LA Salle High School

Pasadena · Los Angeles County · Private (Catholic)
Private Los Angeles County ~163 seniors
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
628 (2020)659 (2025)
+4.9%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
170 (2020)156 (2025)
-8.2%

If this trend holds (+1.0%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~665 +6 $0
3 yr (2028) ~678 +19 $0
5 yr (2030) ~692 +33 $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

Archdiocese
Counties covered
Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara
Schools operated (K–12)
~210
approx; from diocesan reports
Other Catholic HS tracked
44
in this diocese, on this site

Largest 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.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2024
UC Reach
42%
69 admits / 163 seniors
+11.4 pp above peer median (30.9%) · Ranked #5 of 10 similar schools
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.6%
Peer median
30.9%
Top 10%
53.4%
This school
42.3%
0%50%100%
CA median 18.6% Top 10% ≥ 53.4% This school 42.3%

Higher than 83% of California high schools (1142 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

LA Salle High School's UC Reach of 42.3% is in the top quartile statewide (median 18.6%; top 25% bar 34.2%) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 53.4%.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95.1% — a gap of 53 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, LA Salle High School's UC Reach is higher than 83% of California high schools (1142 ranked).

UC Application Reach
260.1%
424 applications
Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 3 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.
In context: CA median 79.7% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 243.8% · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 246.2% · higher than 92% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
16.3%
69 / 424 applications
In context: CA median 26.6% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 39.9% · higher than 4% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
10.1%
7 enrolled of 69 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
4.3%
7 enrollees / 163 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)
30.1
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.8 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.3 · higher than 78% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
8.0
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.6 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 12.1 · higher than 78% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
163
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
669
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.

LA Salle High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · Catholic · Pasadena · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • On UC Reach, LA Salle High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 10): 42% vs. a peer median of 31%.
  • Across the top-6 UC campuses, LA Salle High School is admitting at roughly -5 percentage points below what its average applicant GPA (3.87) alone would predict (16% actual vs. 21% expected). That's worth understanding — it can reflect grade inflation that UC sees through, weaker holistic-review materials at the margin, or applicants concentrating at more selective campuses than typical. Not a verdict; a signal.
  • Senior-class enrollment is down 8% (170→156 from 2020 to 2025), tracking the peer-group median of -7%.
  • Enrollment has been growing (+1.0%/yr); projects to ~678 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

659 students (2025)
~678 projected (2028)
at +1.0%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
LA Salle High School Private · Catholic 659 42.3% -8%
Peer-group median 30.9% -7%
Maranatha High School Private · Other religious 554 55.6% +2%
Immaculate Heart High School Private · Catholic 673 30.9% -22%
Damien High School Private · Catholic 696 22.4% -31%
Bishop Amat Memorial Hs Private · Catholic 977 28.3% -28%
Westridge School for Girls Private · secular 550 55.1% +19%
Calvary Chapel Christian School Private · Other religious 619 -4%
Polytechnic School Private · secular 881 76.3% -3%
Cathedral High School Private · Other religious 583 13.7% -20%
Saint Joseph High School Private · Catholic 557 30.3% -10%
Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian Private · Other religious 862 45.9% +19%

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
3.87
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs
4.15

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 3.96 8.8% 14.2% -5.4pp Under
UCLA 3.92 10.0% 9.0% +1.0pp On target
UC San Diego 3.84 12.8% 25.2% -12.4pp Under
UC Santa Barbara 3.82 25.0% 27.5% -2.5pp On target
UC Irvine 3.84 6.8% 22.1% -15.2pp Under
UC Davis 3.86 38.5% 30.6% +7.8pp Over
"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 LA Salle High School sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 5.0 points below what their GPAs predict (16.3% actual vs. 21.3% expected).

Campus Breakdown — 2024

Campus Applicants Admits Enrollees Admit Rate UC Reach Yield Avg GPA (App) Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite 57 5 8.8% 3.1% 3.96 4.17
UCLA → Elite 80 8 4 10.0% 4.9% 50.0% 3.92 4.18
UC San Diego → Selective 78 10 12.8% 6.1% 3.84 4.18
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 84 21 3 25.0% 12.9% 14.3% 3.82 4.20
UC Irvine → Selective 73 5 6.8% 3.1% 3.84 4.09
UC Davis → 52 20 38.5% 12.3% 3.86 4.10
⚠ 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 solid. A meaningful share of the senior class is achieving UC admission, and there is likely room to grow both application volume and admission outcomes.
Strong UC Reach paired with low yield: students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere. The pattern is characteristic of competitive college-preparatory schools where many students choose more selective private colleges or out-of-state flagships over UC — UC functions as a strong backup option rather than a first choice.
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.
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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