Cristo Rey San Diego High School

San Diego · San Diego County · Catholic religious-affiliated

Private San Diego County ~47 seniors

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A parent's read

Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Cristo Rey San Diego High School publishes where its graduates go (not stated): 25 colleges, including Pomona College, University of Pennsylvania, CSU Fresno, CSU Northridge.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Cristo Rey San Diego High School publishes where its graduates enrolled (not stated): 25 colleges. See the full list ↓

Admissions at a glance

Is Cristo Rey San Diego High School a good school for college admissions?

Cristo Rey San Diego High School's UC Reach Score is 6 (Below the CA median, below the state median; higher than 6% of California high schools), from 3 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 47 seniors in 2025, and it publishes a college list without per-college counts.

How hard is it to get into Cristo Rey San Diego High School?

Cristo Rey San Diego High School does not post an acceptance rate on its admissions pages.

Grades served

9–12

school site

Enrollment

196

2025 count

Entrance exam

No entrance exam posted

school site

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

Private high schools near Cristo Rey San Diego High School

Five private high schools within 15 miles of Cristo Rey San Diego High School, with tuition and the exam each requires where the school publishes them.

School	City	Miles	Grades	Tuition	Entrance exam	UC Reach Score
Saint Augustine High School	San Diego	2.9	9–12		HSPT	14
Academy Our Lady of Peace	San Diego	5.1	9–12	$26,250	No entrance exam posted	33
Mater Dei Catholic High School	Chula Vista	9.4	9–12	$21,750	HSPT (9th-grade applicants; offered in January…	35
The Bishop's School	La Jolla	14.0	6–12	$52,500	ISEE or SSAT	69
La Jolla Country Day School	La Jolla	14.2		$48,900	ISEE or SSAT	49

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

Cristo Rey San Diego High School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 25 colleges, in the document's own order.

The document does not state a class year for this list.

Ivy+ and most selective · 1

University of Pennsylvania

University of California · 5

UC Los Angeles · UC Merced · UC Riverside · UC San Diego · UC Santa Cruz

Cal State · 1

San Diego State University

Other California · 9

CSU Fresno · CSU Northridge · CSU Sacramento · CSU San Marcos · Loyola Marymount University · Mount Saint Mary's University · Pomona College · Santa Clara University · University of San Diego

Out of state · 5

Gonzaga University · Loyola University Chicago · Loyola University New Orleans · Seattle University · Southwestern College

Not matched to a college page · 4

Grossmont College · JPCatholic University · San Diego City College · Universidad Autónoma de B. C.

Is my kid's college on this list?

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Any college:

The school down the road: Waldorf School of San Diego High School

College	Cristo Rey San Diego High School	Waldorf School of San Diego High School
UC Los Angeles	✓ named	—
University of Pennsylvania	✓ named	—

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

As the document prints them

CSU Fresno CSU Northridge CSU Sacramento CSU San Marcos Gonzaga University Grossmont College JPCatholic University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University New Orleans Mount Saint Mary's University Pomona College San Diego City College San Diego State University Santa Clara University Seattle University Southwestern College UC Los Angeles UC Merced UC Riverside UC San Diego UC Santa Cruz Universidad Autónoma de B. C. University of Pennsylvania University of San Diego

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Independently verified As published by Cristo Rey San Diego High School — Impact Report | 2024-2025 ↗. Found at: "COLLEGE ACCESS + SUCCESS" page, list headed "COLLEGE CAMPUSES HOME TO OUR ALUMS" (page 5 of 12).

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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score

Below the CA median below the state median

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

UCD

3 admitted

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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How Cristo Rey San Diego High School compares for families

Real college outcomes data available below.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 6 — 13 points below the California median of 19.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (UC Reach Score 6 vs a 13 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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Scroll up to the UC Reach card for Cristo Rey San Diego High School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

184 (2024) → 196 (2025)

+6.5%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

38 (2024) → 47 (2025)

+23.7%

How does Cristo Rey San Diego High School really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #6 of 7 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.

