Saint Joseph High School

Lakewood · Los Angeles County · Private (Catholic)

Private Los Angeles County ~122 seniors

Data Year

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Most similar nearby schools

Valley Christian High School → Calvary Chapel Christian School → Saint Anthony High School → Saint John Bosco High School → Saint Paul High School → Compare all similar →

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

522 (2020) → 557 (2025)

+6.7%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

135 (2020) → 122 (2025)

-9.6%

If this trend holds (+1.3%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~564	+7	$0
3 yr (2028)	~579	+22	$0
5 yr (2030)	~594	+37	$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

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 ⓘ

30%

37 admits / 122 seniors
+5.7 pp above peer median (24.6%) · Ranked #4 of 10 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 25.2% 2025 · 30.3%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.5%

Peer median
24.6%

Top 10%
53.3%

This school
30.3%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 30.3%

Higher than 73% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Saint Joseph High School's UC Reach of 30.3% 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 Joseph High School's UC Reach is higher than 73% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

96.7%

118 applications

In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 252.7% · higher than 60% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

31.4%

37 / 118 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 72% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

21.6%

8 enrolled of 37 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 ⓘ

6.6%

8 enrollees / 122 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 ⓘ

83%

74% finished in 4 yrs · N=23 entered 2016

In context: CA median 87.8% · -5.2 pp vs. median.

Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

27.0

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 76% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

5.7

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 70% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

122

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

557

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 Joseph High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

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

▸On UC Reach, Saint Joseph High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 10): 30% vs. a peer median of 25%.
▸Its UC Reach has risen 13 points since 2020.
▸Senior-class enrollment is down 10% (135→122 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of -4%.
▸Enrollment has been growing (+1.3%/yr); projects to ~579 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

557 students (2025)

→

~579 projected (2028)

at +1.3%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
Saint Joseph High School	Private · Catholic	557	30.3%	-10%
Peer-group median			24.6%	-4%
Valley Christian High School	Private · Other religious	527	16.1%	+29%
Calvary Chapel Christian School	Private · Other religious	619	—	-4%
Saint Anthony High School	Private · Catholic	422	12.9%	-15%
Saint John Bosco High School	Private · Catholic	869	31.1%	-3%
Saint Paul High School	Private · Catholic	405	38.1%	-25%
Rosary Academy	Private · Catholic	462	28.0%	+34%
Servite High School	Private · Catholic	767	24.6%	-2%
Mary Star of the Sea High Sch	Private · Catholic	407	10.1%	-44%
Cantwell/Sacred Heart Mary Hs	Private · Catholic	378	40.3%	-4%
Whittier Christian High School	Private · Other religious	410	6.4%	-30%

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 ⓘ

4.01

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.22

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	4.03	10.8%	15.3%	-4.5pp	On target
UCLA	3.98	10.0%	9.1%	+0.9pp	On target
UC San Diego	4.01	19.3%	19.9%	-0.6pp	On target
UC Santa Barbara	3.99	26.7%	31.2%	-4.5pp	On target
UC Irvine	4.06	20.3%	24.9%	-4.6pp	On target
UC Davis	3.97	32.0%	31.0%	+1.0pp	On target

"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 Joseph High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (18.8% actual vs. 20.9% 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	16	4	—	25.0%	3.3%	—	4.03	—
UCLA → Elite	27	3	8	11.1%	2.5%	100.0%	3.98	4.34
UC San Diego → Selective	20	7	—	35.0%	5.7%	—	4.01	4.24
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	24	7	—	29.2%	5.7%	—	3.99	4.23
UC Irvine → Selective	17	12	—	70.6%	9.8%	—	4.06	4.23
UC Davis →	14	4	—	28.6%	3.3%	—	3.97	4.07

⚠ 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.

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 declined meaningfully year-over-year. This should be reviewed in context of applicant volume, GPA trends, course rigor changes, and peer-school performance before drawing conclusions.

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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