan reports
Other Catholic HS tracked
3
in this diocese, on this site

Diocese of Sacramento 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
30%
70 admits / 236 seniors
-16.5 pp vs. peer median (46.2%) · Ranked #7 of 11 similar schools
5-year trend
2021 · 23.5% 2025 · 29.7%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.5%
Peer median
46.2%
Top 10%
53.3%
This school
29.7%
0%50%100%
CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 29.7%

Higher than 72% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Christian Brothers High School's UC Reach of 29.7% is above the California median (18.5%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53.3% or higher.

Against similar schools, Christian Brothers High School trails the peer-group median (46.2%) — even though it looks strong vs. the state average.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 73 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Christian Brothers High School's UC Reach is higher than 72% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach
133.9%
316 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% · Sacramento Co. Top 10% ≥ 143.7% · higher than 73% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
22.2%
70 / 316 applications
In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 28% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
31.4%
22 enrolled of 70 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
9.3%
22 enrollees / 236 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
89%
78% finished in 4 yrs · N=37 entered 2019
In context: CA median 88.6%.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
19.9
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 62% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
5.1
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 64% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
236
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
1,132
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.

Christian Brothers High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

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

  • On UC Reach, Christian Brothers High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 11): 30% vs. a peer median of 46%.
  • Its UC Reach has risen 2 points since 2020.
  • Senior-class enrollment is down 14% (273→236 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of +8%.
  • At its recent rate (-0.4%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1117 by 2028 — about 15 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

1132 students (2025)
~1117 projected (2028)
at -0.4%/yr

That's about 15 fewer students. At a tuition of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual tuition revenue at risk.

Estimate seeded by catholic private school typical — Catholic HS typical $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
Christian Brothers High School Private · Catholic 1132 29.7% -14%
Peer-group median 46.2% +8%
Jesuit High School Private · Catholic 917 37.2% -23%
Bradshaw Christian School Private · Other religious 1198 12.5% -27%
Woodland Christian High School Private · Other religious 805 10.9% +15%
Sacramento Country Day School Private · secular 565 93.3% +45%
Archbishop Riordan High School Private · Catholic 1192 58.6% +104%
De LA Salle High School Private · Catholic 1025 23.0% +6%
Bishop Odowd High School Private · Catholic 1259 81.2% -2%
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep Private · Catholic 1438 57.1% +9%
Vacaville Christian High Schl Private · Other religious 821 8.3% +17%
Carondelet High School Private · Catholic 840 55.1% +4%

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
3.99
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 4.02 16.2% 15.2% +1.1pp On target
UCLA 4.01 9.3% 9.2% +0.1pp On target
UC San Diego 4.00 21.2% 20.3% +0.9pp On target
UC Santa Barbara 3.99 35.3% 31.4% +3.9pp On target
UC Irvine 3.95 19.4% 23.4% -4.0pp On target
UC Davis 3.95 53.8% 30.8% +23.0pp 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 Christian Brothers High School sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (26.7% actual vs. 21.9% 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 49 7 3 14.3% 3.0% 42.9% 4.02 4.24
UCLA → Elite 49 5 5 10.2% 2.1% 100.0% 4.01 4.26
UC San Diego → Selective 58 13 6 22.4% 5.5% 46.2% 4.00 4.23
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 57 15 3 26.3% 6.4% 20.0% 3.99 4.21
UC Irvine → Selective 41 7 17.1% 3.0% 3.95 4.12
UC Davis → 62 23 5 37.1% 9.7% 21.7% 3.95 4.15
⚠ 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.
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.
Berkeley/UCLA admit volume is modest relative to overall UC reach. This is common and reflects the highly selective nature of those campuses, but may be a target area for the school's highest-performing students.
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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