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Palm Valley School → Army and Navy Academy → Mesa Grande Academy → Cornerstone Christian School → Fairmont San Juan Capistrano → Compare all similar →Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-2.8%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~265 | -8 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~251 | -22 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~237 | -36 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
+2.5 pp above peer median (20.0%) · Ranked #3 of 5 similar schools
18.5%
53.3%
22.5%
Higher than 60% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Idyllwild Arts Academy's UC Reach of 22.5% is above the California median (18.5%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53.3% or higher.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 80 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Idyllwild Arts Academy's UC Reach is higher than 60% of California high schools (1105 ranked).
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.
Idyllwild Arts Academy — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · secular · Idyllwild · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Idyllwild Arts Academy sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 5): 22% vs. a peer median of 20%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 7 points since 2020.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 6% (84→89 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of -3%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~251 by 2028 — about 22 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idyllwild Arts Academy | Private · secular | 273 | 22.5% | +6% |
| Peer-group median | 20.0% | -3% | ||
| Palm Valley School | Private · secular | 216 | — | -17% |
| Army and Navy Academy | Private · secular | 272 | 23.3% | -22% |
| Mesa Grande Academy | Private · Other religious | 320 | — | +62% |
| Cornerstone Christian School | Private · Other religious | 299 | — | -92% |
| Fairmont San Juan Capistrano | Private · secular | 374 | — | +0% |
| The Webb Schools | Private · secular | 401 | 47.9% | -6% |
| Foothills Christian Hs | Private · Other religious | 263 | 5.0% | +28% |
| Calvary Baptist Schools | Private · Other religious | 287 | — | +91% |
| South Hills Academy | Private · Other religious | 258 | 16.7% | -52% |
| Horizon Prep | Private · Other religious | 309 | — | +100% |
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 →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 3.88 | 21.1% | 9.0% | +12.1pp | Over |
| UC San Diego | 3.81 | 30.0% | 26.3% | +3.7pp | On target |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.92 | 25.0% | 29.1% | -4.1pp | On target |
Where Idyllwild Arts Academy sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (24.4% actual vs. 20.0% expected), based on 2024 data.
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
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 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 41.7% | 5.6% | 60.0% | 4.03 | — |
| UCLA → Elite | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.88 | — |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 13 | 5 | — | 38.5% | 5.6% | — | 3.81 | — |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 12 | 3 | — | 25.0% | 3.4% | — | 3.92 | — |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 8 | 3 | — | 37.5% | 3.4% | — | 3.82 | — |
| UC Davis → | 7 | 4 | — | 57.1% | 4.5% | — | — | — |