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Verbum Dei High School → Mary Star of the Sea High Sch → Saint Monica Catholic Hs → Cantwell/Sacred Heart Mary Hs → Saint Anthony High School → Compare all similar →Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+1.6%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~373 | +6 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~385 | +18 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~397 | +30 | $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 — Archdiocese of Los Angeles
ArchdioceseLargest Catholic school system in the U.S. Archdiocese of Los Angeles 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.
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.
Junipero Serra High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Catholic · Gardena · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Junipero Serra High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #9 of 11): 18% vs. a peer median of 37%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 86 points since 2020 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Junipero Serra High School is admitting at roughly +9 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.984) alone would predict (28% actual vs. 19% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 6% (68→72 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of -10%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+1.6%/yr); projects to ~385 by 2028.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra High School | Private · Catholic | 367 | 18.3% | +6% |
| Peer-group median | 37.0% | -10% | ||
| Verbum Dei High School | Private · Catholic | 298 | 21.1% | -20% |
| Mary Star of the Sea High Sch | Private · Catholic | 407 | 10.1% | -44% |
| Saint Monica Catholic Hs | Private · Catholic | 367 | 57.8% | +17% |
| Cantwell/Sacred Heart Mary Hs | Private · Catholic | 378 | 40.3% | -4% |
| Saint Anthony High School | Private · Catholic | 422 | 12.9% | -15% |
| Sacred Heart High School | Private · Catholic | 317 | 39.2% | +40% |
| Don Bosco Technical Institute | Private · Catholic | 351 | 34.3% | -30% |
| Bishop Conaty Our Lady Loretto | Private · Catholic | 284 | 35.8% | +10% |
| Saint Paul High School | Private · Catholic | 405 | 38.1% | -25% |
| Saint Marys Academy | Private | 237 | 86.0% | +14% |
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 | 4.05 | 13.6% | 9.3% | +4.3pp | On target |
| UC San Diego | 4.01 | 27.3% | 20.1% | +7.1pp | Over |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.93 | 33.3% | 29.3% | +4.0pp | On target |
| UC Davis | 3.86 | 62.5% | 30.6% | +31.9pp | Over |
Where Junipero Serra High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 9.0 points above what their GPAs predict (28.3% actual vs. 19.3% 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 | 66 | 4 | — | 6.1% | 5.6% | — | 4.04 | 4.20 |
| UCLA → Elite | 74 | 8 | 5 | 10.8% | 11.1% | 62.5% | 4.05 | 4.28 |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 78 | 12 | — | 15.4% | 16.7% | — | 4.01 | 4.17 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 95 | 24 | 5 | 25.3% | 33.3% | 20.8% | 3.93 | 4.20 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 70 | 7 | — | 10.0% | 9.7% | — | 3.93 | 4.03 |
| UC Davis → | 71 | 23 | — | 32.4% | 31.9% | — | 3.86 | 4.15 |