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Bishop Conaty Our Lady Loretto → Junipero Serra High School → Sacred Heart High School → Ramona Convent Secondary Sch → Mayfield Senior School → Compare all similar →Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-2.7%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~290 | -8 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~275 | -23 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~260 | -38 | $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 — Archdiocese of Los Angeles
ArchdioceseLargest Catholic school system in the U.S. Archdiocese of Los Angeles 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.
-17.6 pp vs. peer median (38.7%) · Ranked #10 of 11 similar schools
18.5%
38.7%
53.3%
21.1%
Higher than 57% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Verbum Dei High School's UC Reach of 21.1% is above the California median (18.5%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53.3% or higher.
Against similar schools, Verbum Dei High School trails the peer-group median (38.7%) — even though it looks strong vs. the state average.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 82 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Verbum Dei High School's UC Reach is higher than 57% 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.
Verbum Dei High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Catholic · Los Angeles · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Verbum Dei High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #10 of 11): 21% vs. a peer median of 39%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 6 points since 2020.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 20% (71→57 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of +7%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~275 by 2028 — about 23 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbum Dei High School | Private · Catholic | 298 | 21.1% | -20% |
| Peer-group median | 38.7% | +7% | ||
| Bishop Conaty Our Lady Loretto | Private · Catholic | 284 | 35.8% | +10% |
| Junipero Serra High School | Private · Catholic | 367 | 18.3% | +6% |
| Sacred Heart High School | Private · Catholic | 317 | 39.2% | +40% |
| Ramona Convent Secondary Sch | Private · Catholic | 296 | 44.0% | +31% |
| Mayfield Senior School | Private · Catholic | 310 | 61.4% | +8% |
| Cantwell/Sacred Heart Mary Hs | Private · Catholic | 378 | 40.3% | -4% |
| Saint Marys Academy | Private | 237 | 86.0% | +14% |
| Don Bosco Technical Institute | Private · Catholic | 351 | 34.3% | -30% |
| San Gabriel Academy | Private · Other religious | 320 | 28.6% | -44% |
| Saint Paul High School | Private · Catholic | 405 | 38.1% | -25% |
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 San Diego | 3.72 | 50.0% | 29.0% | +21.0pp | Over |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.44 | 23.1% | 38.1% | -15.0pp | Under |
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 | 13 | 3 | — | 23.1% | 5.3% | — | 3.58 | — |
| UCLA → Elite | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.51 | — |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 26 | 6 | — | 23.1% | 10.5% | — | 3.72 | 4.17 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 16 | 3 | — | 18.8% | 5.3% | — | 3.44 | — |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.51 | — |
| UC Davis → | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.21 | — |