Notre Dame High School
Belmont · San Mateo County · Catholic religious-affiliated
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- Students who test here average 1320 on the SAT. That's far above the national average of about 1030 — as published in the school's own profile.
- Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 30 of this class's 766 UC applications. The strong middle campuses — San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis — are where most real UC outcomes happen.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
📋 At a glance
- 📚 18 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 3 National Merit SemifinalistsRoughly the top 1% of PSAT scorers in each state — about 16,000 juniors nationally. A useful gauge of a school's academic top end. (2024)
- 📝 SAT avg 1320 (25-75: 1260–1390)
- 📝 ACT avg 29 (25-75: 27–31)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 80% (avg score 3.9)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
🎓 Where grads go — and what it costs & pays
UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
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:
🎯 Get my child's odds + our real net price →Sources: UC Office of the President (admits); IPEDS net price + College Scorecard 10-yr earnings (cost & payoff). Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.
How Notre Dame High School compares for families
What families should know about Notre Dame High School.
- ▸ Locally🎓 #1 in California on UC Reach — plus 1 more top-rank.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Mercy High School, Crystal Springs Uplands Sch, Saint Joseph-Notre Dame Hs and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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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.
This school doesn't have UC outcomes data on file yet — we surface UCOP-published admits by sending HS, and not every private school appears in those records. The enrollment trend, stability, and other cards on this page are still primary-sourced for this school.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-5.8%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~335 | -21 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~298 | -58 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~264 | -92 | $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 Notre Dame High School really compare on getting kids to college?
We've ranked it #5 of 10 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.
Your similar-school group includes
Mercy High School · Crystal Springs Uplands Sch · Saint Joseph-Notre Dame Hs · Woodside Priory School · Fremont Christian High School · Castilleja School · +4 more
Diocesan context — Archdiocese of San Francisco
ArchdioceseArchdiocese 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.
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.
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.
| 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 |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 3.85 | 4.18 | +0.34 | 26.2% | Peers +0.32 · matches |
| UCLA | 3.85 | 4.20 | +0.35 | 8.3% | Peers +0.36 · matches |
| UC San Diego | 3.84 | 4.12 | +0.29 | 22.0% | Peers +0.33 · wider |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.82 | 4.18 | +0.36 | 28.1% | Peers +0.34 · matches |
| UC Irvine | 3.81 | 4.07 | +0.26 | 23.1% | Peers +0.33 · wider |
| UC Davis | 3.75 | 4.01 | +0.26 | 36.0% | Peers +0.32 · 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% |
Where Notre Dame High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (24.1% actual vs. 21.8% expected), based on 2024 data.
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
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 | 118 | 13 | 5 | 11.0% | — | 38.5% | 3.85 | 4.18 |
| UCLA → Elite | 162 | 17 | 8 | 10.5% | — | 47.1% | 3.85 | 4.20 |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 146 | 48 | 7 | 32.9% | — | 14.6% | 3.84 | 4.12 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 151 | 48 | 6 | 31.8% | — | 12.5% | 3.82 | 4.18 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 98 | 7 | 3 | 7.1% | — | 42.9% | 3.81 | 4.07 |
| UC Davis → | 91 | 48 | 6 | 52.7% | — | 12.5% | 3.75 | 4.01 |