Saint Bonaventure High School

Ventura · Ventura County · Private (Catholic)
Private Ventura County ~77 seniors
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
417 (2020)412 (2025)
-1.2%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
111 (2020)77 (2025)
-30.6%

If this trend holds (-0.2%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~411 -1 $0
3 yr (2028) ~409 -3 $0
5 yr (2030) ~407 -5 $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.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
UC Reach
36%
28 admits / 77 seniors
-13.5 pp vs. peer median (49.9%) · Ranked #8 of 9 similar schools
5-year trend
2020 · 21.6% 2025 · 36.4%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.5%
Peer median
49.9%
Top 10%
53.3%
This school
36.4%
0%50%100%
CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 36.4%

Higher than 79% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Saint Bonaventure High School's UC Reach of 36.4% 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 66 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Saint Bonaventure High School's UC Reach is higher than 79% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach
122.1%
94 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% · Ventura Co. Top 10% ≥ 198.2% · higher than 68% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
29.8%
28 / 94 applications
In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 68% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
N/A
None enrolled of 28 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
N/A
None enrollees / 77 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)
26.0
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)
5.2
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 65% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
77
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
412
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.

Saint Bonaventure High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · Catholic · Ventura · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • On UC Reach, Saint Bonaventure High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 9): 36% vs. a peer median of 50%.
  • Its UC Reach has risen 15 points since 2020.
  • Senior-class enrollment is down 31% (111→77 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of -15%.
  • At its recent rate (-0.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~409 by 2028 — about 3 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

412 students (2025)
~409 projected (2028)
at -0.2%/yr

That's about 3 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 Bonaventure High School Private · Catholic 412 36.4% -31%
Peer-group median 49.9% -15%
Providence High School Private · Catholic 497 56.7% +25%
Providence Private · Other religious 290 -62%
Villanova Preparatory School Private · Catholic 266 49.0% -14%
Hillcrest Christian School Private · Other religious 417 +83%
Ojai Valley School Private · secular 307 38.1% -16%
LA Reina High School Private · Catholic 271 53.6% -38%
Cate School Private · secular 306 50.7% -3%
Grace Brethren High School Private · Other religious 339 36.4% -54%
Crespi Carmelite High School Private · Catholic 428 60.8% -16%
Thacher School the Private · secular 257 46.8% +2%

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
3.88

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 San Diego 3.85 25.0% 25.1% -0.1pp On target
UC Santa Barbara 3.86 25.0% 28.0% -3.0pp On target
UC Davis 3.76 50.0% 31.4% +18.6pp Over
"Applicant GPA" is the average GPA of this school's UC applicant pool — not an individual student GPA. "CA peer avg" is the application-weighted statewide admit rate at this school-pool GPA, fit separately per campus. At any given pool GPA, real admit rates span widely (UCSD ranges 8% → 65% across CA schools) because UCs use comprehensive review — context-of-opportunity, geography, demographics, and applicant essays all weigh in beyond GPA. A large negative residual flags this school is admitted at a meaningfully lower rate than other CA schools at the same pool GPA — not that students here were "rejected at expected rate X." "Over" / "Under" use a ±5-point band. Campuses with fewer than 5 applicants are omitted.

Where Saint Bonaventure High School sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (30.0% actual vs. 27.5% 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 11
UCLA → Elite 22 4 18.2% 5.2% 3.87
UC San Diego → Selective 18 7 38.9% 9.1% 3.85
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 20 9 45.0% 11.7% 3.86
UC Irvine → Selective 11 4.04
UC Davis → 12 8 66.7% 10.4% 3.76
⚠ 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.
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.
Berkeley/UCLA admit volume is modest relative to overall UC reach. This is common and reflects the highly selective nature of those campuses, but may be a target area for the school's highest-performing students.
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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