Head-Royce School the

Oakland · Alameda County · Private independent

Private Alameda County ~100 seniors

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⭐Top 10% UC Reach in California 📖22 AP courses 📝SAT 1420 avg 🏅7 National Merit Semifinalists 🎓Top 8 UC Reach in Alameda 🎓Top 10% UC Reach in CA

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

📚 22 AP courses offered (school profile)
🏆 7 National Merit Semifinalists last year

Academic signals

📝 SAT avg 1420 (25-75: 1370–1490)
📝 ACT avg 32.0 (25-75: 30–34)
📚 AP exam pass rate 90.0% (avg score 4.3)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

🎓 Where grads go

60.0% UC Reach — top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2025. Counts each campus admit, so multi-admits count more than once.

UC admits by campus · Class of 2025

UCB

10 admitted

3 enrolled

UCLA

8 admitted

3 enrolled

UCSD

9 admitted

UCSB

8 admitted

UCI

10 admitted

UCD

15 admitted

Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How Head-Royce School the compares for families

Top-tier college outcomes for California families.

▸ NationallySAT mean 1420 (≈ top 4% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 32.0 (≈ top 4%) · 90% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 7 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
▸ Statewide60.0% UC Reach — 41.9 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 94% of California high schools.
▸ Locally🎓 Top 8 in Alameda County on UC Reach — plus 1 more top-rank.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsRight at the peer median (58.9% UC Reach) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Head-Royce School the sent 454 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 13.2% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 60.0% — 41.9 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 94% of California high schools. The school produces 18.0 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

★ Top 10% UC Reach

UC Reach ⓘ

60%

60 admits / 100 seniors
+1.1 pp above peer median (58.9%) · Ranked #6 of 11 similar schools

5-year trend

2024 · 95.7% 2025 · 60.0%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.1%

Peer median
58.9%

Top 10%
51.2%

This school
60.0%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.1% Top 10% ≥ 51.2% This school 60.0%

Higher than 94% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Head-Royce School the's UC Reach of 60.0% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (51.2%) — meaning roughly 60 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97.3% — a gap of 37 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Head-Royce School the's UC Reach is higher than 94% of California high schools (978 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

454.0%

454 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 74.9% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241.0% · Alameda Co. Top 10% ≥ 361.9% · higher than 99% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

13.2%

60 / 454 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 0% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

10.0%

6 enrolled of 60 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 ⓘ

6.0%

6 enrollees / 100 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) ⓘ

45.0

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 92% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

18.0

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 98% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

100

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

902

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 ⓘ

4.09

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.22

GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.

UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA

Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.

🎯 Who's actually getting into UC from Head-Royce School the

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
UC Berkeley	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out	Filtered out
UCLA	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out	Filtered out
UC San Diego	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Santa Barbara	Strong shot	Moderate	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Irvine	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Davis	Strong shot	Real shot	Moderate	Filtered out

Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2024.

The numbers behind it

Campus	Applicant GPA	Admit GPA	Lift ⓘ	Admit rate	vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ
UC Berkeley	4.10	4.20	+0.10	22.7%	Peers +0.18 · wider
UCLA	4.11	4.28	+0.17	8.8%	Peers +0.21 · wider
UC San Diego	4.10	4.24	+0.14	22.4%	Peers +0.20 · wider
UC Santa Barbara	4.09	4.27	+0.18	24.1%	Peers +0.20 · matches
UC Irvine	4.08	4.13	+0.05	21.7%	Peers +0.16 · wider
UC Davis	4.09	4.20	+0.11	25.4%	Peers +0.16 · wider

📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2024 (for reference)

GPA band	UCB	UCLA	UCSD	UCSB	UCI	UCD
4.00+	17.1%	14.4%	43.5%	57.3%	46.0%	64.1%
3.70–3.99	2.8%	1.5%	11.2%	9.2%	16.5%	27.5%
3.30–3.69	0.8%	0.9%	1.4%	2.3%	3.4%	9.1%
3.00–3.29	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%	0.4%	2.1%
< 3.00	0.6%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%

How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

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), based on 2024 data.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2024–2025

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	74	10	3	13.5%	10.0%	30.0%	4.10	4.20
UCLA → Elite	84	8	3	9.5%	8.0%	37.5%	4.11	4.28
UC San Diego → Selective	82	9	—^†	11.0%	9.0%	—	4.10	4.24
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	79	8	—^†	10.1%	8.0%	—	4.09	4.27
UC Irvine → Selective	68	10	—^†	14.7%	10.0%	—	4.08	4.13
UC Davis →	67	15	—^†	22.4%	15.0%	—	4.09	4.20

† = UCOP-suppressed (count below 3 students, hidden for privacy — actual value is 0, 1, or 2, not necessarily zero). 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 →

No SBAC data for private schools — and that's not the metric you want anyway

California's Smarter Balanced (CAASPP) assessment is administered by the state, by statute, to public & charter schools only. Private schools don't sit for it. That's why the SBAC card is missing on this profile — not a data gap on our side, a deliberate scope of the state's testing program.

For private schools, UC Reach is the stronger academic signal anyway. SBAC measures grade-11 inputs (proficiency on a state standard); UC Reach measures outputs (who actually got into the most selective UCs). For private-school families weighing tuition against college outcomes, the outputs are the relevant signal.

Scroll up to the UC Reach card for Head-Royce School the's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

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.

Head-Royce School the — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

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

▸On UC Reach, Head-Royce School the sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 11): 60% vs. a peer median of 59%.
▸Head-Royce School the's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 96% in 2024 to 60% in 2025 — a 36-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
▸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)

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~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	60.0%	+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 →

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 60% 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.

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

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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