Eastside College Prep School

East Palo Alto · San Mateo County · Private

Private San Mateo County ~57 seniors

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

267 (2020) → 251 (2025)

-6.0%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

60 (2020) → 57 (2025)

-5.0%

If this trend holds (-1.2%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~248	-3	$0
3 yr (2028)	~242	-9	$0
5 yr (2030)	~236	-15	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

UC Reach ⓘ

26%

15 admits / 57 seniors
-38.4 pp vs. peer median (64.7%) · Ranked #6 of 7 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 20.8% 2025 · 26.3%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.5%

Peer median
64.7%

Top 10%
53.3%

This school
26.3%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 26.3%

Higher than 66% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Eastside College Prep School's UC Reach of 26.3% is above the California median (18.5%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53.3% or higher.

But in San Mateo County, where the local median is 29.6% and the top-10% bar is 65.8%, this score is mid-pack rather than exceptional — typical of its market rather than a standout.

Against similar schools, Eastside College Prep School trails the peer-group median (64.7%) — even though it looks strong vs. the state average.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 76 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Eastside College Prep School's UC Reach is higher than 66% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

142.1%

81 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 Mateo Co. Top 10% ≥ 339.9% · higher than 74% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

18.5%

15 / 81 applications

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

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

33.3%

5 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 ⓘ

8.8%

5 enrollees / 57 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 ⓘ

63%

53% finished in 4 yrs · N=30 entered 2019

In context: CA median 88.6% · -25.3 pp vs. median.

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

12.3

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 37% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

N/A

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

251

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.

Eastside College Prep School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · secular · East Palo Alto · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, Eastside College Prep School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 7): 26% vs. a peer median of 65%.
▸Its UC Reach has slipped 12 points since 2020 — worth watching.
▸Senior-class enrollment is down 5% (60→57 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of +11%.
▸At its recent rate (-1.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~242 by 2028 — about 9 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

251 students (2025)

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~242 projected (2028)

at -1.2%/yr

That's about 9 fewer students. At a tuition of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual tuition revenue at risk.

Estimate seeded by nonsectarian private school typical — CA independent day schools typical $25k–55k. 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
Eastside College Prep School	Private · secular	251	26.3%	-5%
Peer-group median			64.7%	+11%
Castilleja School	Private · secular	416	113.7%	-15%
Mid Peninsula High School	Private · secular	137	—	+27%
Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch	Private · secular	350	212.5%	+23%
Crystal Springs Uplands Sch	Private · secular	347	49.5%	+11%
Kehillah Jewish High School	Private · Other religious	185	—	+17%
Bridges Academy	Private · secular	310	13.0%	+12%
Rise Academy	Private · Other religious	225	—	+25%
Notre Dame High School	Private · Catholic	356	69.0%	-34%
Pinewood School	Private · secular	612	60.4%	+0%
Waldorf School of the Peninsul	Private · secular	99	—	-43%

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 ⓘ

3.71

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.06

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	3.88	30.8%	13.1%	+17.7pp	Over
UC Santa Barbara	3.71	33.3%	27.8%	+5.5pp	Over
UC Davis	3.60	33.3%	34.8%	-1.5pp	On target

"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 Eastside College Prep School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (32.8% actual vs. 28.7% 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	16	—	—	—	—	—	3.88	—
UCLA → Elite	9	—	—	—	—	—	3.85	—
UC San Diego → Selective	12	3	—	25.0%	5.3%	—	3.70	—
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	14	4	—	28.6%	7.0%	—	3.71	4.14
UC Irvine → Selective	7	—	—	—	—	—	3.68	—
UC Davis →	23	8	5	34.8%	14.0%	62.5%	3.60	4.02

⚠ 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.

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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