Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
South Hills Academy
Private · Other religious · West Covina · Los Angeles County · 258 students · Class of 2021
UC Reach · Class of 2021
17%
Higher than 46% of California high schools
-17.6 pp vs. peer median (34.3%)
· Ranked #7 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2020 · 52.4%
2021 · 16.7%
-52%
Senior-class enrollment (2020–2025)
-52.1 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-0%)
~277
5-yr projected enrollment (+2.4%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, South Hills Academy sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 8): 17% vs. a peer median of 34%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 36 points since 2020 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, South Hills Academy is admitting at roughly +42 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.948) alone would predict (69% actual vs. 27% 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 52% (21→10 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of -13%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+2.4%/yr); projects to ~277 by 2028.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvary Baptist Schools | Private · Other religious | — | +91% |
| Saint Lucys Priory High School | Private · Catholic | 50.6% | -15% |
| Armenian Mesrobian High School | Private · Other religious | 30.8% | +59% |
| City Of Knowledge | Private · Other religious | — | -11% |
| Rio Hondo Prep School | Private · Other religious | — | -18% |
| San Gabriel Academy | Private · Other religious | 28.6% | -44% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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