Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch
Fremont · Alameda County · Private independent
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- The UC pipeline here is real. 102 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 48 seniors puts this school in the top handful of schools in California.
- 13 National Merit Semifinalists in one class. That's roughly 1 in 4 seniors reaching the top ~1% of the PSAT nationally — a density few schools anywhere can match.
- Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 23 of this class's 277 UC applications. The strong middle campuses — San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis — are where most real UC outcomes happen.
- One question for any counselor: who should still test? Plenty of strong students skip the SAT/ACT now — but merit scholarships at dozens of colleges still key off scores. Ask how the school decides who should still sit for one.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
📋 At a glance
- 🏆 13 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 1487
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 100% (avg score 4.6)
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 Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch compares for families
One of California's strongest schools for college outcomes.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1487 (≈ top 3% of US test-takers) · 100% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 13 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers) · Top 5% of the 218 curated private schools in our database on SAT mean.
- ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 212 — 194 points above the California median of 18. Ahead of 100% of California high schools.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 212 vs a 62 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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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 Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+17.4%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~411 | +61 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~566 | +216 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~779 | +429 | $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 Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch really compare on getting kids to college?
We've ranked it #1 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
Castilleja School · Fremont Christian High School · Bridges Academy · Crystal Springs Uplands Sch · Eastside College Prep School · College Preparatory School · +4 more
Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch sent 277 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 36.8% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 212 — 194 points above the California median of 18, higher than 100% of California high schools. The school produces 47.9 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
+150 pts above peer median (62) · Ranked #1 of 11 similar schools
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Higher than 99% of California high schools (980 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
212 is exceptional and very rare. For every 100 seniors at Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch, the school is generating roughly 212 admissions to California's six most selective UCs (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD). The typical strong senior here is winning admission at multiple top campuses — a result fewer than 1% of California high schools achieve.
In Alameda County — a competitive market where the median is already 40 — this still clears the county top-10% bar (68).
Against similar schools, Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 62.
This places Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch in the elite tier statewide — the top-1% threshold is 97.
Overall, Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch's UC Reach is higher than 99% of California high schools (980 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 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 San Diego | 4.14 | 4.22 | +0.08 | 35.1% | Peers +0.17 · wider |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4.10 | 4.21 | +0.11 | 59.5% | Peers +0.20 · wider |
| UC Irvine | 4.09 | 4.13 | +0.04 | 16.7% | Peers +0.15 · wider |
| UC Davis | 4.10 | 4.20 | +0.10 | 67.6% | Peers +0.16 · 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 Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 10.4 points above what their GPAs predict (33.5% actual vs. 23.0% expected), based on 2024 data.
UC Outcomes Trend — 2024–2025
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 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 17.4% | 17 | 37.5% | 4.14 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 47 | 15 | —† | 31.9% | 31 | — | 4.14 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 47 | 11 | —† | 23.4% | 23 | — | 4.14 | 4.22 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 44 | 27 | —† | 61.4% | 56 | — | 4.10 | 4.21 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 45 | 14 | 3 | 31.1% | 29 | 21.4% | 4.09 | 4.13 |
| UC Davis → | 48 | 27 | 3 | 56.2% | 56 | 11.1% | 4.10 | 4.20 |