San Francisco Waldorf High School

San Francisco · San Francisco County · Private independent

Private San Francisco County ~40 seniors

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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score

Below the CA median below 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

UCD

3 admitted

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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How San Francisco Waldorf High School compares for families

Real college outcomes data available below.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 8 — 11 points below the California median of 19.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (UC Reach Score 8 vs a 58 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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Their published college list

Colleges the school lists for its graduates

San Francisco Waldorf School publishes a list of colleges for its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 21 colleges, in the document's own order.

The document does not state a class year for this list.

Cornell University UC Berkeley Brown University Barnard College Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts McGill University RISD (Rhode Island School of Design) Skidmore College UCLA UC Santa Cruz Vassar College UC San Diego Wesleyan University Lehigh University SAIC (School of the Art Institute of Chicago) Howard University Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Stanford University University of Glasgow Parsons School of Design

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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.

Scroll up to the UC Reach card for San Francisco Waldorf High School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

426 (2020) → 320 (2025)

-24.9%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

35 (2020) → 40 (2025)

+14.3%

If this trend holds (-4.5%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~306	-14	$0
3 yr (2028)	~279	-41	$0
5 yr (2030)	~255	-65	$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 San Francisco Waldorf High School really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #11 of 11 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.

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Key takeaway · Class of 2025

San Francisco Waldorf High School sent 75 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 4.0% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 8 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 11 points below the California median of 19, higher than 9% of California high schools..

UC Reach Score 8 ⓘ 3 admits (counted at each UC) / 40 seniors -50 pts vs. peer median (58) · #11 of 11 similar schools methodology

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
19

Peer median
58

Top 10%
53

This school
8

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CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 8

Higher than 9% of California high schools (1107 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

San Francisco Waldorf High School's UC Reach Score of 8 is below the California median (19). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53 or higher.

Against similar schools, San Francisco Waldorf High School trails the peer-group median (58) — even though it looks strong vs. the state average.

Overall, San Francisco Waldorf High School's UC Reach is higher than 9% of California high schools (1107 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

188

75 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 Francisco Co. Top 10% ≥ 319 · higher than 84% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

4.0%

3 / 75 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 0% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

N/A

— enrolled of 3 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 ⓘ

N/A

— enrollees / 40 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) ⓘ

N/A

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

N/A

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

320

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 ⓘ

3.81

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 San Francisco Waldorf High School

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
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 Davis (2022)	3.75	3.97	+0.22	33.3%	Peers +0.37 · 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).

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	13	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.86	—^†
UCLA → Elite	11	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.85	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	12	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.84	—^†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	17	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.77	—^†
UC Irvine → Selective	8	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	—	—^†
UC Davis →	14	3	—^†	21.4%	8	—	3.76	—^†

† = 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.

Fewer than 15% of seniors are earning UC admission. This may reflect a high non-UC college-going rate, significant A-G completion gaps, or an early-stage UC pipeline. A deeper review of A-G readiness and counseling capacity is warranted.

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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