Head-Royce School the

Oakland · Alameda County · Private

Private Alameda County ~94 seniors

Data Year

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

897 (2020) → 902 (2025)

+0.6%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

89 (2020) → 100 (2025)

+12.4%

If this trend holds (+0.1%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~903	+1	$0
3 yr (2028)	~905	+3	$0
5 yr (2030)	~907	+5	$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 2024

★ Top 5% UC Reach

UC Reach ⓘ

96%

90 admits / 94 seniors
+36.8 pp above peer median (58.9%) · Ranked #2 of 11 similar schools

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.6%

Peer median
58.9%

Top 10%
53.4%

This school
95.7%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.6% Top 10% ≥ 53.4% This school 95.7%

Higher than 99% of California high schools (1142 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Head-Royce School the's UC Reach of 95.7% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53.4%) — meaning roughly 95 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.

In Alameda County — a competitive market where the median is already 46.3% — this still clears the county top-10% bar (83.3%).

Against similar schools, Head-Royce School the stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 58.9%.

This places Head-Royce School the in the elite tier statewide — the top-1% threshold is 95.1%.

Overall, Head-Royce School the's UC Reach is higher than 99% of California high schools (1142 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

464.9%

437 applications

Exceptionally ambitious student body. The typical senior is applying to about 5 of the 6 most selective UCs — a culture of pursuing every major UC option.

In context: CA median 79.7% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 243.8% · Alameda Co. Top 10% ≥ 380.0% · higher than 99% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

20.6%

90 / 437 applications

In context: CA median 26.6% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 39.9% · higher than 19% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

13.3%

12 enrolled of 90 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 ⓘ

12.8%

12 enrollees / 94 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.

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

77.7

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.8 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.3 · higher than 99% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

25.5

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.6 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 12.1 · higher than 99% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

906

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.

Head-Royce School the — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · secular · Oakland · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, Head-Royce School the sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 11): 96% vs. a peer median of 59%.
▸Senior-class enrollment is up 12% (89→100 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +6%.
▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.1%/yr); projects to ~905 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

902 students (2025)

→

~905 projected (2028)

at +0.1%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
Head-Royce School the	Private · secular	902	95.7%	+12%
Peer-group median			58.9%	+6%
The Nueva School	Private · secular	952	64.8%	+19%
Quarry Lane School	Private · secular	1035	112.8%	+34%
Bishop Odowd High School	Private · Catholic	1259	81.2%	-2%
Carondelet High School	Private · Catholic	840	55.1%	+4%
Menlo School	Private · secular	805	62.4%	+6%
De LA Salle High School	Private · Catholic	1025	23.0%	+6%
Lick Wilmerding High School	Private · secular	559	55.4%	+14%
Moreau Catholic High School	Private · Catholic	806	43.9%	-18%
College Preparatory School	Private · secular	373	76.9%	+1%
Athenian School	Private · secular	528	52.7%	+7%

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 ⓘ

4.09

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.22

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?

Campus	Applicant GPA (avg)	Actual admit rate	CA peer avg	Δ	Verdict
UC Berkeley	4.10	22.7%	16.8%	+5.8pp	Over
UCLA	4.11	8.8%	9.5%	-0.8pp	On target
UC San Diego	4.10	22.4%	17.4%	+5.0pp	On target
UC Santa Barbara	4.09	24.1%	36.4%	-12.3pp	Under
UC Irvine	4.08	21.7%	25.1%	-3.5pp	On target
UC Davis	4.09	25.4%	32.7%	-7.3pp	Under

"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 Head-Royce School the sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (20.6% actual vs. 22.7% expected).

Campus Breakdown — 2024

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite	75	17	6	22.7%	18.1%	35.3%	4.10	4.20
UCLA → Elite	80	7	6	8.8%	7.4%	85.7%	4.11	4.28
UC San Diego → Selective	76	17	—	22.4%	18.1%	—	4.10	4.24
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	79	19	—	24.1%	20.2%	—	4.09	4.27
UC Irvine → Selective	60	13	—	21.7%	13.8%	—	4.08	4.13
UC Davis →	67	17	—	25.4%	18.1%	—	4.09	4.20

⚠ 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 very strong — more than 96% of seniors are earning UC admission. This places the school among California's highest-performing high schools on this metric.

Strong UC Reach paired with very low yield: this school's students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere — almost certainly at the most selective private universities (Ivies, Stanford, MIT, the top liberal-arts colleges) or elite out-of-state flagships. UC is functioning as a credentialing-grade backup rather than a destination.

Berkeley and UCLA admit volume is strong — a clear high-end signal for this school's academic preparation.

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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