The Bishop's School

La Jolla · San Diego County · Private independent

Private San Diego County ~127 seniors CDS 3768338…
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Top 10% UC Reach in California

A parent's read

  • Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. The Bishop's School's own list, enrolled: MIT (5), Stanford (4), UChicago (4), USC (4), Carnegie Mellon (3).
  • The UC pipeline here is real. 87 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 127 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 4% of California high schools.
  • Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 24 of this class's 390 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.

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Where graduates go — as published by the school

The Bishop's School publishes where its graduates enrolled: 149 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (5), Stanford University (4), University of Chicago (4). See the full list ↓

Admissions at a glance

Is The Bishop's School a good school for college admissions?

The Bishop's School's UC Reach Score is 69 (Excellent, top 6% in California; higher than 96% of California high schools), from 87 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 127 seniors in 2025, and it publishes a college list with per-college counts.

How hard is it to get into The Bishop's School?

The Bishop's School does not post an acceptance rate on its admissions pages; applicants take the ISEE or SSAT, applications are due Feb 1, 2027, and tuition is $52,500 for 2026-27.

Grades served
6–12
school site
Enrollment
818
2025 count
Tuition
$52,500
2026-27, school site
Application fee
$100
school site
Entrance exam
ISEE or SSAT
bishops.com
Application deadline
Feb 1, 2027
Application deadline for the 2027-2028 school year
Decisions
Mar 10, 2027
Admissions decision release
Acceptance rate
Not posted
admissions pages checked Oct 2026

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 Diego County · Entrance exams in San Diego County · Is The Bishop's School worth the tuition?

Private high schools near The Bishop's School

Five private high schools within 11 miles of The Bishop's School, with tuition and the exam each requires.

School City Miles Grades Tuition Entrance exam UC Reach Score
La Jolla Country Day School La Jolla 4.5 $48,900 ISEE or SSAT 49
San Diego Jewish Academy San Diego 7.1 9–12 $39,550 ISEE required for grades 7-11 entry (ERB code…
High Bluff Academy San Diego 7.8 7–12 $28,000 No entrance exam posted
Academy Our Lady of Peace San Diego 9.8 9–12 $26,250 No entrance exam posted 33
Santa Fe Christian School Solana Beach 10.5 K–12 $28,680 ISEE required for 9th-11th grade applicants (test… 33

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 their graduates enrolled

The Bishop's School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 149 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

Years, as the document states them
the Class of 2025 as well as the Classes of 2022-2025

The ten largest counts, enrolled

Is my kid's college on this list?

✓ Stanford University · 4 ✓ New York University · 2 ✓ University of Southern California · 4 ✓ University of California, Los Angeles · 1 ✓ University of California, Berkeley · 3 ✓ University of Michigan · 3 ✓ Cornell University ✓ Boston University ✓ Northeastern University ✓ University of Texas at Austin · 1 ✓ Georgetown University · 1 ✓ Duke University · 2

The school down the road: La Jolla Country Day School

CollegeThe Bishop's SchoolLa Jolla Country Day School
University of Southern California417
University of San Diego118
San Diego State University310
University of California (Berkeley)310
Carnegie Mellon University39
New York University210
Texas Christian University210
Stanford University46

Each school's own printed counts (matriculation, the Class of 2025 as well as the Classes of 2022-2025 vs matriculation, 2023-2025); spans may differ.

All 149 colleges, as the document prints them

College  ·  Class of ’25  · 4-Yr. Total

and 119 more

College  ·  Class of ’25 · 4-Yr. Total

University of Toronto 2 2
The American University of Paris 1 1
University of British Columbia 1 1
University of North Carolina School of the Arts 1 1
University of St. Andews 1 1
McGill University — 2
Menlo College — 1
NYU Shanghai — 1
Olin College of Engineering — 1
Oxford College of Emory University — 2
Reed College — 1
The University of Edinburgh — 2
Trinity College (Dublin) — 1
University of Cambridge — 1
Ventura College — 1

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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As published, source linked As published by The Bishop's School — School Profile 2024-2025 ↗. Found at: Page 4, “Matriculation” table.

The Bishop's School also published an earlier counted list — 152 colleges (the Class of 2024 as well as the Classes of 2021-2024)

Their earlier counted list

The counted list above is the school's newer publication. This is the counted list it published before it — the years as that document stated them: the Class of 2024 as well as the Classes of 2021-2024 — kept as printed, in the document's own order, and never added to the newer counts.

College  ·  Students

Bocconi University —
and 122 more
McGill University 1
Menlo College —
NYU Shanghai —
Olin College of Engineering —
Oxford College of Emory University 2
Saddleback College —
The American University of Paris —
The University of Edinburgh 2
Trinity College (Dublin) 1
Tsinghua University —
University of Cambridge 1
University of Sydney 1
University of Toronto —
Ventura College 1
Webb Institute —

As published, earlier document School Profile 2024-2025 ↗ Found at: Page 4, “Matriculation” table.

