Sequoyah School
Pasadena · Los Angeles County · Private independent
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- Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Sequoyah School publishes where its graduates go (2019-2025): 189 colleges, including Amherst College, Boston University, Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University.
- The UC pipeline here is real. 20 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 42 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 12% of California high schools.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school
Sequoyah School publishes the colleges its graduates attend (2019-2025): 189 colleges. See the full list ↓
Admissions at a glance
Is Sequoyah School a good school for college admissions?
Sequoyah School's UC Reach Score is 48 (Above average, top 25% in California; higher than 88% of California high schools), from 20 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 42 seniors in 2025, and it publishes a college list without per-college counts.
How hard is it to get into Sequoyah School?
Sequoyah School does not post an acceptance rate on its admissions pages.
From the school's own admissions pages and public filings. Dates verified Oct 1, 2026; exams verified September 2026. Full calendar: California private-school admissions tracker · entrance exams. More private high schools in Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge · Entrance exams in Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge
Private high schools near Sequoyah School
Five private high schools within 4 miles of Sequoyah School, with tuition and the exam each requires where the school publishes them.
| School | City | Miles | Grades | Tuition | Entrance exam | UC Reach Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maranatha High School | Pasadena | 0.4 | 9–12 | $29,200 | ISEE — required only for merit-scholarship… | 56 |
| Mayfield Senior School | Pasadena | 0.6 | 9–12 | $39,300 | No entrance exam posted | 61 |
| Westridge School for Girls | Pasadena | 0.6 | 4–12 | No entrance exam posted | 104 | |
| Polytechnic School | Pasadena | 1.5 | K–12 | $51,700 | School's own assessment | 76 |
| San Gabriel Mission High School | San Gabriel | 3.7 | 9–12 | 23 |
Distances are straight-line miles between school locations. Tuition and exams are from each school's own admissions pages; see the entrance-exam guide.
Their published college list
Colleges the school lists for its graduates
Sequoyah School (High School Campus) publishes a list of colleges for its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 189 colleges, in the document's own order.
Years, as the document states them
2019-2025
Ivy+ and most selective · 9
Brown University · Columbia University · Cornell University · Duke University · Princeton University · Stanford University · University of Chicago · University of Pennsylvania · Yale University
University of California · 1
University of California: Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz
Cal State · 2
California State Polytechnic University: Humboldt, Pomona, San Luis Obispo · California State University: Channel Islands, Chico, Dominguez Hills, East Bay, Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Mari
Other California · 19
Art Center College of Design · California Lutheran University · Chapman University · Claremont McKenna College · Harvey Mudd College · Loyola Marymount University · Occidental College · Otis College of Art and Design · Pepperdine University · Pitzer College · Saint Mary’s College of California · Santa Clara University · Scripps College · University of La Verne · and 5 more below
Out of state · 129
Adelphi University · Alfred University · AMDA College of the Performing Arts (Los Angeles) · American University · Amherst College · Arizona State University (Tempe) · Bard College · Beloit College · Bennington College · Berklee College of Music · Boston University · Brandeis University · Carleton College · Carnegie Mellon University · and 115 more below
Not matched to a college page · 29
The American University of Paris · Bard College, Berlin · California College of the Arts · Cinema Makeup School · Cornish College of the Arts · East Los Angeles College · Jewish Theological Seminary of America · Lancaster University · Los Angeles City College · Middlesex University London · Moore College of Art and Design · Musicians Institute · Outer Coast College · Parsons Paris at The New School · and 15 more below
Is my kid's college on this list?
The school down the road: The Waverly School
| College | Sequoyah School (High School Campus) | The Waverly School |
|---|---|---|
| Boston University | ✓ named | — |
| Brown University | ✓ named | — |
| Carnegie Mellon University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Columbia University | ✓ named | — |
| Cornell University | ✓ named | — |
| Duke University | ✓ named | — |
| Georgetown University | ✓ named | — |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | ✓ named | — |
| Johns Hopkins University | ✓ named | — |
| New York University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Northeastern University | ✓ named | — |
| Northwestern University | ✓ named | — |
Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.
All 189 colleges, as the document prints them
and 159 more
These are the colleges the school published for its graduates.
