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Academy Our Lady of Peace → San Diego Jewish Academy → Mater Dei Catholic High School → Maranatha Christian Schools → Ocean View Christian Academy → Compare all similar →Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-0.2%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~715 | -2 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~712 | -5 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~708 | -9 | $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 — Diocese of San Diego
DioceseDiocese of San Diego 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.
-16.5 pp vs. peer median (30.9%) · Ranked #8 of 11 similar schools
18.5%
30.9%
53.3%
14.4%
Higher than 39% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Saint Augustine High School's UC Reach of 14.4% is below the California median (18.5%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53.3% or higher.
Against similar schools, Saint Augustine High School trails the peer-group median (30.9%) — even though it looks strong vs. the state average.
Overall, Saint Augustine High School's UC Reach is higher than 39% 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.
Saint Augustine High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Catholic · San Diego · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Saint Augustine High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 11): 14% vs. a peer median of 31%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 6 points since 2020 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Saint Augustine High School is admitting at roughly -6 percentage points below what its average applicant GPA (3.8) alone would predict (16% actual vs. 22% expected). That's worth understanding — it can reflect grade inflation that UC sees through, weaker holistic-review materials at the margin, or applicants concentrating at more selective campuses than typical. Not a verdict; a signal.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 1% (169→167 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of +23%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~712 by 2028 — about 5 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 5 fewer students. At a tuition of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual tuition revenue at risk.
Estimate seeded by catholic private school typical — Catholic HS typical $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Augustine High School | Private · Catholic | 717 | 14.4% | -1% |
| Peer-group median | 30.9% | +23% | ||
| Academy Our Lady of Peace | Private · Catholic | 722 | 38.2% | +9% |
| San Diego Jewish Academy | Private · Other religious | 572 | 10.3% | -31% |
| Mater Dei Catholic High School | Private · Catholic | 1222 | 35.4% | +60% |
| Maranatha Christian Schools | Private · Other religious | 862 | 22.2% | -15% |
| Ocean View Christian Academy | Private · Other religious | 398 | 13.0% | +56% |
| LA Jolla Country Day School | Private · secular | 1099 | 48.7% | +11% |
| Santa Fe Christian School | Private · Other religious | 1095 | 33.3% | +3% |
| Cambridge School | Private · Other religious | 390 | 51.9% | +238% |
| Victory Christian Academy | Private · Other religious | 312 | 13.0% | +127% |
| Tri City Christian School | Private · Other religious | 758 | 28.6% | +34% |
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 | 3.83 | 8.9% | 8.9% | -0.1pp | On target |
| UC San Diego | 3.80 | 17.3% | 26.6% | -9.3pp | Under |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.83 | 19.0% | 27.6% | -8.5pp | Under |
| UC Irvine | 3.78 | 21.2% | 21.5% | -0.3pp | On target |
| UC Davis | 3.69 | 16.7% | 32.5% | -15.9pp | Under |
Where Saint Augustine High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 6.0 points below what their GPAs predict (16.3% actual vs. 22.3% 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 | 37 | 4 | — | 10.8% | 2.4% | — | 3.82 | — |
| UCLA → Elite | 43 | 4 | — | 9.3% | 2.4% | — | 3.83 | — |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 46 | 6 | — | 13.0% | 3.6% | — | 3.80 | 4.27 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 42 | 6 | 3 | 14.3% | 3.6% | 50.0% | 3.83 | 4.29 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.78 | 4.24 |
| UC Davis → | 23 | 4 | — | 17.4% | 2.4% | — | 3.69 | — |