Geffen Academy at UCLA

Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Private independent

Private Los Angeles County ~76 seniors

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⭐Elite UC Reach — Top 1% in CA 📖20 AP courses 📝SAT 1430 avg 🏅7 National Merit Semifinalists 🎓Top 1% UC Reach in CA 🎓Top 3 UC Reach in Los Angeles

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

📚 20 AP courses offered (school profile)
🏆 7 National Merit Semifinalists last year

Academic signals

📝 SAT avg 1430 (25-75: 1370–1500)
📝 ACT avg 32.0 (25-75: 30–34)
📚 AP exam pass rate 88.0% (avg score 4.2)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

🎓 Where grads go

121.1% 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

19 admitted

8 enrolled

UCLA

16 admitted

7 enrolled

UCSD

9 admitted

UCSB

14 admitted

UCI

11 admitted

UCD

23 admitted

4 enrolled

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

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How Geffen Academy at UCLA compares for families

One of California's strongest schools for college outcomes.

▸ NationallySAT mean 1430 (≈ top 4% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 32.0 (≈ top 4%) · 88% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 7 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
▸ Statewide121.1% UC Reach — 103.0 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 100% of California high schools.
▸ Locally🎓 Top 1% in California on UC Reach — plus 1 more top-rank.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (121.1% UC Reach vs 46.5% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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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 Geffen Academy at UCLA's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

570 (2021) → 589 (2025)

+3.3%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

63 (2021) → 76 (2025)

+20.6%

If this trend holds (+0.5%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~592	+3	$0
3 yr (2028)	~598	+9	$0
5 yr (2030)	~604	+15	$0

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

Geffen Academy at UCLA — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · secular · Los Angeles · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, Geffen Academy at UCLA sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 11): 121% vs. a peer median of 46%.
▸Its UC Reach has risen 54 points since 2021.
▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Geffen Academy at UCLA is admitting at roughly +7 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.028) alone would predict (28% actual vs. 21% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
▸Senior-class enrollment is up 21% (63→76 from 2021 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +9%.
▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.8%/yr); projects to ~604 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

589 students (2025)

→

~604 projected (2028)

at +0.8%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
Geffen Academy at UCLA	Private · secular	589	121.1%	+21%
Peer-group median			46.5%	+9%
New Roads School	Private · secular	545	64.6%	+4%
Windward School	Private · secular	625	77.4%	+8%
Archer School for Girls	Private · secular	484	45.1%	-10%
Marlborough School	Private · secular	546	64.0%	+29%
Wildwood School	Private · secular	726	37.7%	+35%
Buckley School	Private · secular	829	52.9%	+30%
Cathedral High School	Private · Other religious	583	13.7%	-20%
Brentwood School	Private · secular	1242	38.2%	+15%
Crossroads School	Private · secular	1202	48.0%	+10%
Immaculate Heart High School	Private · Catholic	673	30.9%	-22%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type, and religious orientation. Methodology →

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Geffen Academy at UCLA sent 316 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 29.1% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 121.1% — 103.0 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 100% of California high schools. The school produces 46.1 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

★ Elite — Top 1%

UC Reach ⓘ

121%

92 admits / 76 seniors
+74.6 pp above peer median (46.5%) · Ranked #1 of 11 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 66.7% 2025 · 121.1%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.1%

Peer median
46.5%

Top 10%
51.2%

This school
121.1%

0%50%100% →

CA median 18.1% Top 10% ≥ 51.2% This school 121.1%

Higher than 99% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

121.1% is exceptional and very rare. For every 100 seniors at Geffen Academy at UCLA, the school is generating roughly 121 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.

Against similar schools, Geffen Academy at UCLA stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 46.5%.

This places Geffen Academy at UCLA in the elite tier statewide — the top-1% threshold is 97.3%.

Overall, Geffen Academy at UCLA's UC Reach is higher than 99% of California high schools (978 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 100% UC Reach.

UC Application Reach ⓘ

415.8%

316 applications

Exceptionally ambitious student body. The typical senior is applying to about 4 of the 6 most selective UCs — a culture of pursuing every major UC option.

In context: CA median 74.9% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241.0% · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 252.0% · higher than 99% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

29.1%

92 / 316 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 66% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

20.7%

19 enrolled of 92 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 ⓘ

25.0%

19 enrollees / 76 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.

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

90.8

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 99% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

46.1

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 99% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

589

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 ⓘ

4.03

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.24

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 Geffen Academy at UCLA

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	4.05	4.20	+0.15	26.1%	Peers +0.20 · wider
UCLA	4.03	4.21	+0.18	21.7%	Peers +0.25 · wider
UC San Diego	4.05	4.26	+0.20	37.3%	Peers +0.23 · matches
UC Santa Barbara	4.03	4.27	+0.24	28.1%	Peers +0.24 · matches
UC Irvine	3.95	4.28	+0.33	12.2%	Peers +0.23 · steeper
UC Davis	4.02	4.24	+0.21	41.5%	Peers +0.20 · 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 Geffen Academy at UCLA sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 6.7 points above what their GPAs predict (27.7% actual vs. 21.0% expected), based on 2024 data.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2021–2025

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	61	19	8	31.1%	25.0%	42.1%	4.05	4.20
UCLA → Elite	61	16	7	26.2%	21.1%	43.8%	4.03	4.21
UC San Diego → Selective	57	9	—^†	15.8%	11.8%	—	4.05	4.26
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	55	14	—^†	25.5%	18.4%	—	4.03	4.27
UC Irvine → Selective	38	11	—^†	28.9%	14.5%	—	3.95	4.28
UC Davis →	44	23	4	52.3%	30.3%	17.4%	4.02	4.24

† = 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 very strong — more than 121% 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 low yield: students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere. The pattern is characteristic of competitive college-preparatory schools where many students choose more selective private colleges or out-of-state flagships over UC — UC functions as a strong backup option rather than a first choice.

Berkeley and UCLA admit volume is strong — a clear high-end signal for this school's academic preparation.

UC Reach has improved meaningfully compared to the prior year — a positive trajectory worth monitoring and reinforcing.

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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