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Notre Dame High School → Crystal Springs Uplands Sch → Saint Joseph-Notre Dame Hs → San Francisco Christian School → Immaculate Conception Academy → Compare all similar →Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-2.1%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~347 | -7 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~332 | -22 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~319 | -35 | $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 San Francisco
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of San Francisco 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.
-24.1 pp vs. peer median (48.8%) · Ranked #8 of 10 similar schools
18.5%
48.8%
53.3%
24.7%
Higher than 64% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Mercy High School's UC Reach of 24.7% is above the California median (18.5%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53.3% or higher.
But in San Mateo County, where the local median is 29.6% and the top-10% bar is 65.8%, this score is mid-pack rather than exceptional — typical of its market rather than a standout.
Against similar schools, Mercy High School trails the peer-group median (48.8%) — even though it looks strong vs. the state average.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 78 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Mercy High School's UC Reach is higher than 64% 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.
Mercy High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Catholic · Burlingame · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Mercy High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 10): 25% vs. a peer median of 49%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2020.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 19% (100→81 from 2020 to 2025), tracking the peer-group median of -21%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.1%/yr), enrollment projects to ~332 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 catholic private school typical — Catholic HS typical $10k–18k. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy High School | Private · Catholic | 354 | 24.7% | -19% |
| Peer-group median | 48.8% | -21% | ||
| Notre Dame High School | Private · Catholic | 356 | 69.0% | -34% |
| Crystal Springs Uplands Sch | Private · secular | 347 | 49.5% | +11% |
| Saint Joseph-Notre Dame Hs | Private · Catholic | 395 | 48.8% | -27% |
| San Francisco Christian School | Private · Other religious | 259 | — | -60% |
| Immaculate Conception Academy | Private · Catholic | 239 | 66.1% | -31% |
| Woodside Priory School | Private · Other religious | 436 | 70.3% | +14% |
| Fremont Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 406 | 34.5% | -42% |
| Convent of the Sacred Heart Hs | Private · Catholic | 220 | 17.0% | +0% |
| San Francisco Waldorf Hs | Private · secular | 320 | 7.5% | +14% |
| Urban School of San Francisco | Private · secular | 420 | 37.4% | -15% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 3.87 | 21.1% | 12.9% | +8.1pp | Over |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.78 | 17.9% | 27.3% | -9.5pp | Under |
| UC Irvine | 3.61 | 12.9% | 20.1% | -7.2pp | Under |
| UC Davis | 3.67 | 33.3% | 33.0% | +0.4pp | On target |
Where Mercy High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (21.0% actual vs. 24.0% 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 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.87 | — |
| UCLA → Elite | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.78 | — |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 27 | 4 | — | 14.8% | 4.9% | — | 3.69 | — |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 27 | 4 | — | 14.8% | 4.9% | — | 3.78 | 4.22 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 36 | 3 | — | 8.3% | 3.7% | — | 3.61 | — |
| UC Davis → | 31 | 9 | — | 29.0% | 11.1% | — | 3.67 | 4.01 |