Junipero Serra High School

San Mateo · San Mateo County · Private independent

Private San Mateo County ~215 seniors

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34 UC Reach Score · Above average

A parent's read

The UC pipeline here is real. 74 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 215 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 23% of California high schools.
Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 8 of this class's 454 UC applications. The strong middle campuses — San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis — are where most real UC outcomes happen.
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Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score

Above average top 25% 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

UCLA

8 admitted

5 enrolled

Net $12,548/yr avg

Grads earn $82,511 @10yr

UCSD

12 admitted

Net $12,470/yr avg

Grads earn $84,943 @10yr

UCSB

24 admitted

5 enrolled

Net $16,109/yr avg

Grads earn $74,915 @10yr

UCI

7 admitted

Net $14,251/yr avg

Grads earn $80,735 @10yr

UCD

23 admitted

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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Sources: UC Office of the President (admits); IPEDS net price + College Scorecard 10-yr earnings (cost & payoff). Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How Junipero Serra High School compares for families

Above-average college outcomes statewide.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 34 — 15 points above the California median of 19. Ahead of 77% of California high schools.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsOther schools in the county, closest in size: The Nueva School, Menlo School, Sacred Heart Preparatory School and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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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 Junipero Serra High School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Junipero Serra High School sent 454 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 16.3% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 34 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 16 points above the California median of 19, higher than 77% of California high schools. The school produces 3.7 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

UC Reach Score 34 ⓘ 74 admits (counted at each UC) / 215 seniors methodology

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
19

Top 10%
53

This school
34

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CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 34

Higher than 77% of California high schools (1107 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

Junipero Serra High School's UC Reach Score of 34 is in the top quartile statewide (median 19; top 25% bar 33) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 53.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 61 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Junipero Serra High School's UC Reach is higher than 77% of California high schools (1107 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

211

454 applications

Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 2 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.

In context: CA median 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · San Mateo Co. Top 10% ≥ 332 · higher than 87% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

16.3%

74 / 454 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 3% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

13.5%

10 enrolled of 74 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 / 215 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 (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI — incl. the Elite two) ⓘ

23.7

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.9 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.2 · higher than 69% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

3.7

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 10.2 · higher than 53% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

215

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

890

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.

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)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite	66	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	—	—^†
UCLA → Elite	74	8	5	10.8%	4	62.5%	—	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	78	12	—^†	15.4%	6	—	—	—^†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	95	24	5	25.3%	11	20.8%	—	—^†
UC Irvine → Selective	70	7	—^†	10.0%	3	—	—	—^†
UC Davis →	71	23	—^†	32.4%	11	—	—	—^†

† = 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 solid. A meaningful share of the senior class is achieving UC admission, and there is likely room to grow both application volume and admission outcomes.

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.

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/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.

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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