Sacred Heart High School

Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Private (Catholic)
Private Los Angeles County ~74 seniors
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
279 (2020)317 (2025)
+13.6%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
53 (2020)74 (2025)
+39.6%

If this trend holds (+2.6%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~325 +8 $0
3 yr (2028) ~342 +25 $0
5 yr (2030) ~360 +43 $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 Los Angeles

Archdiocese
Counties covered
Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara
Schools operated (K–12)
~210
approx; from diocesan reports
Other Catholic HS tracked
44
in this diocese, on this site

Largest 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.

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Sacred Heart High School sent 138 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 21.0% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 39.2%20.7 percentage points above the California median of 18.5%, higher than 82% of California high schools. The school produces 10.8 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
UC Reach
39%
29 admits / 74 seniors
+4.9 pp above peer median (34.3%) · Ranked #4 of 10 similar schools
5-year trend
2021 · 26.8% 2025 · 39.2%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.5%
Peer median
34.3%
Top 10%
53.3%
This school
39.2%
0%50%100%
CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 39.2%

Higher than 82% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Sacred Heart High School's UC Reach of 39.2% is in the top quartile statewide (median 18.5%; top 25% bar 32.0%) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 53.3%.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 64 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Sacred Heart High School's UC Reach is higher than 82% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach
186.5%
138 applications
Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).
In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 252.7% · higher than 83% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
21.0%
29 / 138 applications
In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 21% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
17.2%
5 enrolled of 29 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
6.8%
5 enrollees / 74 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)
25.7
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 74% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
10.8
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 89% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
74
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
317
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.

Sacred Heart High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · Catholic · Los Angeles · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • On UC Reach, Sacred Heart High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 10): 39% vs. a peer median of 34%.
  • Its UC Reach has risen 13 points since 2020.
  • Across the top-6 UC campuses, Sacred Heart High School is admitting at roughly +9 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.839) alone would predict (34% actual vs. 25% 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 40% (53→74 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +7%.
  • Enrollment has been growing (+2.6%/yr); projects to ~342 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

317 students (2025)
~342 projected (2028)
at +2.6%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Sacred Heart High School Private · Catholic 317 39.2% +40%
Peer-group median 34.3% +7%
Mayfield Senior School Private · Catholic 310 61.4% +8%
Ramona Convent Secondary Sch Private · Catholic 296 44.0% +31%
Bishop Conaty Our Lady Loretto Private · Catholic 284 35.8% +10%
Don Bosco Technical Institute Private · Catholic 351 34.3% -30%
San Gabriel Academy Private · Other religious 320 28.6% -44%
Glendale Adventist Academy Private · Other religious 313 +38%
Cantwell/Sacred Heart Mary Hs Private · Catholic 378 40.3% -4%
Verbum Dei High School Private · Catholic 298 21.1% -20%
Pilgrim School Private · secular 320 27.8% +90%
Junipero Serra High School Private · Catholic 367 18.3% +6%

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
3.84
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs
4.03

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.

🎯 Who's actually getting into UC from Sacred Heart High School
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
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
Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2024.

The numbers behind it

Campus Applicant GPA Admit GPA Lift Admit rate vs peer schools @ same GPA
UC Berkeley (2023) 3.86 4.27 +0.41 31.2% Peers +0.30 · steeper
UC San Diego (2023) 4.04 4.31 +0.26 33.3% Peers +0.23 · matches
UC Santa Barbara 3.83 4.17 +0.34 38.9% Peers +0.34 · matches
UC Irvine (2023) 3.94 4.16 +0.22 42.9% Peers +0.25 · matches
UC Davis 3.64 3.84 +0.19 45.5% Peers +0.36 · 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%
How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

Where Sacred Heart High School sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 9.4 points above what their GPAs predict (34.1% actual vs. 24.7% expected), based on 2024 data.

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) '24 Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite 20 3 15.0% 4.1% 4.00
UCLA → Elite 33 5 5 15.2% 6.8% 100.0% 3.83
UC San Diego → Selective 23 3.85
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 20 8 40.0% 10.8% 3.83 4.17
UC Irvine → Selective 25 3 12.0% 4.1% 3.83
UC Davis → 17 10 58.8% 13.5% 3.64 3.84
⚠ 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 large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.
A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.
UC Reach is solid. A meaningful share of the senior class is achieving UC admission, and there is likely room to grow both application volume and admission outcomes.
Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.
The school generates broad UC access, but fewer students are reaching the most selective UC campuses (UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCI). Targeted academic enrichment and campus-fit advising may help.
UC Reach has improved meaningfully compared to the prior year — a positive trajectory worth monitoring and reinforcing.
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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