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Maranatha High School → Immaculate Heart High School → Damien High School → Bishop Amat Memorial Hs → Westridge School for Girls → Compare all similar →Enrollment trend & projection
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
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.
+11.4 pp above peer median (30.9%) · Ranked #5 of 10 similar schools
18.6%
30.9%
53.4%
42.3%
Higher than 83% of California high schools (1142 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
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).
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
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 →
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 |
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 |