Waldorf School of the Peninsula

Mountain View · Santa Clara County · Private independent

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Waldorf School of the Peninsula publishes where its graduates go (Class of 2025): 11 colleges, including Purdue University, University of Chicago, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona, DePaul University.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Waldorf School of the Peninsula publishes where its graduates enrolled (Class of 2025): 11 colleges. See the full list ↓

Admissions at a glance

How hard is it to get into Waldorf School of the Peninsula?

Admissions at Waldorf School of the Peninsula: the school serves grades 6–12 and the student–teacher ratio is 5.9 : 1.

Grades served

6–12

NCES PSS

Enrollment

2025 count

Student–teacher ratio

5.9 : 1

NCES PSS 2022, 121 students

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 San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley · Entrance exams in San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley

Private high schools near Waldorf School of the Peninsula

Five private high schools within 5 miles of Waldorf School of the Peninsula, with tuition and the exam each requires where the school publishes them.

School	City	Miles	Grades	Tuition	Entrance exam	UC Reach Score
Khan Lab School	Mountain View	0.9	TK–12	$38,850	No entrance exam posted
Saint Francis High School	Mountain View	2.0	9–12	$30,550	HSPT (required for all 8th-grade applicants…	34
Pinewood School	Los Altos Hills	2.7	K–12		No entrance exam posted	72
Castilleja School	Palo Alto	3.8	6–12		No entrance exam	114
Eastside College Prep School	East Palo Alto	4.5	9–12		No entrance exam posted	26

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 matriculation list

Where the Class of 2025 enrolled

Waldorf School of the Peninsula publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 11 colleges, in the document's own order.

Ivy+ and most selective · 1

University of Chicago

University of California · 1

University of California: Berkeley

Cal State · 1

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Other California · 3

Loyola Marymount University · Santa Clara University · University of San Francisco

Out of state · 5

DePaul University · Pratt Institute · Purdue University · Seattle University · Wesleyan University

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The school down the road: Mid-Peninsula High School

College	Waldorf School of the Peninsula	Mid-Peninsula High School
Boston University *	—	✓ named
New York University *	—	✓ named
Northeastern *	—	✓ named
Purdue University	✓ named	✓ named
Tufts University	—	✓ named
University of California: Berkeley	✓ named	✓ named
University of Chicago	✓ named	—
University of Southern California *	—	✓ named

Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.

As the document prints them

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona DePaul University Loyola Marymount University Pratt Institute Purdue University Santa Clara University Seattle University University of California: Berkeley University of Chicago University of San Francisco Wesleyan University

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Independently verified As published by Waldorf School of the Peninsula — WSP High School Profile 2025-2026 (PDF) ↗. Found at: School Profile PDF, page 4 — "College and University Acceptances and Class of 2025 Matriculations".

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

142 (2020) → 99 (2025)

-30.3%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

21 (2020) → 12 (2025)

-42.9%

If this trend holds (-5.0%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~94	-5	$0
3 yr (2028)	~85	-14	$0
5 yr (2030)	~77	-22	$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.

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UC Reach Score ⓘ methodology

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

N/A

28 applications

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

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— / 28 applications

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

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— enrolled of — 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 / — 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 ⓘ

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Total School Enrollment ⓘ

All grades · Private School Affidavit

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Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

3.98

GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2024–2025

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	5	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.95	—^†
UCLA → Elite	7	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	—	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	6	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.02	—^†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	5	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	—	—^†
UC Irvine → Selective	5	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	—	—^†

† = 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

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.

Senior class size is estimated from CDE grade 12 enrollment data. Reach percentages should be interpreted as approximate.

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At a glance

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Waldorf School of the Peninsula is a private high school in Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California.

Enrollment was 99 students in 2025, down 30% since 2020.

Waldorf School of the Peninsula publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2025: 11 colleges. Source: WSP High School Profile 2025-2026 (PDF).

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

Where do Waldorf School of the Peninsula graduates go to college? Waldorf School of the Peninsula publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2025: 11 colleges. Source: WSP High School Profile 2025-2026 (PDF).

How many students attend Waldorf School of the Peninsula? Enrollment was 99 students in 2025, down 30% since 2020.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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