Lick Wilmerding High School
San Francisco · San Francisco County · Private independent
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UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.
How Lick Wilmerding High School compares for families
Top-tier college outcomes for California families.
- ▸ Statewide55.4% UC Reach — 37.3 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 92% of California high schools.
- ▸ Locally🎓 Top 10% in California on UC Reach.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (55.4% UC Reach vs 52.0% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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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 Lick Wilmerding High School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+1.0%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~565 | +6 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~576 | +17 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~588 | +29 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
Lick Wilmerding High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · secular · San Francisco · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Lick Wilmerding High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 11): 55 vs. a peer median of 52.
- ▸Lick Wilmerding High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 80 in 2024 to 55 in 2025 — a 24-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 14% (122→139 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +8%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+1.1%/yr); projects to ~578 by 2028.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach Score | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lick Wilmerding High School | Private · secular | 559 | 55 | +14% |
| Peer-group median | 52 | +8% | ||
| San Francisco University Hs | Private · secular | 488 | 60 | +2% |
| Urban School of San Francisco | Private · secular | 420 | 37 | -15% |
| Bay School of San Francisco | Private · secular | 410 | 53 | +28% |
| San Francisco Waldorf Hs | Private · secular | 320 | 8 | +14% |
| Drew School | Private · secular | 302 | 20 | +8% |
| Marin Academy | Private · secular | 454 | 42 | +3% |
| College Preparatory School | Private · secular | 373 | 77 | +1% |
| Crystal Springs Uplands Sch | Private · secular | 347 | 64 | +11% |
| Branson School | Private · secular | 395 | 51 | +9% |
| Head-Royce School the | Private · secular | 902 | 60 | +12% |
UC Reach Score = 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, FY2023
From 13 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.
Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 941186156). 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.
Lick Wilmerding High School sent 527 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 14.6% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 55 — 37 points above the California median of 18, higher than 92% of California high schools. The school produces 23.0 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
+3 pts above peer median (52) · Ranked #5 of 11 similar schools
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Higher than 92% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Lick Wilmerding High School's UC Reach Score of 55 clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (51) — meaning roughly 55 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97 — a gap of 42 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Lick Wilmerding High School's UC Reach is higher than 92% of California high schools (978 ranked).
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.
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.
| 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 |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 4.11 | 4.25 | +0.14 | 29.7% | Peers +0.17 · matches |
| UCLA | 4.13 | 4.29 | +0.16 | 12.9% | Peers +0.18 · matches |
| UC San Diego | 4.11 | 4.28 | +0.17 | 17.4% | Peers +0.19 · matches |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4.13 | 4.25 | +0.12 | 22.5% | Peers +0.17 · wider |
| UC Irvine | 4.12 | 4.21 | +0.09 | 14.8% | Peers +0.13 · wider |
| UC Davis | 4.09 | 4.24 | +0.15 | 31.2% | Peers +0.16 · 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% |
Where Lick Wilmerding High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (21.3% actual vs. 22.4% expected), based on 2024 data.
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
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 Score | Yield | Avg GPA (App) '24 | Avg GPA (Adm) '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 100 | 19 | 9 | 19.0% | 14 | 47.4% | 4.11 | 4.25 |
| UCLA → Elite | 105 | 13 | 7 | 12.4% | 9 | 53.8% | 4.13 | 4.29 |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 93 | 8 | —† | 8.6% | 6 | — | 4.11 | 4.28 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 98 | 14 | —† | 14.3% | 10 | — | 4.13 | 4.25 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 56 | 8 | 3 | 14.3% | 6 | 37.5% | 4.12 | 4.21 |
| UC Davis → | 75 | 15 | —† | 20.0% | 11 | — | 4.09 | 4.24 |