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Ojai Valley School → Thacher School the → Oak Grove School → Providence → Saint Bonaventure High School → Compare all similar →Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+5.2%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2025) | ~280 | +14 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2027) | ~310 | +44 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2029) | ~343 | +77 | $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.
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.
Villanova Preparatory School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Catholic · Ojai · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Villanova Preparatory School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 8): 49% vs. a peer median of 47%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 42 points since 2020 — worth watching.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 14% (57→49 from 2020 to 2024), trailing the peer-group median of -9%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+5.2%/yr); projects to ~310 by 2027.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova Preparatory School | Private · Catholic | 266 | 49.0% | -14% |
| Peer-group median | 46.8% | -9% | ||
| Ojai Valley School | Private · secular | 307 | 38.1% | -16% |
| Thacher School the | Private · secular | 257 | 46.8% | +2% |
| Oak Grove School | Private · secular | 212 | — | +260% |
| Providence | Private · Other religious | 290 | — | -62% |
| Saint Bonaventure High School | Private · Catholic | 412 | 36.4% | -31% |
| LA Reina High School | Private · Catholic | 271 | 53.6% | -38% |
| Cate School | Private · secular | 306 | 50.7% | -3% |
| Bishop Garcia Diego High Sch | Private · Catholic | 278 | — | +13% |
| Providence High School | Private · Catholic | 497 | 56.7% | +25% |
| Grace Brethren High School | Private · Other religious | 339 | 36.4% | -54% |
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 | 3.99 | 26.7% | 14.6% | +12.1pp | Over |
| UC San Diego | 4.01 | 27.3% | 20.0% | +7.3pp | Over |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.99 | 26.3% | 31.3% | -5.0pp | Under |
| UC Irvine | 4.00 | 20.0% | 24.0% | -4.0pp | On target |
| UC Davis | 4.01 | 33.3% | 31.3% | +2.0pp | On target |
Where Villanova Preparatory School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (26.4% actual vs. 24.2% 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 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.99 | — |
| UCLA → Elite | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.08 | — |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 19 | 6 | — | 31.6% | — | — | 4.01 | 4.22 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 22 | 8 | 3 | 36.4% | — | 37.5% | 3.99 | 4.24 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.00 | — |
| UC Davis → | 13 | 6 | — | 46.2% | — | — | 4.01 | 4.17 |