Flintridge Preparatory School

La Canada · Los Angeles County · Private independent

Private Los Angeles County ~106 seniors

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Platinum Tier · chooses beyond the UCs #6 UC Reach in California 16 AP courses

A parent's read

The UC pipeline here is real. 109 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 106 seniors puts this school in the top handful of schools in California.
Kids here turn down top UCs. Students admitted to Berkeley and UCLA from this school often enroll somewhere even more selective — a pattern seen only at schools whose graduates have elite options beyond the UC system.
A deeply UC-focused culture. Seniors here file about 3.7 UC applications each — among the most UC-oriented schools in California. The counseling office lives and breathes this system.
Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 27 of this class's 397 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.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

At a glance

Programs & features

16 AP courses offered (school profile)

Academic signals

SAT 25-75: 1340–1510
ACT 25-75: 30–35

Worth knowing: The school states it offers 16 AP courses, though its own printed course list shows 15.

Composed from the school's own published profile (2023), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score

103

Incredible top 1% 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

17 admitted

6 enrolled

Net $13,481/yr avg

Grads earn $92,446 @10yr

UCLA

10 admitted

4 enrolled

Net $12,548/yr avg

Grads earn $82,511 @10yr

UCSD

15 admitted

Net $12,470/yr avg

Grads earn $84,943 @10yr

UCSB

31 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

21 admitted

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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How Flintridge Preparatory School compares for families

One of California's strongest schools for college outcomes.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 103 — 84 points above the California median of 19. Ahead of 100% of California high schools.
▸ Locally🎓 Top 1% in California on UC Reach — plus 1 more top-rank.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsOther schools in the county, closest in size: Santa Clarita Christian School, New Roads School, Marlborough School and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Flintridge Preparatory School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 130 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
2022-2026

Amherst College* Arizona State University Art Center College of Design Babson College Barnard College Baylor University Beloit College Berklee College of Music Boston College* Boston University* Bowdoin College Brigham Young University Brown University Bucknell University Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly San Luis Obispo California Institute of Technology Calvin University Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University* Chapman University Claremont McKenna College Clemson University Colby College Colgate University* Colorado School of Mines Columbia University Connecticut College Cornell University Dartmouth College

and 100 more

Davidson College Duke University* Emerson College Emory University* Florida State University Fordham University* George Washington University* Georgetown University Grinnell College Hamilton College Harvard University* Haverford College Howard University Indiana University (Bloomington) Johns Hopkins University* Lehigh University Loyola Marymount University Macalester College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mercer University* Middlebury College New York University* Northeastern University* Northwestern University Oberlin College* Occidental College* Oxford College of Emory University Pepperdine University* Pitzer College* Pomona College* Pratt Institute Princeton University* Purdue University Reed College* Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design Rice University* Richmond American University London Saint Louis University San Diego State University* Santa Clara University* Sarah Lawrence College Skidmore College* Smith College* Southern Methodist University* Spelman College Stanford University* Syracuse University Texas Christian University The Master's University The University of Edinburgh Trinity College Dublin Tufts University* Tulane University United States Naval Academy University of Arizona University of Basel* University of California (Berkeley)* University of California (Davis)* University of California (Irvine)* University of California (Los Angeles)* University of California (Riverside) University of California (San Diego)* University of California (Santa Barbara)* University of California (Santa Cruz)* University of Chicago* University of Colorado (Boulder)* University of Connecticut University of Florida* University of Hawaii (Manoa) University of La Verne University of Massachusetts (Amherst) University of Miami* University of Michigan* University of Nevada (Las Vegas) University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Richmond University of San Diego* University of San Francisco University of Southern California* University of St Andrews* University of Texas University of Virginia* University of Washington* University of Wisconsin Vanderbilt University Vassar College* Villanova University Washington and Lee University Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College* Wesleyan University Whitman College Willamette University Williams College Williams College* Yale University*

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Flintridge Preparatory School — Flintridge Preparatory School -- Matriculation page (live site) ↗. Found at: Full page reviewed. Hero heading 'Matriculation 2022-2026'; caption 'While our students are admitted to many highly regarded colleges, what matters most to us i.

