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Archbishop Riordan High School

San Francisco · San Francisco County · Catholic religious-affiliated

Private San Francisco County ~280 seniors
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⭐Top 10% UC Reach in California 📖18 AP courses

🧭 A parent's read

  • The UC pipeline here is real. 164 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 280 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 6% of California high schools.
  • And it's a rising stock. UC admissions per senior have climbed three years running — the trend line, not just the snapshot, is moving the right way.
  • Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 28 of this class's 694 UC applications. The strong middle campuses — San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis — are where most real UC outcomes happen.
  • One question for any counselor: who should still test? Plenty of strong students skip the SAT/ACT now — but merit scholarships at dozens of colleges still key off scores. Ask how the school decides who should still sit for one.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

📋 At a glance

Programs & features
  • 📚 18 AP courses offered (school profile)
Academic signals
  • 📝 SAT 25-75: 1040–1350

Composed from the school's own published profile (2025), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

🎓 Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score
59
Strong top 10% in California
Top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2025 — counts each campus admit, so a student admitted to several UCs counts more than once (which is why a strong school can score over 100).

UC admits by campus · Class of 2025

UCB
19 admitted
10 enrolled
Net $13,481/yr avg
Grads earn $92,446 @10yr
UCLA
9 admitted
8 enrolled
Net $12,548/yr avg
Grads earn $82,511 @10yr
UCSD
29 admitted
9 enrolled
Net $12,470/yr avg
Grads earn $84,943 @10yr
UCSB
23 admitted
Net $16,109/yr avg
Grads earn $74,915 @10yr
UCI
43 admitted
16 enrolled
Net $14,251/yr avg
Grads earn $80,735 @10yr
UCD
41 admitted
6 enrolled
Net $14,741/yr avg
Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

Getting in is step one. The cost above is the average family's net price — yours depends on your income — and your child's odds depend on their GPA + scores. See your family's real numbers at these campuses:

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Sources: UC Office of the President (admits); IPEDS net price + College Scorecard 10-yr earnings (cost & payoff). Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How Archbishop Riordan High School compares for families

Top-tier college outcomes for California families.

  • ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 59 — 41 points above the California median of 18. Ahead of 94% of California high schools.
  • ▸ Locally🎓 Top 10% in California on UC Reach.
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsRight at the peer median (UC Reach Score 56) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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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 Archbishop Riordan High School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
669 (2020) → 1,192 (2025)
+78.2%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
137 (2020) → 280 (2025)
+104.4%

If this trend holds (+11.6%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~1,330 +138 $0
3 yr (2028) ~1,655 +463 $0
5 yr (2030) ~2,059 +867 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.

How does Archbishop Riordan High School really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #5 of 11 most similar nearby schools on UC Reach. Unlock the full snapshot to see the head-to-head — who's ahead, by how much, and where it's heading.

The full head-to-head table — every peer school's UC Reach, side by side.
Enrollment trend + 3-year projection — is this school growing or quietly shrinking?
The plain-English read on what it all means for your family.

Your similar-school group includes

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Diocesan context — Archdiocese of San Francisco

Archdiocese
Counties covered
San Francisco, San Mateo, Marin
Schools operated (K–12)
~78
approx; from diocesan reports
Other Catholic HS tracked
8
in this diocese, on this site

Archdiocese of San Francisco 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.

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Archbishop Riordan High School sent 694 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 23.6% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 59 — 40 points above the California median of 18, higher than 94% of California high schools. The school produces 10.0 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
★ Top 10% UC Reach
UC Reach Score ⓘ
59
Strong Top 6% of CA high schools
164 admits / 280 seniors
+2 pts above peer median (56) · Ranked #5 of 11 similar schools
5-year trend
2021 · 25 2025 · 59
164 admits across UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD · methodology
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18
Peer median
56
Top 10%
51
This school
59
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CA median 18 Top 10% ≥ 51 This school 59

Higher than 94% of California high schools (980 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Archbishop Riordan High School's UC Reach Score of 59 clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (51) — meaning roughly 58 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97 — a gap of 39 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Archbishop Riordan High School's UC Reach is higher than 94% of California high schools (980 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ
248
694 applications
Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 2 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.
In context: CA median 75 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241 · higher than 91% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate ⓘ
23.6%
164 / 694 applications
In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 37% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate ⓘ
29.9%
49 enrolled of 164 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 Score ⓘ
18
49 enrollees / 280 seniors
Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what share 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.
UC 6-Yr Grad Rate ⓘ
78% of UC entrants from here finish within six years — below the state norm. Ask counselors how students are prepared for the jump.
78%
52% finished in 4 yrs · N=27 entered 2016
In context: CA median 87.8% · -10.0 pp vs. median.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ
43.9
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 92% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ
10.0
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 90% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size ⓘ
280
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment ⓘ
1,192
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.

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ
3.87
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ
4.13

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.

🎯 Who's actually getting into UC from Archbishop Riordan High School
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
Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2024.

The numbers behind it

Campus Applicant GPA Admit GPA Lift ⓘ Admit rate vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ
UC Berkeley 3.90 4.13 +0.23 22.9% Peers +0.28 · wider
UCLA 3.92 4.25 +0.34 9.0% Peers +0.31 · matches
UC San Diego 3.81 4.18 +0.37 22.0% Peers +0.34 · matches
UC Santa Barbara 3.83 4.12 +0.29 20.3% Peers +0.34 · wider
UC Irvine 3.83 4.06 +0.22 13.2% Peers +0.31 · wider
UC Davis 3.89 4.10 +0.20 46.8% Peers +0.25 · wider
📊 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%
How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

Where Archbishop Riordan High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (22.2% actual vs. 21.2% expected), based on 2024 data.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %
UC Reach Score (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 Score Yield Avg GPA (App) '24 Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite 116 19 10 16.4% 7 52.6% 3.90 4.13
UCLA → Elite 116 9 8 7.8% 3 88.9% 3.92 4.25
UC San Diego → Selective 121 29 9 24.0% 10 31.0% 3.81 4.18
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 107 23 —† 21.5% 8 — 3.83 4.12
UC Irvine → Selective 111 43 16 38.7% 15 37.2% 3.83 4.06
UC Davis → 123 41 6 33.3% 15 14.6% 3.89 4.10
† = UCOP-suppressed (count below 3 students, hidden for privacy — actual value is 0, 1, or 2, not necessarily zero). 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 59% 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 low yield: students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere. The pattern is characteristic of competitive college-preparatory schools where many students choose more selective private colleges or out-of-state flagships over UC — UC functions as a strong backup option rather than a first choice.
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.
UC Reach has improved meaningfully compared to the prior year — a positive trajectory worth monitoring and reinforcing.
Note: the UC Reach Score sums campus-level admits across the top-six UC campuses, so a student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted at each. It reflects competitive admit volume relative to class size — admit-events, not distinct students — which is why a Score can exceed 100.
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