Sequoyah School

Pasadena · Los Angeles County · Private independent

Private Los Angeles County ~42 seniors

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48 UC Reach Score · Above average

A parent's read

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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Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score

Above average top 25% 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

UCSD

4 admitted

Net $12,470/yr avg

Grads earn $84,943 @10yr

UCSB

3 admitted

Net $16,109/yr avg

Grads earn $74,915 @10yr

UCD

7 admitted

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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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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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

Adelphi University Alfred University AMDA College of the Performing Arts (Los Angeles) American University The American University of Paris Amherst College Arizona State University (Tempe) Art Center College of Design Bard College Bard College, Berlin Beloit College Bennington College Berklee College of Music Boston University Brandeis University Brown University California College of the Arts California Lutheran University 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 Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Champlain College Chapman University Cinema Makeup School Claremont McKenna College Clark Atlanta University Clark University Colgate University

and 159 more

College of Charleston The College of Wooster Colorado College Colorado State University (Fort Collins) Columbia College (Chicago) Columbia University Connecticut College Cornell University Cornish College of the Arts Creighton University Denison University DePaul University Dickinson College Drew University Drexel University Duke University East Los Angeles College Eckerd College Elon University Emerson College Emory & Henry College Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Gonzaga University Goucher College Grinnell College Hamilton College Hampshire College Harvey Mudd College Haverford College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Indiana University (Bloomington) Ithaca College Jewish Theological Seminary of America Johns Hopkins University Kenyon College Lafayette College Lancaster University Lawrence University Lees-McRae College Lewis & Clark College Louisiana State University Los Angeles City College Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Maryland Macalester College Marist College Massachusetts College of Art and Design Miami University (Oxford) Michigan State University Middlebury College Middlesex University London Montana State University Moore College of Art and Design Mount Holyoke College Muhlenberg College Musicians Institute New York University Northeastern University Northern Arizona University Northwestern University Oberlin College Occidental College Oregon State University Otis College of Art and Design Outer Coast College Pace University Parsons Paris at The New School Parsons School of Design at The New School Pasadena City College Penn State University: Behrend, University Park Pepperdine University Pitzer College Pratt Institute Princeton University Purdue University Quinnipiac University Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhodes College Rice University Rochester Institute of Technology St. Lawrence University St. Olaf College Saint Mary’s College of California Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts Scripps College Seattle Pacific University Seattle University Sewanee: The University of the South Skidmore College Smith College Southern California Institute of Architecture Southern Methodist University Spelman College Stanford University Swarthmore College Syracuse University The New School Trinity University Tulane University Union College University of Arizona University of California: Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz University of Chicago University of Colorado: Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver University of Denver University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign University of Iowa University of La Verne University of Miami University of Michigan University of Montana University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of Redlands University of Rochester University of San Francisco University of Southern California University of the Pacific University of Utah – Honors College University of Vermont University of Washington (Seattle) University of Wisconsin, Madison Ursinus College Vanderbilt University Vassar College Washington State University Washington University, St. Louis Wesleyan University Wheaton College Whitman College Whittier College Willamette University Williams College Xavier University Louisiana Yale University McGill University Ryerson University Toronto Metropolitan University Trinity College University of British Columbia University of Dundee University of East Anglia University of Victoria

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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.

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 Sequoyah School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

380 (2020) → 451 (2025)

+18.7%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

42 (2020) → 42 (2025)

+0.0%

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.

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.

Your similar-school group includes

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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.

Total revenue

$16.7M

FY2023

Net assets (endowment + property)

$13.4M

+571.4% since FY2011

Tuition revenue (program)

$12.4M

≈ $27442/student avg

Gifts & grants

$4.0M

fundraising

Total revenue by year ($M)

Net assets by year ($M)

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.

Key takeaway · Class of 2025

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.

UC Reach Score 48 ⓘ 20 admits (counted at each UC) / 42 seniors -11 pts vs. peer median (58) · #7 of 11 similar schools methodology

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
19

Peer median
58

Top 10%
53

This school
48

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CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 48

Higher than 88% of California high schools (1107 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

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 (1107 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

183

77 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 · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 238 · higher than 83% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

26.0%

20 / 77 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 50% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

N/A

— 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 ⓘ

N/A

— enrollees / 42 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) ⓘ

31.0

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.9 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.2 · higher than 80% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

14.3

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 10.2 · higher than 96% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

451

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 ⓘ

3.96

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 Sequoyah School

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

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 (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%

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 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

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	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	—^†

† = 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 48% of seniors are earning UC admission. This places the school among California's highest-performing high schools on this metric.

The school generates broad UC access, but fewer students are reaching the most selective UC campuses (UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCI). Targeted academic enrichment and campus-fit advising may help.

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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