Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Cardinal Newman High School
Private · Catholic · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County · 567 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
23
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 60% of California high schools
-22.6 pp vs. peer median (46)
· Ranked #10 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 38
2025 · 23
-26%
Senior-class enrollment (2020–2025)
-28.0 pp
vs. Sonoma County baseline (+2%)
~559
5-yr projected enrollment (8 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Cardinal Newman High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #10 of 10): 23 vs. a peer median of 46.
- ▸Cardinal Newman High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 40 in 2020 to 23 in 2025 — a 16-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 26% (147→108 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of -14%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~559 by 2028 — about 8 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin-Siena High School | Private · Catholic | 38 | +30% |
| Summerfield Waldorf School | Private | — | -18% |
| California Crosspoint High School | Private · Other religious | 83 | -36% |
| Saint Mary's College High Scho | Private | 46 | +2% |
| Marin Catholic High School | Private · Catholic | 30 | +19% |
| Saint Francis Catholic High School | Private · Catholic | 54 | -13% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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