Xavier College Preparatory Hs
Palm Desert · Riverside County · Catholic religious-affiliated
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Xavier College Preparatory Hs compares for families
Top-tier college outcomes for California families.
- ▸ Statewide53.4% UC Reach — 35.3 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 91% of California high schools.
- ▸ Locally🎓 Top 2 in Riverside County on UC Reach.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (53.4% UC Reach vs 14.4% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
Xavier College Preparatory Hs sent 286 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 30.1% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 53.4% — 35.3 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 91% of California high schools. The school produces 8.1 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
+39.0 pp above peer median (14.4%) · Ranked #1 of 8 similar schools
18.1%
51.2%
53.4%
Higher than 91% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Xavier College Preparatory Hs's UC Reach of 53.4% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (51.2%) — meaning roughly 53 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97.3% — a gap of 44 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Xavier College Preparatory Hs's UC Reach is higher than 91% of California high schools (978 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.
GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.
UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA
Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.
| Campus | 4.00+ GPA | 3.70–3.99 GPA | 3.30–3.69 GPA | < 3.30 GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UCLA | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UC San Diego | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Santa Barbara | Strong shot | Moderate | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Irvine | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Davis | Strong shot | Real shot | Moderate | Filtered out |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley (2021) | 4.12 | 4.21 | +0.09 | 35.0% | Peers +0.17 · wider |
| UCLA | 3.90 | 4.24 | +0.34 | 12.5% | Peers +0.32 · matches |
| UC San Diego | 3.80 | 4.18 | +0.38 | 25.5% | Peers +0.35 · matches |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.82 | 4.18 | +0.37 | 27.9% | Peers +0.34 · matches |
| UC Irvine | 3.81 | 4.04 | +0.24 | 20.5% | Peers +0.34 · wider |
| UC Davis | 3.73 | 4.04 | +0.31 | 50.0% | Peers +0.33 · matches |
📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2024 (for reference)
| GPA band | UCB | UCLA | UCSD | UCSB | UCI | UCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.00+ | 17.1% | 14.4% | 43.5% | 57.3% | 46.0% | 64.1% |
| 3.70–3.99 | 2.8% | 1.5% | 11.2% | 9.2% | 16.5% | 27.5% |
| 3.30–3.69 | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 9.1% |
| 3.00–3.29 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
| < 3.00 | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Where Xavier College Preparatory Hs sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (24.0% actual vs. 21.5% 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 | 37 | 6 | —† | 16.2% | 3.7% | — | 3.85 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 57 | 7 | 5 | 12.3% | 4.3% | 71.4% | 3.90 | 4.24 |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 64 | 22 | 8 | 34.4% | 13.7% | 36.4% | 3.80 | 4.18 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 50 | 21 | 6 | 42.0% | 13.0% | 28.6% | 3.82 | 4.18 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 52 | 15 | 5 | 28.8% | 9.3% | 33.3% | 3.81 | 4.04 |
| UC Davis → | 26 | 15 | —† | 57.7% | 9.3% | — | 3.73 | 4.04 |
No SBAC data for private schools — and that's not the metric you want anyway
California's Smarter Balanced (CAASPP) assessment is administered by the state, by statute, to public & charter schools only. Private schools don't sit for it. That's why the SBAC card is missing on this profile — not a data gap on our side, a deliberate scope of the state's testing program.
For private schools, UC Reach is the stronger academic signal anyway. SBAC measures grade-11 inputs (proficiency on a state standard); UC Reach measures outputs (who actually got into the most selective UCs). For private-school families weighing tuition against college outcomes, the outputs are the relevant signal.
Scroll up to the UC Reach card for Xavier College Preparatory Hs's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-1.8%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~523 | -10 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~505 | -28 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~486 | -47 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
Xavier College Preparatory Hs — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Catholic · Palm Desert · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Xavier College Preparatory Hs sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 8): 53% vs. a peer median of 14%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 21 points since 2020.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 16% (139→161 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +4%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~505 by 2028 — about 28 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier College Preparatory Hs | Private · Catholic | 533 | 53.4% | +16% |
| Peer-group median | 14.4% | +4% | ||
| Desert Christian Academy | Private · Other religious | 628 | — | +25% |
| Aquinas High School | Private · Catholic | 645 | 26.3% | +8% |
| San Diego Jewish Academy | Private · Other religious | 572 | 10.3% | -31% |
| Carnegie Schools Riverside | Private · Other religious | 494 | 6.2% | +0% |
| Palm Valley School | Private · secular | 216 | — | -17% |
| Damien High School | Private · Catholic | 696 | 22.4% | -31% |
| Ontario Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 469 | 10.3% | +22% |
| Newport Christian School | Private · Other religious | 458 | — | +140% |
| Saint Augustine High School | Private · Catholic | 717 | 14.4% | -1% |
| Academy Our Lady of Peace | Private · Catholic | 722 | 33.1% | +9% |
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 →
Diocesan context — Diocese of San Bernardino
DioceseDiocese of San Bernardino 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.