Cathedral Catholic H S

San Diego · San Diego County · Catholic religious-affiliated

Private San Diego County ~399 seniors

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🎓33% UC Reach

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

Program details not reported to CRDC

Academic signals

Academic signals not yet ingested for this school

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

🎓 Where grads go

32.8% UC Reach — top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2025. Counts each campus admit, so multi-admits count more than once.

UC admits by campus · Class of 2025

UCB

10 admitted

4 enrolled

UCLA

16 admitted

7 enrolled

UCSD

27 admitted

6 enrolled

UCSB

36 admitted

8 enrolled

UCI

9 admitted

UCD

33 admitted

7 enrolled

Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How Cathedral Catholic H S compares for families

Above-average college outcomes statewide.

▸ Statewide32.8% UC Reach — 14.7 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 77% of California high schools.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Academy Our Lady of Peace, Army and Navy Academy, Balboa School and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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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 Cathedral Catholic H S's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

1,606 (2020) → 1,661 (2025)

+3.4%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

414 (2020) → 399 (2025)

-3.6%

If this trend holds (+1.1%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~1,679	+18	$0
3 yr (2028)	~1,716	+55	$0
5 yr (2030)	~1,754	+93	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.

Diocesan context — Diocese of San Diego

Diocese

Counties covered

San Diego, Imperial

Schools operated (K–12)

~46

approx; from diocesan reports

Other Catholic HS tracked

in this diocese, on this site

Diocese of San Diego is the canonical governance body for Catholic schools in this region — board policy, tuition guidance, and shared services typically originate here. Visit the diocesan website →

Financial figures aren't shown because Catholic (arch)dioceses don't file IRS Form 990 — they're covered by the USCCB Group Ruling (GEN 0928), which exempts dioceses, parishes, and parochial schools from individual filing. School counts above are hand-compiled from each diocese's published schools-department information.

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Cathedral Catholic H S sent 611 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 21.4% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 32.8% — 14.7 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 77% of California high schools. The school produces 6.5 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

UC Reach ⓘ

33%

131 admits / 399 seniors

5-year trend

2021 · 42.5% 2025 · 32.8%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.1%

Top 10%
51.2%

This school
32.8%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.1% Top 10% ≥ 51.2% This school 32.8%

Higher than 77% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Cathedral Catholic H S's UC Reach of 32.8% is in the top quartile statewide (median 18.1%; top 25% bar 30.5%) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 51.2%.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97.3% — a gap of 64 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Cathedral Catholic H S's UC Reach is higher than 77% of California high schools (978 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

153.1%

611 applications

Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).

In context: CA median 74.9% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241.0% · higher than 78% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

21.4%

131 / 611 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 23% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

24.4%

32 enrolled of 131 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 ⓘ

8.0%

32 enrollees / 399 seniors

Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % 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.

UC 6-Yr Grad Rate ⓘ

94%

92% finished in 4 yrs · N=49 entered 2019

In context: CA median 88.6% · +5.3 pp above.

Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

24.6

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 74% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

6.5

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 77% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

399

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

1,661

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 ⓘ

4.06

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.26

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 Cathedral Catholic H S

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
UCLA	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out	Filtered out
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

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	4.12	4.17	+0.05	18.1%	Peers +0.17 · wider
UCLA	4.10	4.31	+0.21	10.9%	Peers +0.21 · matches
UC San Diego	4.02	4.29	+0.26	22.0%	Peers +0.24 · matches
UC Santa Barbara	4.07	4.28	+0.21	41.7%	Peers +0.22 · matches
UC Irvine	4.00	4.23	+0.23	32.3%	Peers +0.21 · matches
UC Davis	4.05	4.26	+0.21	45.7%	Peers +0.19 · 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 Cathedral Catholic H S sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 5.0 points above what their GPAs predict (27.2% actual vs. 22.2% expected), based on 2024 data.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach % (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

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	Yield	Avg GPA (App) '24	Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite	93	10	4	10.8%	2.5%	40.0%	4.12	4.17
UCLA → Elite	137	16	7	11.7%	4.0%	43.8%	4.10	4.31
UC San Diego → Selective	102	27	6	26.5%	6.8%	22.2%	4.02	4.29
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	140	36	8	25.7%	9.0%	22.2%	4.07	4.28
UC Irvine → Selective	68	9	—^†	13.2%	2.3%	—	4.00	4.23
UC Davis →	71	33	7	46.5%	8.3%	21.2%	4.05	4.26

† = 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 requires unique-student counts. 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 solid. A meaningful share of the senior class is achieving UC admission, and there is likely room to grow both application volume and admission outcomes.

Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.

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 declined meaningfully year-over-year. This should be reviewed in context of applicant volume, GPA trends, course rigor changes, and peer-school performance before drawing conclusions.

Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.

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