Monterey Bay Academy

La Selva Beach · Santa Cruz County · Private (Other religious)
Private Santa Cruz County ~47 seniors
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
211 (2020)155 (2025)
-26.5%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
52 (2020)47 (2025)
-9.6%

If this trend holds (-6.0%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~146 -9 $0
3 yr (2028) ~129 -26 $0
5 yr (2030) ~114 -41 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
UC Reach
N/A
UC Application Reach
10.6%
5 applications
In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · higher than 1% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
N/A
None / 5 applications
UC Yield Rate
N/A
None enrolled of None 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
N/A
None enrollees / 47 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)
N/A
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
N/A
Senior Class Size
47
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
155
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.

Monterey Bay Academy — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · Other religious · La Selva Beach · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • On UC Reach, Monterey Bay Academy sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 6): 6% vs. a peer median of 41%.
  • Senior-class enrollment is down 10% (52→47 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of -20%.
  • At its recent rate (-6.0%/yr), enrollment projects to ~129 by 2028 — about 26 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

155 students (2025)
~129 projected (2028)
at -6.0%/yr

That's about 26 fewer students. At a tuition of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual tuition revenue at risk.

Estimate seeded by other religious private school typical — wide range: Jewish day $25k–35k, Lutheran/Christian $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
Monterey Bay Academy Private · Other religious 155 5.8% -10%
Peer-group median 41.2% -20%
Mount Madonna School Private · secular 136 -67%
Georgiana Bruce Kirby Prep Sch Private · secular 130 29.2% -56%
Apostles Lutheran School Private · Other religious 228 +36%
York School Private · secular 166 41.2% -24%
Santa Clara High School Private · Catholic 171 95.3% -56%
Khan Lab School Private · Other religious 135 +90%
Pacific Bay Christian School Private · Other religious 178 77.3% -31%
Kehillah Jewish High School Private · Other religious 185 +17%
Holy Names High School Private · Catholic 129 10.0% -17%
Rise Academy Private · Other religious 225 +25%

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
3.66

GPA figures reflect 2021 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %
UC Reach % (where available)
UC Admits (count, right axis)

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) '21 Avg GPA (Adm) '21
UC Davis → 5 3.39
⚠ 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 relatively small share of the senior class is entering the UC application pipeline. This may signal limited A-G completion, UC awareness gaps, or counseling capacity constraints. Broadening access is the highest-leverage opportunity for this school.
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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