Aquinas High School

San Bernardino · San Bernardino County · Catholic religious-affiliated

Private San Bernardino County ~137 seniors

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26 UC Reach Score · Around the CA median 21 AP courses

At a glance

Programs & features

21 AP courses offered (school profile)

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

Around the CA median near the state median

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

UCLA

3 admitted

3 enrolled

Net $12,548/yr avg

Grads earn $82,511 @10yr

UCSD

5 admitted

Net $12,470/yr avg

Grads earn $84,943 @10yr

UCSB

11 admitted

Net $16,109/yr avg

Grads earn $74,915 @10yr

UCI

13 admitted

6 enrolled

Net $14,251/yr avg

Grads earn $80,735 @10yr

UCD

4 admitted

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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How Aquinas High School compares for families

Mid-pack college outcomes within California.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 26 — 7 points above the California median of 19. Ahead of 64% of California high schools.
▸ Locally🎓 Top 8 in San Bernardino County on UC Reach.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 26 vs a 12 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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Their published college acceptances

College acceptances, Class of 2024

Aquinas High School publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 22 colleges, in the document's own order.

Arizona State University Azusa Pacific University Baylor University Belmont Abbey College Brigham Young University California Baptist University California Polytechnic University, Pomona California State University, Long Beach California State University, Los Angeles California State University, San Francisco Chapman University Clemson University Grand Canyon University Gonzaga University Humboldt State University La Sierra University Louisiana State University Mount Saint Mary's University Michigan State New York University North Carolina State University Northern Arizona University

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Independently verified As published by Aquinas High School — Aquinas High School 2024-2025 School Profile ↗. Found at: p.3, under header 'CLASS OF 2024 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES'.

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

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

532 (2020) → 645 (2025)

+21.2%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

127 (2020) → 137 (2025)

+7.9%

If this trend holds (+4.1%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~672	+27	$0
3 yr (2028)	~729	+84	$0
5 yr (2030)	~790	+145	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = a typical CA Catholic high school ($10k–18k). Edit the figure to match your school.

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

We've ranked it #1 of 9 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

Redlands Adventist Academy · Western Christian Schools · Loma Linda Academy · Arrowhead Christian Academy · Carnegie Schools Riverside · Bloomington Christian High School · +4 more

Diocesan context — Diocese of San Bernardino

Diocese

Counties covered

San Bernardino, Riverside

Schools operated (K–12)

~28

approx; from diocesan reports

Other Catholic HS tracked

in this diocese, on this site

Diocese 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.

Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Aquinas High School sent 178 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 20.2% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 26 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 7 points above the California median of 19, higher than 64% of California high schools. The school produces 2.2 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

UC Reach Score 26 ⓘ 36 admits (counted at each UC) / 137 seniors +14 pts above peer median (12) · #1 of 9 similar schools methodology

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
19

Peer median
12

Top 10%
53

This school
26

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CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 26

Higher than 64% of California high schools (1107 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

Aquinas High School's UC Reach Score of 26 is above the California median (19). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53 or higher.

In San Bernardino County, where the local median is just 13, this score is unusually strong for its immediate market.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 69 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Aquinas High School's UC Reach is higher than 64% of California high schools (1107 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

130

178 applications

Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).

In context: CA median 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · San Bernardino Co. Top 10% ≥ 129 · higher than 71% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

20.2%

36 / 178 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 18% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

25.0%

9 enrolled of 36 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 ⓘ

9 enrollees / 137 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.

Selective UC Reach (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI — incl. the Elite two) ⓘ

23.4

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.9 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.2 · higher than 68% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

2.2

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 10.2 · higher than 30% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

137

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

645

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 ⓘ

3.91

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.18

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 Aquinas 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
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 (2023)	4.07	4.29	+0.21	30.0%	Peers +0.19 · matches
UC San Diego	3.90	4.23	+0.33	27.1%	Peers +0.30 · matches
UC Santa Barbara	3.89	4.20	+0.31	44.4%	Peers +0.31 · matches
UC Irvine	3.88	4.12	+0.24	28.3%	Peers +0.28 · wider
UC Davis	3.89	4.15	+0.25	61.1%	Peers +0.25 · 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%

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 Aquinas High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 8.8 points above what their GPAs predict (32.9% actual vs. 24.1% 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 and admit totals count a student once at EACH campus. A senior admitted to UCLA and UC San Diego adds 2 to the admit total, so the total can exceed the senior class — that is the metric working as defined, not an error. The admit RATE is unaffected: both its numerator and denominator are campus-level.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App) '24	Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite	18	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.11	—^†
UCLA → Elite	38	3	3	7.9%	2	100.0%	3.91	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	40	5	—^†	12.5%	4	—	3.90	4.23
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	27	11	—^†	40.7%	8	—	3.89	4.20
UC Irvine → Selective	45	13	6	28.9%	9	46.2%	3.88	4.12
UC Davis →	10	4	—^†	40.0%	3	—	3.89	4.15

† = 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 is measured against the whole senior class. 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.

Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.

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.

Berkeley/UCLA admit volume is modest relative to overall UC reach. This is common and reflects the highly selective nature of those campuses, but may be a target area for the school's highest-performing students.

UC Reach has declined meaningfully year-over-year. This should be reviewed in context of applicant volume, GPA trends, course rigor changes, and peer-school performance before drawing conclusions.

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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