The full head-to-head table — every peer school's UC Reach, side by side.

Enrollment trend + 3-year projection — is this school growing or quietly shrinking?

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Your similar-school group includes

San Diego Academy · Calvary Christian Academy · Waldorf School of San Diego High School · Foothills Christian High School · Victory Christian Academy · Ocean View Christian Academy · +4 more

Financial profile — IRS Form 990, FY2023

From 6 years of Form 990 filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (free public IRS data). The school's tax filings show financial scale, fundraising health, and endowment trajectory — signals that drive board-level conversations about tuition pricing, financial-aid capacity, and capital projects.

Total revenue

$2.9M

FY2023

Net assets (endowment + property)

$0.7M

Tuition revenue (program)

$0.8M

≈ $4140/student avg

Gifts & grants

$2.0M

fundraising

Total revenue by year ($M)

Net assets by year ($M)

Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 821922472). Tuition-per-student is total program-service revenue divided by latest enrollment — a rough average that includes auxiliary revenue (athletics, food service, etc.); the actual published tuition can differ. Form 990 is filed annually under penalty of perjury, so the financial scale figures are authoritative.

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

Cristo Rey San Diego High School sent 84 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 3.6% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 6 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 13 points below the California median of 19, higher than 6% of California high schools..

UC Reach Score 6 ⓘ 3 admits (counted at each UC) / 47 seniors -7 pts vs. peer median (13) · #6 of 7 similar schools methodology

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
19

Peer median
13

Top 10%
53

This school
6

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CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 6

Higher than 6% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

Cristo Rey San Diego High School's UC Reach Score of 6 is below the California median (19). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 53 or higher.

Overall, Cristo Rey San Diego High School's UC Reach is higher than 6% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

179

84 applications

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

In context: CA median 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · San Diego Co. Top 10% ≥ 243 · higher than 82% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

3.6%

3 / 84 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 0% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

N/A

— enrolled of 3 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 / 47 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 ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

196

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 ⓘ

3.95

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	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.26	—^†
UCLA → Elite	11	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.05	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	20	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.80	—^†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	14	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.83	—^†
UC Irvine → Selective	22	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.05	—^†
UC Davis →	12	3	—^†	25.0%	6	—	3.79	—^†

† = 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.

Fewer than 15% of seniors are earning UC admission. This may reflect a high non-UC college-going rate, significant A-G completion gaps, or an early-stage UC pipeline. A deeper review of A-G readiness and counseling capacity is warranted.

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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Cristo Rey San Diego High School is a private high school in San Diego, San Diego County, California with 47 seniors in the Class of 2025.

Its UC Reach Score is 6 (Below the CA median, below the state median): 3 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 47, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 6% of California high schools.

In 2025 its students filed 84 UC applications and received 3 offers, a UC admit rate of 3.6% (counted at each campus).

Enrollment was 196 students in 2025, up 7% since 2024.

Cristo Rey San Diego High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the not stated: 25 colleges. Source: Impact Report | 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 Cristo Rey San Diego High School's UC Reach Score? Cristo Rey San Diego High School's UC Reach Score is 6 (Below the CA median, below the state median): 3 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 47, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 6% of California high schools.

How many students from Cristo Rey San Diego High School got into a UC? In 2025 its students filed 84 UC applications and received 3 offers, a UC admit rate of 3.6% (counted at each campus).

Where do Cristo Rey San Diego High School graduates go to college? Cristo Rey San Diego High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the not stated: 25 colleges. Source: Impact Report | 2024-2025.

How many students attend Cristo Rey San Diego High School? Enrollment was 196 students in 2025, up 7% since 2024.

Is Cristo Rey San Diego High School a good school for college admissions? Cristo Rey San Diego High School's UC Reach Score is 6 (Below the CA median, below the state median; higher than 6% of California high schools), from 3 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 47 seniors in 2025, and it publishes a college list without per-college counts.

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