Saint Monica Catholic Hs

Santa Monica · Los Angeles County · Private (Catholic)
Private Los Angeles County ~116 seniors
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
390 (2020)367 (2025)
-5.9%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
99 (2020)116 (2025)
+17.2%

If this trend holds (-1.2%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~363 -4 $0
3 yr (2028) ~354 -13 $0
5 yr (2030) ~345 -22 $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
★ Top 10% UC Reach
UC Reach
58%
67 admits / 116 seniors
+16.0 pp above peer median (41.8%) · Ranked #3 of 11 similar schools
5-year trend
2021 · 45.3% 2025 · 57.8%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.5%
Peer median
41.8%
Top 10%
53.3%
This school
57.8%
0%50%100%
CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 57.8%

Higher than 93% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Saint Monica Catholic Hs's UC Reach of 57.8% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53.3%) — meaning roughly 57 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.

Against similar schools, Saint Monica Catholic Hs stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 41.8%.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 45 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Saint Monica Catholic Hs's UC Reach is higher than 93% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach
244.8%
284 applications
Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 2 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.
In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 252.7% · higher than 90% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
23.6%
67 / 284 applications
In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 36% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
25.4%
17 enrolled of 67 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
14.7%
17 enrollees / 116 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)
44.8
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 92% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
9.5
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 86% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
116
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
367
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 Monica Catholic Hs — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · Catholic · Santa Monica · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • On UC Reach, Saint Monica Catholic Hs sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 11): 58% vs. a peer median of 42%.
  • Its UC Reach has risen 12 points since 2020.
  • Senior-class enrollment is up 17% (99→116 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +5%.
  • At its recent rate (-1.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~354 by 2028 — about 13 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

367 students (2025)
~354 projected (2028)
at -1.2%/yr

That's about 13 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 Monica Catholic Hs Private · Catholic 367 57.8% +17%
Peer-group median 41.8% +5%
Louisville High School Private · Catholic 353 44.3% +6%
Junipero Serra High School Private · Catholic 367 18.3% +6%
Crespi Carmelite High School Private · Catholic 428 60.8% -16%
Pacifica Christian Hs Private · Other religious 259 57.6% +29%
Bishop Conaty Our Lady Loretto Private · Catholic 284 35.8% +10%
Sacred Heart High School Private · Catholic 317 39.2% +40%
Verbum Dei High School Private · Catholic 298 21.1% -20%
Archer School for Girls Private · secular 484 45.1% -10%
Shalhevet High School Private · Other religious 237 20.6% -53%
New Roads School Private · secular 545 64.6% +4%

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
3.83
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs
4.24

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 3.82 26.1% 12.5% +13.6pp Over
UCLA 3.89 11.8% 9.0% +2.8pp On target
UC San Diego 3.81 24.3% 26.3% -2.0pp On target
UC Santa Barbara 3.85 31.2% 27.8% +3.5pp On target
UC Irvine 3.80 30.8% 21.7% +9.1pp Over
UC Davis 3.81 35.7% 30.9% +4.8pp 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 Monica Catholic Hs sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (25.3% actual vs. 20.8% 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 39 4 10.3% 3.4% 3.82 4.26
UCLA → Elite 62 7 7 11.3% 6.0% 100.0% 3.89
UC San Diego → Selective 51 13 3 25.5% 11.2% 23.1% 3.81 4.26
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 54 13 24.1% 11.2% 3.85 4.24
UC Irvine → Selective 47 15 3 31.9% 12.9% 20.0% 3.80 4.20
UC Davis → 31 15 4 48.4% 12.9% 26.7% 3.81 4.25
⚠ 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 very strong — more than 58% of seniors are earning UC admission. This places the school among California's highest-performing high schools on this metric.
Strong UC Reach paired with low yield: students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere. The pattern is characteristic of competitive college-preparatory schools where many students choose more selective private colleges or out-of-state flagships over UC — UC functions as a strong backup option rather than a first choice.
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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