Thacher School the

Ojai · Ventura County · Private

Private Ventura County ~62 seniors

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

255 (2020) → 257 (2025)

+0.8%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

64 (2020) → 65 (2025)

+1.6%

If this trend holds (+0.2%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~257	+0	$0
3 yr (2028)	~258	+1	$0
5 yr (2030)	~259	+2	$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 2024

UC Reach ⓘ

47%

29 admits / 62 seniors
+3.3 pp above peer median (43.5%) · Ranked #4 of 7 similar schools

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.6%

Peer median
43.5%

Top 10%
53.4%

This school
46.8%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.6% Top 10% ≥ 53.4% This school 46.8%

Higher than 86% of California high schools (1142 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Thacher School the's UC Reach of 46.8% is in the top quartile statewide (median 18.6%; top 25% bar 34.2%) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 53.4%.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95.1% — a gap of 48 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Thacher School the's UC Reach is higher than 86% of California high schools (1142 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

198.4%

123 applications

Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).

In context: CA median 79.7% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 243.8% · Ventura Co. Top 10% ≥ 182.2% · higher than 84% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

23.6%

29 / 123 applications

In context: CA median 26.6% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 39.9% · higher than 34% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

N/A

None enrolled of 29 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 / 62 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) ⓘ

37.1

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.8 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.3 · higher than 86% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

17.7

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.6 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 12.1 · higher than 97% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

255

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.

Thacher School the — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · secular · Ojai · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, Thacher School the sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 7): 47% vs. a peer median of 44%.
▸Senior-class enrollment is up 2% (64→65 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of -21%.
▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.2%/yr); projects to ~258 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

257 students (2025)

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~258 projected (2028)

at +0.2%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
Thacher School the	Private · secular	257	46.8%	+2%
Peer-group median			43.5%	-21%
Ojai Valley School	Private · secular	307	38.1%	-16%
Oak Grove School	Private · secular	212	—	+260%
Villanova Preparatory School	Private · Catholic	266	49.0%	-14%
Cate School	Private · secular	306	50.7%	-3%
Providence	Private · Other religious	290	—	-62%
LA Reina High School	Private · Catholic	271	53.6%	-38%
Saint Bonaventure High School	Private · Catholic	412	36.4%	-31%
Dunn School	Private · secular	219	22.6%	-26%
Westmark School	Private · secular	215	—	+53%
Highland Hall Waldorf School	Private · secular	210	—	-40%

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 ⓘ

4.15

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.26

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?

Campus	Applicant GPA (avg)	Actual admit rate	CA peer avg	Δ	Verdict
UC Berkeley	4.20	25.9%	19.2%	+6.7pp	Over
UCLA	4.16	14.3%	9.8%	+4.5pp	On target
UC San Diego	4.14	21.7%	16.0%	+5.7pp	Over
UC Santa Barbara	4.09	21.1%	36.2%	-15.2pp	Under
UC Irvine	4.15	23.1%	26.3%	-3.2pp	On target
UC Davis	4.12	46.2%	33.5%	+12.7pp	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.

Where Thacher School the sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (23.6% actual vs. 21.3% expected).

Campus Breakdown — 2024

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite	27	7	—	25.9%	11.3%	—	4.20	4.25
UCLA → Elite	28	4	—	14.3%	6.5%	—	4.16	—
UC San Diego → Selective	23	5	—	21.7%	8.1%	—	4.14	4.30
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	19	4	—	21.1%	6.5%	—	4.09	—
UC Irvine → Selective	13	3	—	23.1%	4.8%	—	4.15	—
UC Davis →	13	6	—	46.2%	9.7%	—	4.12	4.22

⚠ 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 47% of seniors are earning UC admission. This places the school among California's highest-performing high schools on this metric.

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 and UCLA admit volume is strong — a clear high-end signal for this school's academic preparation.

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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