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Independently verified As published by Sequoyah School (High School Campus) — College Acceptances (Matriculation page) ↗. Found at: "American Institutions" and "International Schools" lists.
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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays
UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
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How Sequoyah School compares for families
Top-tier college outcomes for California families.
- ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 48 — 29 points above the California median of 19. Ahead of 88% of California high schools.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (UC Reach Score 48 vs a 58 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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Scroll up to the UC Reach card for Sequoyah School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+3.8%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~468 | +17 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~504 | +53 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~543 | +92 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = derived from this school's IRS Form 990 (FY2023) — program-service revenue ÷ enrollment. Edit the figure to match your school.
How does Sequoyah School really compare on getting kids to college?
We've ranked it #7 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.
Your similar-school group includes
Westridge School for Girls · Waverly School · Marlborough School · Maranatha High School · Pilgrim School · Polytechnic School · +4 more
Financial profile — IRS Form 990, FY2023
From 13 years of Form 990 filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (free public IRS data). The school's tax filings show financial scale, fundraising health, and endowment trajectory — signals that drive board-level conversations about tuition pricing, financial-aid capacity, and capital projects.
Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 952022023). View latest 990 PDF → Tuition-per-student is total program-service revenue divided by latest enrollment — a rough average that includes auxiliary revenue (athletics, food service, etc.); the actual published tuition can differ. Form 990 is filed annually under penalty of perjury, so the financial scale figures are authoritative.
Sequoyah School sent 77 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 26.0% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 48 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 29 points above the California median of 19, higher than 88% of California high schools. The school produces 14.3 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
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Higher than 88% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Sequoyah School's UC Reach Score of 48 is in the top quartile statewide (median 19; top 25% bar 33) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 53.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 47 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Sequoyah School's UC Reach is higher than 88% of California high schools (1105 ranked).
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 |
| UC San Diego | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley (2023) | 4.00 | 4.23 | +0.23 | 40.0% | Peers +0.22 · matches |
| UC San Diego (2023) | 3.94 | 4.21 | +0.26 | 35.7% | Peers +0.28 · 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% |
Where Sequoyah School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 9.9 points above what their GPAs predict (28.6% actual vs. 18.7% expected), based on 2024 data.
UC Outcomes Trend — 2019–2025
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 | 16 | 6 | —† | 37.5% | 14 | — | 4.02 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 15 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.97 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 14 | 4 | —† | 28.6% | 10 | — | 3.84 | —† |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 12 | 3 | —† | 25.0% | 7 | — | 3.88 | —† |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 7 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 4.09 | —† |
| UC Davis → | 13 | 7 | —† | 53.8% | 17 | — | 3.96 | —† |
What This Means
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantSequoyah School is a private high school in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California with 42 seniors in the Class of 2025.
Its UC Reach Score is 48 (Above average, top 25% in California): 20 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 42, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 88% of California high schools.
In 2025 its students filed 77 UC applications and received 20 offers, a UC admit rate of 26.0% (counted at each campus).
Enrollment was 451 students in 2025, up 19% since 2020.
Sequoyah School publishes a list of colleges its graduates attend for the 2019-2025: 189 colleges. Source: College Acceptances (Matriculation page).
Sources: University of California Office of the President (admissions), California Department of Education (enrollment, A-G, college-going), and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Sequoyah School's UC Reach Score? Sequoyah School's UC Reach Score is 48 (Above average, top 25% in California): 20 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 42, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 88% of California high schools.
How many students from Sequoyah School got into a UC? In 2025 its students filed 77 UC applications and received 20 offers, a UC admit rate of 26.0% (counted at each campus).
Where do Sequoyah School graduates go to college? Sequoyah School publishes a list of colleges its graduates attend for the 2019-2025: 189 colleges. Source: College Acceptances (Matriculation page).
How many students attend Sequoyah School? Enrollment was 451 students in 2025, up 19% since 2020.
Is Sequoyah School a good school for college admissions? Sequoyah School's UC Reach Score is 48 (Above average, top 25% in California; higher than 88% of California high schools), from 20 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 42 seniors in 2025, and it publishes a college list without per-college counts.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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