Idyllwild Arts Academy

Idyllwild · Riverside County · Private independent

Private Riverside County ~89 seniors

Data Year

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At a glance

Programs & features

Teaches no AP-designated courses — common among independent schools that run their own advanced curriculum

Composed from the school's own published profile (2017), 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

UCB

5 admitted

3 enrolled

Net $13,481/yr avg

Grads earn $92,446 @10yr

UCSD

5 admitted

Net $12,470/yr avg

Grads earn $84,943 @10yr

UCSB

3 admitted

Net $16,109/yr avg

Grads earn $74,915 @10yr

UCI

3 admitted

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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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 Idyllwild Arts Academy compares for families

Mid-pack college outcomes within California.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 22 — right around the California median of 19.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (UC Reach Score 22 vs a 27 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Idyllwild Arts Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 82 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
2015 AND 2016

Agnes Scott College Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program American Musical and Dramatic Academy Art Center College of Design Avans University of Applied Sciences Berklee College of Music Boston Conservatory Boston University Brown University Butler University Callifornia Institute of the Arts California State University, Northridge Capilano University Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London Centro de Diseño, Cine y Television Chapman University Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University Cleveland Institute of Music Collaborative Arts Project 21 Conservatory College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati Columbia College Chicago Cornish College of the Arts Dominican University Emerson College Frost School of Music, University of Miami Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, University of Southern California Goucher College Hamburg Ballet School Hiram College Indiana University

and 52 more

Ithaca College Kansas City Art Institute Lawrence University Lewis and Clark College Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London Longy School of Music of Bard College Loyola Marymount University Maryland Institute College of Art New England Conservatory New England Conservatory of Music The New School of Jazz New York University Oklahoma City University Otterbein University Pace University Pratt Institute Purchase College, SUNY Rhode Island School of Design Rider University Ringling College of Art & Design Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama San Diego State University San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco State University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston School of Visual Arts Seattle Pacific University Sophia University Southern California Institute of Architecture St. John's College Texas Christian University University of Arizona University of British Columbia University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Cruz University of Illinois, Chicago University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign University of Miami University of Michigan University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of Southern California University of the Arts University of the Arts, London University of Utah

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Idyllwild Arts Academy — Idyllwild Arts Academy Profile for College, Conservatory, and University Admissions 2016-2017 ↗. Found at: p.3-4, 'COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES - 2015 AND 2016' list; names printed in bold ('SCHOOLS IN BOLD INDICATE MATRICULATION') are the matriculation subset extracted here.

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 Idyllwild Arts Academy's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

315 (2020) → 273 (2025)

-13.3%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

84 (2020) → 89 (2025)

+6.0%

If this trend holds (-2.9%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~265	-8	$0
3 yr (2028)	~250	-23	$0
5 yr (2030)	~235	-38	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = typical CA independent day schools ($25k–55k). Edit the figure to match your school.

How does Idyllwild Arts Academy really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #4 of 5 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.

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Enrollment trend + 3-year projection — is this school growing or quietly shrinking?

The plain-English read on what it all means for your family.

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Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Idyllwild Arts Academy sent 71 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 28.2% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 22 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 4 points above the California median of 19, higher than 58% of California high schools. The school produces 5.6 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

UC Reach Score 22 ⓘ 20 admits (counted at each UC) / 89 seniors -4 pts vs. peer median (27) · #4 of 5 similar schools methodology

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
19

Peer median
27

Top 10%
53

This school
22

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CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 22

Higher than 58% of California high schools (1107 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

Idyllwild Arts Academy's UC Reach Score of 22 is above the California median (19). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53 or higher.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 72 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Idyllwild Arts Academy's UC Reach is higher than 58% of California high schools (1107 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

71 applications

In context: CA median 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · Riverside Co. Top 10% ≥ 101 · higher than 50% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

28.2%

20 / 71 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 62% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

15.0%

3 enrolled of 20 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 ⓘ

3 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.

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

18.0

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.9 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.2 · higher than 56% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

5.6

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 10.2 · higher than 70% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

273

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 ⓘ

3.89

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 Idyllwild Arts Academy

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
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

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 San Diego (2022)	3.90	4.17	+0.27	33.3%	Peers +0.30 · matches
UC Santa Barbara (2023)	3.83	4.15	+0.32	38.5%	Peers +0.33 · matches
UC Irvine (2021)	3.80	3.91	+0.11	46.7%	Peers +0.35 · 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 Idyllwild Arts Academy sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (24.4% actual vs. 20.0% 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	12	5	3	41.7%	6	60.0%	4.03	—^†
UCLA → Elite	19	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.88	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	13	5	—^†	38.5%	6	—	3.81	—^†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	12	3	—^†	25.0%	3	—	3.92	—^†
UC Irvine → Selective	8	3	—^†	37.5%	3	—	3.82	—^†
UC Davis →	7	4	—^†	57.1%	4	—	—	—^†

† = 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.

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 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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