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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score
69
Excellent top 6% 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
16 admitted
3 enrolled
Net $13,481/yr avg
Grads earn $92,446 @10yr
UCLA
8 admitted
Net $12,548/yr avg
Grads earn $82,511 @10yr
UCSD
10 admitted
Net $12,470/yr avg
Grads earn $84,943 @10yr
UCSB
20 admitted
Net $16,109/yr avg
Grads earn $74,915 @10yr
UCI
15 admitted
Net $14,251/yr avg
Grads earn $80,735 @10yr
UCD
18 admitted
Net $14,741/yr avg
Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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How The Bishop's School compares for families

One of California's strongest schools for college outcomes.

  • ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 69 — 50 points above the California median of 19. Ahead of 96% of California high schools.
  • ▸ Locally🎓 Top 5% in California on UC Reach — plus 1 more top-rank.
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 69 vs a 33 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
790 (2020) → 818 (2025)
+3.5%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
127 (2020) → 127 (2025)
+0.0%

If this trend holds (+0.6%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~823 +5 $0
3 yr (2028) ~833 +15 $0
5 yr (2030) ~842 +24 $0

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Key takeaway · Class of 2025

The Bishop's School sent 390 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 22.3% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 68 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 49 points above the California median of 19, higher than 96% of California high schools. The school produces 18.9 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

UC Reach Score 69 ⓘ 87 admits (counted at each UC) / 127 seniors +35 pts above peer median (33) · #1 of 11 similar schools methodology
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
19
Peer median
33
Top 10%
53
This school
68
050100
CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 68

Higher than 96% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

The Bishop's School's UC Reach Score of 68 clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53) — meaning roughly 68 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.

Against similar schools, The Bishop's School stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 33.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 27 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, The Bishop's School's UC Reach is higher than 96% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ
307
390 applications
Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 3 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.
In context: CA median 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · San Diego Co. Top 10% ≥ 243 · higher than 96% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate ⓘ
22.3%
87 / 390 applications
In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 29% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate ⓘ
3.4%
3 enrolled of 87 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 ⓘ
2
3 enrollees / 127 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) ⓘ
54.3
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 16.0 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.2 · higher than 96% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ
18.9
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 10.2 · higher than 98% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size ⓘ
127
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment ⓘ
818
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.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus Applicants Admits Enrollees Admit Rate UC Reach Score Yield Avg GPA (App) Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite 71 16 3 22.5% 13 18.8% — —†
UCLA → Elite 80 8 —† 10.0% 6 — — —†
UC San Diego → Selective 59 10 —† 16.9% 8 — — —†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 72 20 —† 27.8% 16 — — —†
UC Irvine → Selective 59 15 —† 25.4% 12 — — —†
UC Davis → 49 18 —† 36.7% 14 — — —†
† = 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 69% of seniors are earning UC admission. This places the school among California's highest-performing high schools on this metric.
Strong UC Reach paired with very low yield: this school's students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere — almost certainly at the most selective private universities (Ivies, Stanford, MIT, the top liberal-arts colleges) or elite out-of-state flagships. UC is functioning as a credentialing-grade backup rather than a destination.
Berkeley and UCLA admit volume is strong — a clear high-end signal for this school's academic preparation.
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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At a glance

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The Bishop's School is a private high school in La Jolla, San Diego County, California with 127 seniors in the Class of 2025.

Its UC Reach Score is 69 (Excellent, top 6% in California): 87 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 127, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 96% of California high schools.

In 2025 its students filed 390 UC applications and received 87 offers, a UC admit rate of 22.3% (counted at each campus); 3 enrolled.

More of its graduates enrolled at UC Berkeley than at any other UC campus (3 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 24.

Enrollment was 818 students in 2025, up 4% since 2020.

The Bishop's School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the the Class of 2025 as well as the Classes of 2022-2025: 149 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Massachusetts Institute of Technology (5), Stanford University (4), University of Chicago (4), University of Southern California (4), Carnegie Mellon University (3). Source: School Profile 2024-2025.

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 The Bishop's School's UC Reach Score? The Bishop's School's UC Reach Score is 69 (Excellent, top 6% in California): 87 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 127, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 96% of California high schools.

How many students from The Bishop's School got into a UC? In 2025 its students filed 390 UC applications and received 87 offers, a UC admit rate of 22.3% (counted at each campus); 3 enrolled.

Which UC campus do The Bishop's School graduates attend most? More of The Bishop's School's graduates enrolled at UC Berkeley than at any other UC campus (3 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 24.

Where do The Bishop's School graduates go to college? The Bishop's School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the the Class of 2025 as well as the Classes of 2022-2025: 149 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Massachusetts Institute of Technology (5), Stanford University (4), University of Chicago (4), University of Southern California (4), Carnegie Mellon University (3). Source: School Profile 2024-2025.

How many students attend The Bishop's School? Enrollment was 818 students in 2025, up 4% since 2020.

What is the tuition at The Bishop's School? At The Bishop's School, tuition is $52,500 for 2026-27.

Does The Bishop's School require an entrance exam? At The Bishop's School, applicants take the ISEE or SSAT.

When is the application deadline for The Bishop's School? At The Bishop's School, applications are due Feb 1, 2027.

Is The Bishop's School a good school for college admissions? The Bishop's School's UC Reach Score is 69 (Excellent, top 6% in California; higher than 96% of California high schools), from 87 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 127 seniors in 2025, and it publishes a college list with per-college counts.

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