San Francisco Waldorf Hs

San Francisco · San Francisco County · Private
Private San Francisco County ~40 seniors
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
426 (2020)320 (2025)
-24.9%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
35 (2020)40 (2025)
+14.3%

If this trend holds (-5.6%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~302 -18 $0
3 yr (2028) ~270 -50 $0
5 yr (2030) ~240 -80 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
UC Reach
8%
3 admits / 40 seniors
-46.6 pp vs. peer median (54.1%) · Ranked #11 of 11 similar schools
5-year trend
2021 · 13.2% 2025 · 7.5%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.5%
Peer median
54.1%
Top 10%
53.3%
This school
7.5%
0%50%100%
CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 7.5%

Higher than 10% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

San Francisco Waldorf Hs's UC Reach of 7.5% is below the California median (18.5%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53.3% or higher.

Against similar schools, San Francisco Waldorf Hs trails the peer-group median (54.1%) — even though it looks strong vs. the state average.

Overall, San Francisco Waldorf Hs's UC Reach is higher than 10% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach
187.5%
75 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% · higher than 83% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
4.0%
3 / 75 applications
In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 0% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
N/A
None enrolled of 3 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 / 40 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)
N/A
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
N/A
Senior Class Size
40
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
320
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.

San Francisco Waldorf Hs — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · secular · San Francisco · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • On UC Reach, San Francisco Waldorf Hs sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #11 of 11): 8% vs. a peer median of 54%.
  • Its UC Reach has slipped 30 points since 2020 — worth watching.
  • Senior-class enrollment is up 14% (35→40 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +5%.
  • At its recent rate (-5.6%/yr), enrollment projects to ~270 by 2028 — about 50 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

320 students (2025)
~270 projected (2028)
at -5.6%/yr

That's about 50 fewer students. At a tuition of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual tuition revenue at risk.

Estimate seeded by nonsectarian private school typical — CA independent day schools typical $25k–55k. 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
San Francisco Waldorf Hs Private · secular 320 7.5% +14%
Peer-group median 54.1% +5%
Drew School Private · secular 302 20.0% +8%
Bay School of San Francisco Private · secular 410 52.9% +28%
Urban School of San Francisco Private · secular 420 37.4% -15%
San Francisco University Hs Private · secular 488 60.4% +2%
College Preparatory School Private · secular 373 76.9% +1%
Crystal Springs Uplands Sch Private · secular 347 49.5% +11%
Bentley School Private · secular 293 75.6% -4%
Branson School Private · secular 395 51.2% +9%
Lick Wilmerding High School Private · secular 559 55.4% +14%
Immaculate Conception Academy Private · Catholic 239 66.1% -31%

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
3.81

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 3.84 44.4% 25.3% +19.1pp Over
UC Davis 3.76 44.4% 31.4% +13.0pp 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.

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 13 3.86
UCLA → Elite 11 3.85
UC San Diego → Selective 12 3.84
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 17 3.77
UC Irvine → Selective 8
UC Davis → 14 3 21.4% 7.5% 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.
Fewer than 15% of seniors are earning UC admission. This may reflect a high non-UC college-going rate, significant A-G completion gaps, or an early-stage UC pipeline. A deeper review of A-G readiness and counseling capacity is warranted.
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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