Idyllwild Arts Academy

Idyllwild · Riverside County · Private independent

Private Riverside County ~89 seniors
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📖14 AP courses

📋 At a glance

Programs & features
  • 📚 14 AP courses offered (school profile)
  • 🏆 3 National Merit Semifinalists last year
Academic signals
  • 📝 SAT avg 1310 (25-75: 1240–1380)
  • 📝 ACT avg 29.0 (25-75: 27–31)
  • 📚 AP exam pass rate 83.0% (avg score 4.0)

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

🎓 Where grads go

22.5% 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
5 admitted
3 enrolled
UCSD
5 admitted
UCSB
3 admitted
UCI
3 admitted
UCD
4 admitted

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

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How Idyllwild Arts Academy compares for families

Mid-pack college outcomes within California.

  • Statewide22.5% UC Reach — right around the California median of 18.1%.
  • vs Similar SchoolsRight at the peer median (20.0% UC Reach) 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 Idyllwild Arts Academy's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
315 (2020)273 (2025)
-13.3%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
84 (2020)89 (2025)
+6.0%

If this trend holds (-2.9%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~265 -8 $0
3 yr (2028) ~250 -23 $0
5 yr (2030) ~235 -38 $0

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

Idyllwild Arts Academy — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · secular · Idyllwild · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • On UC Reach, Idyllwild Arts Academy sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 5): 22% vs. a peer median of 20%.
  • Its UC Reach has risen 7 points since 2020.
  • Senior-class enrollment is up 6% (84→89 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of -3%.
  • At its recent rate (-2.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~251 by 2028 — about 22 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

273 students (2025)
~251 projected (2028)
at -2.8%/yr

That's about 22 fewer students. At a tuition of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual tuition revenue at risk.

Estimate seeded by nonsectarian private school typical — CA independent day schools typical $25k–55k. NCES doesn't publish per-school tuition; adjust to your school's actual figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Idyllwild Arts Academy Private · secular 273 22.5% +6%
Peer-group median 20.0% -3%
Palm Valley School Private · secular 216 -17%
Army and Navy Academy Private · secular 272 23.3% -22%
Mesa Grande Academy Private · Other religious 320 +62%
Cornerstone Christian School Private · Other religious 299 -92%
Fairmont San Juan Capistrano Private · secular 374 +0%
The Webb Schools Private · secular 401 143.6% -6%
Foothills Christian Hs Private · Other religious 263 5.0% +28%
Calvary Baptist Schools Private · Other religious 287 +91%
South Hills Academy Private · Other religious 258 16.7% -52%
Horizon Prep Private · Other religious 309 +100%

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

Idyllwild Arts Academy sent 71 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 28.2% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 22.5%4.4 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 61% of California high schools. The school produces 5.6 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
UC Reach
22%
20 admits / 89 seniors
+2.5 pp above peer median (20.0%) · Ranked #3 of 5 similar schools
5-year trend
2021 · 20.7% 2025 · 22.5%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.1%
Top 10%
51.2%
This school
22.5%
0%50%100%
CA median 18.1% Top 10% ≥ 51.2% This school 22.5%

Higher than 61% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Idyllwild Arts Academy's UC Reach of 22.5% is above the California median (18.1%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51.2% or higher.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97.3% — a gap of 75 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Idyllwild Arts Academy's UC Reach is higher than 61% of California high schools (978 ranked).

UC Application Reach
79.8%
71 applications
In context: CA median 74.9% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241.0% · Riverside Co. Top 10% ≥ 97.9% · higher than 53% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
28.2%
20 / 71 applications
In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 62% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
15.0%
3 enrolled of 20 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
3.4%
3 enrollees / 89 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)
18.0
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 59% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
5.6
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 72% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
89
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
273
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
3.89

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 Idyllwild Arts Academy
Campus 4.00+ GPA 3.70–3.99 GPA 3.30–3.69 GPA < 3.30 GPA
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
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 San Diego (2022) 3.90 4.17 +0.27 33.3% Peers +0.30 · matches
UC Santa Barbara (2023) 3.83 4.15 +0.32 38.5% Peers +0.33 · matches
UC Irvine (2021) 3.80 3.91 +0.11 46.7% Peers +0.35 · 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 Idyllwild Arts Academy sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (24.4% actual vs. 20.0% 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 12 5 3 41.7% 5.6% 60.0% 4.03
UCLA → Elite 19 3.88
UC San Diego → Selective 13 5 38.5% 5.6% 3.81
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 12 3 25.0% 3.4% 3.92
UC Irvine → Selective 8 3 37.5% 3.4% 3.82
UC Davis → 7 4 57.1% 4.5%
= 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.
Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.
Berkeley/UCLA admit volume is modest relative to overall UC reach. This is common and reflects the highly selective nature of those campuses, but may be a target area for the school's highest-performing students.
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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