The Nueva School

San Mateo · San Mateo County · Private

Private San Mateo County ~108 seniors

Data Year

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

921 (2020) → 952 (2025)

+3.4%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

91 (2020) → 108 (2025)

+18.7%

If this trend holds (+0.7%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~958	+6	$0
3 yr (2028)	~971	+19	$0
5 yr (2030)	~984	+32	$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

★ Top 10% UC Reach

UC Reach ⓘ

65%

70 admits / 108 seniors
+4.4 pp above peer median (60.4%) · Ranked #4 of 10 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 86.6% 2025 · 64.8%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.5%

Peer median
60.4%

Top 10%
53.3%

This school
64.8%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 64.8%

Higher than 95% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

The Nueva School's UC Reach of 64.8% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53.3%) — meaning roughly 64 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 38 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, The Nueva School's UC Reach is higher than 95% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

375.0%

405 applications

Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 4 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.

In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · San Mateo Co. Top 10% ≥ 339.9% · higher than 98% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

17.3%

70 / 405 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 5% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

4.3%

3 enrolled of 70 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 ⓘ

2.8%

3 enrollees / 108 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) ⓘ

47.2

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 93% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

23.1

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 99% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

108

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

952

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.

The Nueva School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

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

▸On UC Reach, The Nueva School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 10): 65% vs. a peer median of 60%.
▸Its UC Reach has slipped 29 points since 2020 — worth watching.
▸Senior-class enrollment is up 19% (91→108 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +12%.
▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.7%/yr); projects to ~971 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

952 students (2025)

→

~971 projected (2028)

at +0.7%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
The Nueva School	Private · secular	952	64.8%	+19%
Peer-group median			60.4%	+12%
Menlo School	Private · secular	805	62.4%	+6%
Head-Royce School the	Private · secular	902	95.7%	+12%
Pinewood School	Private · secular	612	60.4%	+0%
Quarry Lane School	Private · secular	1035	112.8%	+34%
Lick Wilmerding High School	Private · secular	559	55.4%	+14%
Moreau Catholic High School	Private · Catholic	806	43.9%	-18%
Crystal Springs Uplands Sch	Private · secular	347	49.5%	+11%
Archbishop Riordan High School	Private · Catholic	1192	58.6%	+104%
Basis Independent Silicon Vall	Private	819	—	+14%
Castilleja School	Private · secular	416	113.7%	-15%

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 ⓘ

4.21

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.27

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	4.21	26.4%	19.7%	+6.6pp	Over
UCLA	4.22	9.9%	10.1%	-0.2pp	On target
UC San Diego	4.21	14.5%	14.0%	+0.5pp	On target
UC Santa Barbara	4.21	30.7%	44.5%	-13.8pp	Under
UC Irvine	4.21	11.5%	27.2%	-15.7pp	Under
UC Davis	4.22	25.0%	36.4%	-11.4pp	Under

"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 The Nueva School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (19.7% actual vs. 23.9% 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	81	18	3	22.2%	16.7%	16.7%	4.21	4.28
UCLA → Elite	79	7	—	8.9%	6.5%	—	4.22	4.28
UC San Diego → Selective	72	10	—	13.9%	9.3%	—	4.21	4.27
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	65	12	—	18.5%	11.1%	—	4.21	4.28
UC Irvine → Selective	50	4	—	8.0%	3.7%	—	4.21	4.22
UC Davis →	58	19	—	32.8%	17.6%	—	4.22	4.27

⚠ 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 65% 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 very low yield: this school's students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere — almost certainly at the most selective private universities (Ivies, Stanford, MIT, the top liberal-arts colleges) or elite out-of-state flagships. UC is functioning as a credentialing-grade backup rather than a destination.

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.

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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