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If this trend holds (-0.7%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~318 | -2 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~313 | -7 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~309 | -11 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
Financial profile — IRS Form 990, FY2023
From 12 years of Form 990 filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (free public IRS data). The school's tax filings show financial scale, fundraising health, and endowment trajectory — signals that drive board-level conversations about tuition pricing, financial-aid capacity, and capital projects.
Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 954099278). View latest 990 PDF → Tuition-per-student is total program-service revenue divided by latest enrollment — a rough average that includes auxiliary revenue (athletics, food service, etc.); the actual published tuition can differ. Form 990 is filed annually under penalty of perjury, so the financial scale figures are authoritative.
-16.2 pp vs. peer median (44.0%) · Ranked #10 of 10 similar schools
18.5%
44.0%
53.3%
27.8%
Higher than 69% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Pilgrim School's UC Reach of 27.8% is above the California median (18.5%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53.3% or higher.
Against similar schools, Pilgrim School trails the peer-group median (44.0%) — even though it looks strong vs. the state average.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 75 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Pilgrim School's UC Reach is higher than 69% 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.
Pilgrim School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · secular · Los Angeles · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Pilgrim School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #10 of 10): 28% vs. a peer median of 44%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 42 points since 2023 — worth watching.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 90% (19→36 from 2022 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +12%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~313 by 2028 — about 7 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 7 fewer students. At a tuition of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual tuition revenue at risk.
Estimate seeded by nonsectarian private school typical — CA independent day schools typical $25k–55k. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim School | Private · secular | 320 | 27.8% | +90% |
| Peer-group median | 44.0% | +12% | ||
| Waverly School | Private · secular | 300 | 32.0% | -32% |
| Sacred Heart High School | Private · Catholic | 317 | 39.2% | +40% |
| Bishop Conaty Our Lady Loretto | Private · Catholic | 284 | 35.8% | +10% |
| Marlborough School | Private · secular | 546 | 64.0% | +29% |
| Sequoyah School | Private · secular | 451 | 47.6% | +0% |
| Glendale Adventist Academy | Private · Other religious | 313 | — | +38% |
| Saint Marys Academy | Private | 237 | 86.0% | +14% |
| Mayfield Senior School | Private · Catholic | 310 | 61.4% | +8% |
| San Gabriel Academy | Private · Other religious | 320 | 28.6% | -44% |
| Ramona Convent Secondary Sch | Private · Catholic | 296 | 44.0% | +31% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 3.65 | 25.0% | 9.3% | +15.7pp | Over |
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 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.89 | — |
| UCLA → Elite | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.65 | — |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.61 | — |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 17 | 4 | — | 23.5% | 11.1% | — | 3.58 | — |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.66 | — |
| UC Davis → | 10 | 6 | — | 60.0% | 16.7% | — | — | — |