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Shalhevet High School → Saint Marys Academy → Saint Monica Catholic Hs → Bishop Conaty Our Lady Loretto → Lighthouse Church School → Compare all similar →Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+1.7%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~263 | +4 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~272 | +13 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~282 | +23 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
+20.1 pp above peer median (37.5%) · Ranked #3 of 9 similar schools
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37.5%
53.3%
57.6%
Higher than 92% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Pacifica Christian Hs's UC Reach of 57.6% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53.3%) — meaning roughly 57 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.
Against similar schools, Pacifica Christian Hs stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 37.5%.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 45 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Pacifica Christian Hs's UC Reach is higher than 92% 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.
Pacifica Christian Hs — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Other religious · Santa Monica · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Pacifica Christian Hs sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 9): 58% vs. a peer median of 38%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 20 points since 2020.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Pacifica Christian Hs is admitting at roughly +8 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.991) alone would predict (29% actual vs. 21% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 29% (51→66 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +10%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+1.7%/yr); projects to ~272 by 2028.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacifica Christian Hs | Private · Other religious | 259 | 57.6% | +29% |
| Peer-group median | 37.5% | +10% | ||
| Shalhevet High School | Private · Other religious | 237 | 20.6% | -53% |
| Saint Marys Academy | Private | 237 | 86.0% | +14% |
| Saint Monica Catholic Hs | Private · Catholic | 367 | 57.8% | +17% |
| Bishop Conaty Our Lady Loretto | Private · Catholic | 284 | 35.8% | +10% |
| Lighthouse Church School | Private · Other religious | 125 | — | — |
| Glendale Adventist Academy | Private · Other religious | 313 | — | +38% |
| Verbum Dei High School | Private · Catholic | 298 | 21.1% | -20% |
| Saint Bernard High School | Private · Catholic | 162 | 15.4% | -12% |
| Louisville High School | Private · Catholic | 353 | 44.3% | +6% |
| Sacred Heart High School | Private · Catholic | 317 | 39.2% | +40% |
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 | 4.05 | 27.3% | 15.8% | +11.5pp | Over |
| UCLA | 4.05 | 10.3% | 9.3% | +1.1pp | On target |
| UC San Diego | 4.00 | 35.0% | 20.3% | +14.7pp | Over |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.93 | 36.0% | 29.5% | +6.5pp | Over |
| UC Irvine | 3.90 | 13.6% | 22.8% | -9.2pp | Under |
| UC Davis | 4.00 | 56.5% | 31.3% | +25.3pp | Over |
Where Pacifica Christian Hs sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 7.9 points above what their GPAs predict (29.1% actual vs. 21.1% 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 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 25.0% | 7.6% | 80.0% | 4.05 | 4.28 |
| UCLA → Elite | 31 | 3 | — | 9.7% | 4.5% | — | 4.05 | — |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 24 | 7 | — | 29.2% | 10.6% | — | 4.00 | 4.27 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 26 | 10 | — | 38.5% | 15.2% | — | 3.93 | 4.29 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 25 | 4 | — | 16.0% | 6.1% | — | 3.90 | — |
| UC Davis → | 20 | 9 | 3 | 45.0% | 13.6% | 33.3% | 4.00 | 4.11 |