Saint John Bosco High School

Bellflower · Los Angeles County · Private (Catholic)
Private Los Angeles County ~183 seniors
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
821 (2020)869 (2025)
+5.8%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
188 (2020)183 (2025)
-2.7%

If this trend holds (+1.1%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~879 +10 $0
3 yr (2028) ~899 +30 $0
5 yr (2030) ~920 +51 $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
31%
57 admits / 183 seniors
On the peer median (30.9%) · Ranked #5 of 10 similar schools
5-year trend
2021 · 22.3% 2025 · 31.1%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.5%
Peer median
30.9%
Top 10%
53.3%
This school
31.1%
0%50%100%
CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 31.1%

Higher than 74% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Saint John Bosco High School's UC Reach of 31.1% is above the California median (18.5%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53.3% or higher.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 72 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Saint John Bosco High School's UC Reach is higher than 74% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach
168.3%
308 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 80% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
18.5%
57 / 308 applications
In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 10% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
12.3%
7 enrolled of 57 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
3.8%
7 enrollees / 183 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.
UC 6-Yr Grad Rate
87%
70% finished in 4 yrs · N=23 entered 2019
In context: CA median 88.6% · -1.6 pp vs. median.
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)
6.6
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 74% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
183
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
869
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 John Bosco High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

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

  • On UC Reach, Saint John Bosco High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 10): 31% vs. a peer median of 31%.
  • Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2020.
  • Senior-class enrollment is down 3% (188→183 from 2020 to 2025), tracking the peer-group median of -3%.
  • Enrollment has been growing (+1.1%/yr); projects to ~899 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

869 students (2025)
~899 projected (2028)
at +1.1%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Saint John Bosco High School Private · Catholic 869 31.1% -3%
Peer-group median 30.9% -3%
Servite High School Private · Catholic 767 24.6% -2%
Calvary Chapel Christian School Private · Other religious 619 -4%
Bishop Montgomery High School Private · Catholic 844 53.8% +18%
Saint Joseph High School Private · Catholic 557 30.3% -10%
Bishop Amat Memorial Hs Private · Catholic 977 28.3% -28%
Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian Private · Other religious 862 45.9% +19%
Immaculate Heart High School Private · Catholic 673 30.9% -22%
Loyola High School Private · Catholic 1289 57.0% -1%
Valley Christian High School Private · Other religious 527 16.1% +29%
Saint Paul High School Private · Catholic 405 38.1% -25%

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
3.72
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs
4.13

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 3.79 18.2% 12.3% +5.9pp Over
UCLA 3.71 9.8% 9.1% +0.7pp On target
UC San Diego 3.69 8.9% 30.0% -21.1pp Under
UC Santa Barbara 3.73 20.9% 27.6% -6.7pp Under
UC Irvine 3.68 17.7% 20.6% -2.9pp On target
UC Davis 3.74 44.1% 31.8% +12.4pp 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 John Bosco High School sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (18.3% actual vs. 20.7% 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 46 4 8.7% 2.2% 3.79 4.21
UCLA → Elite 67 8 4 11.9% 4.4% 50.0% 3.71 4.01
UC San Diego → Selective 59 14 23.7% 7.7% 3.69
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 47 12 3 25.5% 6.6% 25.0% 3.73 4.21
UC Irvine → Selective 61 9 14.8% 4.9% 3.68 4.20
UC Davis → 28 10 35.7% 5.5% 3.74 4.03
⚠ 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.
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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