Reach Report · by Test Prep Gurus
Studio City · Los Angeles County · Enrollment & Outcomes Intelligence
This report benchmarks Harvard-Westlake School against 10 similar nearby schools on enrollment retention and college outcomes. Enrollment is on a growth trajectory (+20 projected over five years).
Watch: trailing its set on enroll. trend.
The college-readiness stats families compare before they enroll, from Harvard-Westlake School's published School Profile (Class of 2024).
| SAT — mean · middle 50% | 1470 · 1430–1530 |
| ACT — mean · middle 50% | 33.5 · 32–35 |
| AP courses offered | 35 · mean 4.5 · 95.0% scoring 3+ |
| National Merit Semifinalists | 38 |
Source: school-published profile · Class of 2024 profile. AP scores 4.5 mean across ~35 courses; ~95% scoring 3+.. Private schools don't sit for state assessments — these self-published stats are the comparison families use instead.
A mean SAT of 1470 sits +374 points above the California average and +441 above the national average (College Board, Class of 2025). Among the 218 private high schools we profile nationally, that puts this school around the 90th percentile.
A mean ACT of 33.5 runs +14.1 points above the national average of 19.4 (ACT, Class of 2024 National Profile).
Set against the middle-50% SAT ranges of admitted students at the most selective universities, the school average alone already reaches into this company:
| University (admit rate) | Admit SAT 25–75 | School mean vs. band |
|---|---|---|
| USC (10%) | 1440–1550 | mean sits inside this band |
| Stanford (3.9%) | 1510–1580 | mean approaches this band |
| MIT (4.7%) | 1510–1580 | mean approaches this band |
| Harvard (3.5%) | 1500–1580 | mean approaches this band |
This compares the school's average to college admit ranges — by definition, half of this school's students score above the mean, so a substantial share sit well into these elite bands even where the average only approaches them. A score range is one input to a holistic admission decision, not a prediction of admission. State and national averages reflect self-selected test-takers and differing participation rates, so comparisons are directional.
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors. UC 6-yr grad = share of this school's UC enrollees who graduate within six years. Your school is highlighted.
| School | UC Reach | UC 6-yr grad |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard-Westlake School (you) | 61.8% | 92.9% |
| Saint John Bosco High School | 31.1% | 87.0% |
| Loyola High School | 62.2% | — |
| Polytechnic School | 76.3% | 86.7% |
| Fairmont Preparatory Academy | 101.3% | 79.3% |
| Bishop Amat Memorial Hs | 28.3% | — |
| Calvary Chapel Christian School | — | — |
| Servite High School | 24.6% | 86.4% |
| Bishop Montgomery High School | 53.8% | 91.4% |
| Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian | 45.9% | 93.8% |
| Westridge School for Girls | 104.0% | — |
On UC Reach (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors), Harvard-Westlake School scores 61.8% — ahead of 5 of its 9 closest competitors. This is the outcome metric families compare most directly when choosing between nearby schools.
UC Reach counts admits to the six most selective UC campuses per 100 seniors — a useful yardstick, but for a class with this academic profile it is a floor, not a ceiling. A Harvard-Westlake School class posting a mean SAT of 1470, a mean ACT of 33.5, 38 National Merit Semifinalists and 95% of AP exams scoring 3 or higher is academically competitive at least as high as the most selective UCs — the same profile that clears those bars also clears the most selective private universities in the country. Where each student ultimately enrolls is a personal choice this report doesn't track; what the data shows is that this class's options run at least as high as UC Reach implies, and for many students, higher.
Harvard-Westlake School earns admission to the six most selective UC campuses at a high rate (62 UC Reach Score), yet only about 31% of its Berkeley admits go on to enroll there — well below the roughly 60% statewide. Few enroll at the other UCs either (about 9% yield), so these admits are leaving the UC system, not just picking a different UC. High admit rates paired with low enrollment at the very top UCs is the data signature of a class with options even more selective than the UCs — the kind of student who turns down Berkeley or UCLA only for a college even harder to get into.
It's exactly the strength a top school wants surfaced — and most data tools miss it. Lead with it: the top-UC admit is the floor, not the ceiling.
An honest read of what we hold: admissions and enrollment counts, not destinations. We do not track where any student enrolled, so this is a signature consistent with more-selective choices — not a claim about specific colleges. Enrollee counts were reported for one of the two most selective UCs here, so the elite-UC yield reflects Berkeley (29 admits); we corroborate with the school's low yield across the other UC campuses, which is why the "left the system" read holds. Computed over the 50% of this school's admit-bearing top-6 campuses that report enrollee counts, 2025.
Your closest competitors by the similar-school model. Enrollment is shown as a trend (compound annual change), not a single-year headcount — a 3,000-student school and a 900-student school are only comparable on direction. It trails on: Enroll. trend.
| School | Enroll. trendyou #8/11 | Retention | UC Reachyou #5/10 | A–G | SBAC ELA | SBAC Math | Grad | Absent. | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard-Westlake School (you) | +0.1 → | — | 62% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint John Bosco High School | +1.1 ↑ | — | 31% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loyola High School | +0.5 ↑ | — | 62% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polytechnic School | +0.3 → | — | 76% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fairmont Preparatory Academy | +3.7 ↑ | — | 101% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bishop Amat Memorial Hs | -3.3 ↓ | — | 28% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvary Chapel Christian School | +2.8 ↑ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Servite High School | -0.8 ↓ | — | 25% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bishop Montgomery High School | -0.0 → | — | 54% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian | +2.8 ↑ | — | 46% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Westridge School for Girls | +0.7 ↑ | — | 104% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Green = top third of this set · red = bottom third · on each metric (direction-aware: for absenteeism, lower is better). Ranks count only schools with data for that metric. Enrollment trend = compound annual change across all available years.
Enrollment moved from 1,602 (2018) to 1,616 (2025) — 0.2%/yr. Projected forward at that rate:
| Year | 2026 | 2028 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Projected enrollment | 1,620 | 1,628 | 1,636 |
Net 5-year change: 20 students. Simple CAGR extrapolation — see "What's next" for the demographic-floor scenario.
Los Angeles County demographics (2022 ACS). County-level context for your enrollment picture — the district-catchment child-population decomposition is in "What's next."
| Median household income | $83,411 |
| Adults with a bachelor's+ | 34.58% |
| Below poverty line | 13.74% |
| County population | 9,936,690 |
Ranked by impact and feasibility and grouped by horizon — act now, this year, and monitor. Every item fires from a specific signal in this report.
Turn the findings above into what you actually say to families: amplify the strengths they care about, and shore up the gaps that drive students away. Drawn straight from where you lead and trail your similar-school set.