Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy

La Canada · Los Angeles County · Catholic religious-affiliated

Private Los Angeles County ~89 seniors

Data Year

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Top 5% UC Reach in California 12 AP courses

A parent's read

The UC pipeline here is real. 68 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 89 seniors puts this school in the top handful of schools in California.
Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 11 of this class's 249 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

12 AP courses offered (school profile)

Academic signals

AP exam pass rate 75%

Composed from the school's own published profile (2026), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score

Excellent top 6% 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

6 admitted

Net $13,481/yr avg

Grads earn $92,446 @10yr

UCLA

5 admitted

4 enrolled

Net $12,548/yr avg

Grads earn $82,511 @10yr

UCSD

12 admitted

Net $12,470/yr avg

Grads earn $84,943 @10yr

UCSB

23 admitted

3 enrolled

Net $16,109/yr avg

Grads earn $74,915 @10yr

UCI

4 admitted

Net $14,251/yr avg

Grads earn $80,735 @10yr

UCD

18 admitted

6 enrolled

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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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 Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy compares for families

One of California's strongest schools for college outcomes.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 76 — 57 points above the California median of 19. Ahead of 98% of California high schools.
▸ Locally🎓 Top 5% in California on UC Reach — plus 1 more top-rank.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsOther schools in the county, closest in size: Cantwell/Sacred Heart Mary High School, Junipero Serra High School, Saint Monica Catholic High School and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Their published college acceptances

College acceptances

Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 152 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
2020-2024

Lehigh University Lewis & Clark College Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Marist College Marquette University McGill University Miami University (Oxford) Michigan State University Mount Holyoke College New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Oberlin College Occidental College Parsons School of Design Penn State University Pepperdine University Pitzer College Pomona College Purdue University Reed College Rhode Island School of Design Rice University Rochester Institute of Technology Rutgers University Saint Louis University Saint Mary's College of California San Diego State University San Jose State University

and 122 more

These graduates were admitted to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy — Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy -- 'College Acceptances 2020-2024' (Canva PDF, titled 'College Acceptances 2020-2024') ↗. Found at: resolved via the bit.ly/FSHACOLLEGE link printed on the handed School Profile PDF (p.2: 'For college acceptances, bit.ly/FSHACOLLEGE'); the linked document's ow.

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 Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

403 (2020) → 381 (2025)

-5.5%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

101 (2020) → 89 (2025)

-11.9%

If this trend holds (-0.6%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~379	-2	$0
3 yr (2028)	~374	-7	$0
5 yr (2030)	~369	-12	$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.

Diocesan context — Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Archdiocese

Counties covered

Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara

Schools operated (K–12)

~210

approx; from diocesan reports

Other Catholic HS tracked

in this diocese, on this site

Largest 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.

Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy sent 249 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 27.3% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 76 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 58 points above the California median of 19, higher than 98% of California high schools. The school produces 12.4 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

UC Reach Score 76 ⓘ 68 admits (counted at each UC) / 89 seniors methodology

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
19

Top 10%
53

This school
76

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CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 76

Higher than 98% of California high schools (1107 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy's UC Reach Score of 76 clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53) — meaning roughly 76 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.

In Los Angeles County — a competitive market where the median is already 25 — this still clears the county top-10% bar (56).

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 19 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy's UC Reach is higher than 98% of California high schools (1107 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

280

249 applications

Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 3 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.

In context: CA median 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 238 · higher than 94% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

27.3%

68 / 249 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 58% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

19.1%

13 enrolled of 68 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 ⓘ

13 enrollees / 89 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 ⓘ

86% of this school's UC entrants earn the degree within six years — about the norm.

86%

66% finished in 4 yrs · N=29 entered 2003

In context: CA median 83.3% · +2.9 pp above.

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

56.2

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.9 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.2 · higher than 96% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

12.4

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 10.2 · higher than 94% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

381

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 ⓘ

3.95

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.19

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 Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy

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	4.00	4.23	+0.24	17.8%	Peers +0.23 · matches
UCLA	3.93	4.11	+0.18	13.1%	Peers +0.30 · wider
UC San Diego	3.94	4.22	+0.28	24.1%	Peers +0.28 · matches
UC Santa Barbara	3.95	4.23	+0.28	22.2%	Peers +0.28 · matches
UC Irvine	3.93	4.15	+0.22	22.9%	Peers +0.25 · matches
UC Davis	3.97	4.20	+0.23	40.7%	Peers +0.22 · 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 Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (21.7% actual vs. 20.5% 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	37	6	—^†	16.2%	7	—	4.00	4.23
UCLA → Elite	49	5	4	10.2%	6	80.0%	3.93	4.11
UC San Diego → Selective	44	12	—^†	27.3%	13	—	3.94	4.22
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	49	23	3	46.9%	26	13.0%	3.95	4.23
UC Irvine → Selective	40	4	—^†	10.0%	4	—	3.93	4.15
UC Davis →	30	18	6	60.0%	20	33.3%	3.97	4.20

† = 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.

UC Reach is very strong — more than 76% 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.

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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