Harvard-Westlake School

Studio City · Los Angeles County · Private independent

Private Los Angeles County ~283 seniors CDS 1910199…

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⭐Top 10% UC Reach in California 📖35 AP courses 📝SAT 1470 avg 🏅38 National Merit Semifinalists 🎓Top 10% UC Reach in CA 🎓Top 10% UC Reach in Los Angeles

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

📚 35 AP courses offered (school profile)
🏆 38 National Merit Semifinalists last year

Academic signals

📝 SAT avg 1470 (25-75: 1430–1530)
📝 ACT avg 33.5 (25-75: 32–35)
📚 AP exam pass rate 95.0% (avg score 4.5)

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

🎓 Where grads go

61.8% 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

29 admitted

9 enrolled

UCLA

15 admitted

UCSD

16 admitted

UCSB

33 admitted

3 enrolled

UCI

47 admitted

4 enrolled

UCD

35 admitted

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

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How Harvard-Westlake School compares for families

Top-tier college outcomes for California families.

▸ NationallySAT mean 1470 (≈ top 3% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 33.5 (≈ top 2%) · 95% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 38 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers) · Top 5% of the 218 curated private schools in our database on ACT mean.
▸ Statewide61.8% UC Reach — 43.7 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 95% of California high schools.
▸ Locally🎓 Top 10% in California on UC Reach — plus 1 more top-rank.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (61.8% UC Reach vs 53.8% 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 Harvard-Westlake School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

1,602 (2018) → 1,616 (2025)

+0.9%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

245 (2018) → 283 (2025)

+15.5%

If this trend holds (+0.2%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~1,620	+4	$0
3 yr (2028)	~1,628	+12	$0
5 yr (2030)	~1,636	+20	$0

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

Harvard-Westlake School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · secular · Studio City · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, Harvard-Westlake School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 10): 62% vs. a peer median of 54%.
▸Its UC Reach has risen 22 points since 2018.
▸Senior-class enrollment is up 16% (245→283 from 2018 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of -2%.
▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.1%/yr); projects to ~1622 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

1616 students (2025)

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~1622 projected (2028)

at +0.1%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
Harvard-Westlake School	Private · secular	1616	61.8%	+16%
Peer-group median			53.8%	-2%
Saint John Bosco High School	Private · Catholic	869	31.1%	-3%
Loyola High School	Private · Catholic	1289	62.2%	-1%
Polytechnic School	Private · secular	881	76.3%	-3%
Fairmont Preparatory Academy	Private · secular	619	101.3%	+11%
Bishop Amat Memorial Hs	Private · Catholic	977	28.3%	-28%
Calvary Chapel Christian School	Private · Other religious	619	—	-4%
Servite High School	Private · Catholic	767	24.6%	-2%
Bishop Montgomery High School	Private · Catholic	844	53.8%	+18%
Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian	Private · Other religious	862	45.9%	+19%
Westridge School for Girls	Private · secular	550	104.0%	+19%

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 →

Financial profile — IRS Form 990, FY2024

From 14 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

$154.6M

FY2024

Net assets (endowment + property)

$656.3M

+202.0% since FY2011

Tuition revenue (program)

$83.2M

≈ $51508/student avg

Gifts & grants

$58.0M

fundraising

Total revenue by year ($M)

Net assets by year ($M)

Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 951644019). 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.

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Harvard-Westlake School sent 898 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 19.5% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 61.8% — 43.7 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 95% of California high schools. The school produces 15.5 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

★ Top 10% UC Reach

UC Reach ⓘ

62%

175 admits / 283 seniors
+8.0 pp above peer median (53.8%) · Ranked #5 of 10 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 48.1% 2025 · 61.8%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.1%

Peer median
53.8%

Top 10%
51.2%

This school
61.8%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.1% Top 10% ≥ 51.2% This school 61.8%

Higher than 95% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Harvard-Westlake School's UC Reach of 61.8% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (51.2%) — meaning roughly 61 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97.3% — a gap of 36 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Harvard-Westlake School's UC Reach is higher than 95% of California high schools (978 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

317.3%

898 applications

Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 3 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.

In context: CA median 74.9% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241.0% · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 252.0% · higher than 97% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

19.5%

175 / 898 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 14% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

9.1%

16 enrolled of 175 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 ⓘ

5.7%

16 enrollees / 283 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 ⓘ

95%

81% finished in 4 yrs · N=21 entered 2017

In context: CA median 87.5% · +7.7 pp above.

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

49.5

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 95% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

15.5

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 97% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

283

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

1,616

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 ⓘ

4.18

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 Harvard-Westlake 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	4.01	4.15	+0.13	19.3%	Peers +0.22 · wider
UCLA	4.00	4.06	+0.06	11.6%	Peers +0.26 · wider
UC San Diego	3.97	4.19	+0.21	14.7%	Peers +0.27 · wider
UC Santa Barbara	3.96	4.23	+0.26	18.3%	Peers +0.27 · matches
UC Irvine	3.97	4.14	+0.17	35.3%	Peers +0.22 · wider
UC Davis	3.95	4.12	+0.17	29.2%	Peers +0.23 · 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 Harvard-Westlake School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (19.5% actual vs. 20.3% 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	180	29	9	16.1%	10.2%	31.0%	4.01	4.15
UCLA → Elite	178	15	—^†	8.4%	5.3%	—	4.00	4.06
UC San Diego → Selective	161	16	—^†	9.9%	5.7%	—	3.97	4.19
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	166	33	3	19.9%	11.7%	9.1%	3.96	4.23
UC Irvine → Selective	109	47	4	43.1%	16.6%	8.5%	3.97	4.14
UC Davis →	104	35	—^†	33.7%	12.4%	—	3.95	4.12

† = 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 62% 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.

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.

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

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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