Notre Dame Academy
Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Catholic religious-affiliated
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- 📚 18 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 4 National Merit Semifinalists last year
- 📝 SAT avg 1340 (25-75: 1280–1410)
- 📝 ACT avg 30.0 (25-75: 28–32)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 83.0% (avg score 4.0)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Notre Dame Academy compares for families
Mid-pack college outcomes within California.
- ▸ Statewide23.4% UC Reach — 5.3 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 63% of California high schools.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (23.4% UC Reach vs 48.9% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
Notre Dame Academy sent 215 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 34.4% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 23.4% — 5.3 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 63% of California high schools. The school produces 7.0 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
-25.5 pp vs. peer median (48.9%) · Ranked #10 of 10 similar schools
18.1%
48.9%
51.2%
23.4%
Higher than 63% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Notre Dame Academy's UC Reach of 23.4% is above the California median (18.1%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51.2% or higher.
Against similar schools, Notre Dame Academy trails the peer-group median (48.9%) — even though it looks strong vs. the state average.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97.3% — a gap of 74 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Notre Dame Academy's UC Reach is higher than 63% of California high schools (978 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.
GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.
UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA
Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.
| Campus | 4.00+ GPA | 3.70–3.99 GPA | 3.30–3.69 GPA | < 3.30 GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UCLA | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UC San Diego | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Santa Barbara | Strong shot | Moderate | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Irvine | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Davis | Strong shot | Real shot | Moderate | Filtered out |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 4.03 | 4.27 | +0.24 | 12.6% | Peers +0.21 · matches |
| UCLA | 4.00 | 4.28 | +0.28 | 9.6% | Peers +0.26 · matches |
| UC San Diego | 3.99 | 4.28 | +0.29 | 18.8% | Peers +0.26 · matches |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.93 | 4.29 | +0.36 | 22.1% | Peers +0.29 · steeper |
| UC Irvine | 4.00 | 4.22 | +0.22 | 18.9% | Peers +0.21 · matches |
| UC Davis | 3.99 | 4.16 | +0.17 | 22.2% | Peers +0.21 · wider |
📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2024 (for reference)
| GPA band | UCB | UCLA | UCSD | UCSB | UCI | UCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.00+ | 17.1% | 14.4% | 43.5% | 57.3% | 46.0% | 64.1% |
| 3.70–3.99 | 2.8% | 1.5% | 11.2% | 9.2% | 16.5% | 27.5% |
| 3.30–3.69 | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 9.1% |
| 3.00–3.29 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
| < 3.00 | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Where Notre Dame Academy sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (16.8% actual vs. 20.6% 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 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 34.4% | 3.5% | 45.5% | 4.03 | 4.27 |
| UCLA → Elite | 44 | 11 | 7 | 25.0% | 3.5% | 63.6% | 4.00 | 4.28 |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 41 | 11 | —† | 26.8% | 3.5% | — | 3.99 | 4.28 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 33 | 16 | —† | 48.5% | 5.1% | — | 3.93 | 4.29 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 42 | 13 | —† | 31.0% | 4.1% | — | 4.00 | 4.22 |
| UC Davis → | 23 | 12 | —† | 52.2% | 3.8% | — | 3.99 | 4.16 |
No SBAC data for private schools — and that's not the metric you want anyway
California's Smarter Balanced (CAASPP) assessment is administered by the state, by statute, to public & charter schools only. Private schools don't sit for it. That's why the SBAC card is missing on this profile — not a data gap on our side, a deliberate scope of the state's testing program.
For private schools, UC Reach is the stronger academic signal anyway. SBAC measures grade-11 inputs (proficiency on a state standard); UC Reach measures outputs (who actually got into the most selective UCs). For private-school families weighing tuition against college outcomes, the outputs are the relevant signal.
Scroll up to the UC Reach card for Notre Dame Academy's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+0.3%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~1,266 | +3 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~1,273 | +10 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~1,279 | +16 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
Notre Dame Academy — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Catholic · Los Angeles · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Notre Dame Academy sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #10 of 10): 23% vs. a peer median of 49%.
- ▸Notre Dame Academy's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 39% in 2024 to 23% in 2025 — a 16-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 9% (289→316 from 2020 to 2025), tracking the peer-group median of +8%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.3%/yr); projects to ~1273 by 2028.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame Academy | Private · Catholic | 1263 | 23.4% | +9% |
| Peer-group median | 48.9% | +8% | ||
| Loyola High School | Private · Catholic | 1289 | 62.2% | -1% |
| Campbell Hall | Private · Other religious | 1133 | 48.9% | +0% |
| Brentwood School | Private · secular | 1242 | 38.2% | +15% |
| Crossroads School | Private · secular | 1202 | 48.0% | +10% |
| Village Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 1199 | 50.4% | +5% |
| Faith Baptist Schools | Private · Other religious | 1151 | — | +14% |
| Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian | Private · Other religious | 862 | 45.9% | +19% |
| Milken Community School | Private · Other religious | 778 | 66.4% | +6% |
| Bishop Montgomery High School | Private · Catholic | 844 | 53.8% | +18% |
| Immaculate Heart High School | Private · Catholic | 673 | 30.9% | -22% |
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 →
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.