No SBAC data for private schools — and that's not the metric you want anyway

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 Flintridge Preparatory School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

530 (2020) → 537 (2025)

+1.3%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

99 (2020) → 106 (2025)

+7.1%

If this trend holds (+0.4%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~539	+2	$0
3 yr (2028)	~543	+6	$0
5 yr (2030)	~547	+10	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = typical CA independent day schools ($25k–55k). Edit the figure to match your school.

Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Flintridge Preparatory School sent 397 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 27.5% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 103 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 84 points above the California median of 19, higher than 100% of California high schools. The school produces 25.5 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

UC Reach Score 103 ⓘ 109 admits (counted at each UC) / 106 seniors why over 100 · methodology

Platinum Tier Gets into the top UCs — and chooses even more selective colleges

Flintridge Preparatory School earns admission to the six most selective UC campuses at a high rate (103 UC Reach Score), yet only about 37% of its Berkeley and UCLA admits go on to enroll there — well below the roughly 60% statewide. High admit rates paired with low enrollment at the very top UCs is the data signature of a class with options even more selective than the UCs — the kind of student who turns down Berkeley or UCLA only for a college even harder to get into.

An honest read of what the data holds: admissions and enrollment counts, not destinations. We don't track where any student enrolled, so this is a signature consistent with more-selective choices — not a claim about specific colleges. We measure Berkeley and UCLA together and against the statewide rate, so it isn't just a student picking a different UC (which would lower one campus's yield without leaving the system). Class of 2025, University of California Office of the President.

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
19

Top 10%
53

This school
103

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CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 103

Higher than 99% of California high schools (1107 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

103 is exceptional and very rare. For every 100 seniors at Flintridge Preparatory School, the school is generating roughly 103 admissions to California's six most selective UCs (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD). The typical strong senior here is winning admission at multiple top campuses — a result fewer than 1% of California high schools achieve.

In Los Angeles County — a competitive market where the median is already 25 — this still clears the county top-10% bar (56).

This places Flintridge Preparatory School in the elite tier statewide — the top-1% threshold is 95.

Overall, Flintridge Preparatory School's UC Reach is higher than 99% of California high schools (1107 ranked).

Why is this over 100? Out of every 100 seniors at this school, the class is generating more than 100 admissions to California's six most selective UCs. The typical strong senior here is being admitted at multiple top-6 campuses — UCLA + UCSD, or Berkeley + UCSB + UC Irvine, for example. It's a rare achievement; fewer than 1% of California high schools clear a UC Reach Score of 100.

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

375

397 applications

Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 4 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.

In context: CA median 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 238 · higher than 99% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

27.5%

109 / 397 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 58% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

9.2%

10 enrolled of 109 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 ⓘ

10 enrollees / 106 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.

UC 6-Yr Grad Rate ⓘ

Kids from here finish what they start: 96% of its UC entrants earn the degree within six years — above the norm for CA schools.

96%

70% finished in 4 yrs · N=23 entered 2009

In context: CA median 87.3% · +8.4 pp above.

Selective UC Reach (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI — incl. the Elite two) ⓘ

83.0

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.9 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.2 · higher than 99% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

25.5

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 10.2 · higher than 99% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

106

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

537

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 ⓘ

4.17

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.28

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 Flintridge Preparatory School

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	4.19	4.29	+0.11	26.1%	Peers +0.12 · matches
UCLA	4.18	4.31	+0.13	18.4%	Peers +0.15 · matches
UC San Diego	4.16	4.29	+0.13	27.8%	Peers +0.15 · matches
UC Santa Barbara	4.15	4.30	+0.15	44.8%	Peers +0.16 · matches
UC Irvine	4.18	4.26	+0.08	24.0%	Peers +0.08 · matches
UC Davis	4.15	4.21	+0.06	36.6%	Peers +0.12 · wider

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 Flintridge Preparatory School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 6.2 points above what their GPAs predict (29.1% actual vs. 22.8% expected), based on 2024 data.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

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	72	17	6	23.6%	16	35.3%	4.19	4.29
UCLA → Elite	76	10	4	13.2%	9	40.0%	4.18	4.31
UC San Diego → Selective	67	15	—^†	22.4%	14	—	4.16	4.29
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	70	31	—^†	44.3%	29	—	4.15	4.30
UC Irvine → Selective	57	15	—^†	26.3%	14	—	4.18	4.26
UC Davis →	55	21	—^†	38.2%	20	—	4.15	4.21

† = 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 103% 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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