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Fresno Christian High School → Santa Catalina School → Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit Hs → Central Catholic High School → Woodside Priory School → Compare all similar →Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-2.8%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~426 | -12 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~402 | -36 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~380 | -58 | $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 — Diocese of Fresno
DioceseDiocese of Fresno 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.
+14.5 pp above peer median (44.4%) · Ranked #4 of 10 similar schools
18.5%
44.4%
53.3%
58.9%
Higher than 93% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
San Joaquin Memorial Hs's UC Reach of 58.9% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53.3%) — meaning roughly 58 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.
In Fresno County, where the local median is just 11.8%, this score is unusually strong for its immediate market.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 44 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, San Joaquin Memorial Hs's UC Reach is higher than 93% of California high schools (1105 ranked).
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 Joaquin Memorial Hs — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Catholic · Fresno · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, San Joaquin Memorial Hs sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 10): 59% vs. a peer median of 44%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 26 points since 2020.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, San Joaquin Memorial Hs is admitting at roughly +9 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.938) alone would predict (29% actual vs. 20% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 13% (129→112 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of +4%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~402 by 2028 — about 36 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Joaquin Memorial Hs | Private · Catholic | 438 | 58.9% | -13% |
| Peer-group median | 44.4% | +4% | ||
| Fresno Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 786 | 14.0% | -4% |
| Santa Catalina School | Private · Catholic | 439 | 76.3% | -22% |
| Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit Hs | Private · Catholic | 435 | 35.2% | -14% |
| Central Catholic High School | Private · Catholic | 422 | 14.4% | +22% |
| Woodside Priory School | Private · Other religious | 436 | 70.3% | +14% |
| Garces Memorial High School | Private · Catholic | 509 | 44.4% | +12% |
| Granada Islamic School | Private · Other religious | 456 | — | +450% |
| Notre Dame High School | Private · Catholic | 356 | 69.0% | -34% |
| Berean Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 408 | 47.9% | +12% |
| Fremont Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 406 | 34.5% | -42% |
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 →
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 | 3.90 | 28.6% | 13.3% | +15.3pp | Over |
| UCLA | 3.91 | 10.0% | 9.0% | +1.0pp | On target |
| UC San Diego | 4.00 | 33.3% | 20.4% | +12.9pp | Over |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.89 | 17.9% | 28.4% | -10.6pp | Under |
| UC Irvine | 4.03 | 35.3% | 24.3% | +10.9pp | Over |
| UC Davis | 3.95 | 65.0% | 30.8% | +34.2pp | Over |
Where San Joaquin Memorial Hs sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 8.7 points above what their GPAs predict (29.2% actual vs. 20.5% expected), based on 2024 data.
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
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 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 33.3% | 5.4% | 66.7% | 3.90 | 4.12 |
| UCLA → Elite | 25 | 5 | — | 20.0% | 4.5% | — | 3.91 | — |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 23 | 12 | — | 52.2% | 10.7% | — | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 27 | 15 | — | 55.6% | 13.4% | — | 3.89 | 4.26 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 21 | 14 | — | 66.7% | 12.5% | — | 4.03 | 4.08 |
| UC Davis → | 23 | 14 | — | 60.9% | 12.5% | — | 3.95 | 4.11 |