Cristo Rey San Diego High School

San Diego · San Diego County · Catholic religious-affiliated

Private San Diego County ~47 seniors
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🎓 Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score
6
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 — 12 points below the California median of 18.
  • 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%

If this trend holds (+6.5%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~209 +13 $0
3 yr (2028) ~237 +41 $0
5 yr (2030) ~269 +73 $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 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.

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Enrollment trend + 3-year projection — is this school growing or quietly shrinking?
The plain-English read on what it all means for your family.

Your similar-school group includes

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

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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
5
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 612 points below the California median of 18, higher than 6% of California high schools..

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score
6
Below the CA median Top 94% of CA high schools
3 admits / 47 seniors
-7 pts vs. peer median (13) · Ranked #6 of 7 similar schools
5-year trend
2024 · 8 2025 · 6
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18
Peer median
13
Top 10%
51
This school
6
050100
CA median 18 Top 10% ≥ 51 This school 6

Higher than 6% of California high schools (980 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Cristo Rey San Diego High School's UC Reach Score of 6 is below the California median (18). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51 or higher.

Overall, Cristo Rey San Diego High School's UC Reach is higher than 6% of California high schools (980 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 75 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241 · higher than 84% 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
None 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
None 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 (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
N/A
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
N/A
Senior Class Size
47
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/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 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 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.
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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