Loyola High School
Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Catholic religious-affiliated
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- 📚 28 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 8 National Merit Semifinalists last year
- 📝 SAT avg 1400 (25-75: 1340–1470)
- 📝 ACT avg 31.0 (25-75: 29–33)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 87.0% (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
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 Loyola High School compares for families
One of California's strongest schools for college outcomes.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1400 (≈ top 4% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 31.0 (≈ top 7%) · 87% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 8 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
- ▸ Statewide62.2% UC Reach — 44.1 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 (62.2% UC Reach vs 47.0% median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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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 Loyola High School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+0.4%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~1,294 | +5 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~1,303 | +14 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~1,312 | +23 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
Loyola High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Catholic · Los Angeles · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Loyola High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 11): 62% vs. a peer median of 47%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 5 points since 2024.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 1% (303→299 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of +7%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.5%/yr); projects to ~1309 by 2028.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola High School | Private · Catholic | 1289 | 62.2% | -1% |
| Peer-group median | 47.0% | +7% | ||
| Notre Dame Academy | Private · Catholic | 1263 | 23.4% | +9% |
| Campbell Hall | Private · Other religious | 1133 | 48.9% | +0% |
| Village Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 1199 | 50.4% | +5% |
| Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian | Private · Other religious | 862 | 45.9% | +19% |
| Brentwood School | Private · secular | 1242 | 38.2% | +15% |
| Immaculate Heart High School | Private · Catholic | 673 | 30.9% | -22% |
| Crossroads School | Private · secular | 1202 | 48.0% | +10% |
| Milken Community School | Private · Other religious | 778 | 66.4% | +6% |
| Cathedral High School | Private · Other religious | 583 | 13.7% | -20% |
| Harvard-Westlake School | Private · secular | 1616 | 61.8% | +16% |
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 →
Diocesan context — Archdiocese of Los Angeles
ArchdioceseLargest Catholic school system in the U.S. Archdiocese of Los Angeles is the canonical governance body for Catholic schools in this region — board policy, tuition guidance, and shared services typically originate here. Visit the diocesan website →
Financial figures aren't shown because Catholic (arch)dioceses don't file IRS Form 990 — they're covered by the USCCB Group Ruling (GEN 0928), which exempts dioceses, parishes, and parochial schools from individual filing. School counts above are hand-compiled from each diocese's published schools-department information.
Loyola High School sent 823 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 22.6% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 62.2% — 44.1 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 95% of California high schools. The school produces 15.1 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
+15.2 pp above peer median (47.0%) · Ranked #2 of 11 similar schools
18.1%
47.0%
51.2%
62.2%
Higher than 95% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Loyola High School's UC Reach of 62.2% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (51.2%) — meaning roughly 62 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.
Against similar schools, Loyola High School stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 47.0%.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97.3% — a gap of 35 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Loyola High School's UC Reach is higher than 95% 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 | 3.97 | 4.18 | +0.21 | 16.0% | Peers +0.24 · matches |
| UCLA | 3.94 | 4.26 | +0.32 | 15.2% | Peers +0.29 · matches |
| UC San Diego | 3.91 | 4.27 | +0.36 | 15.8% | Peers +0.29 · steeper |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.90 | 4.20 | +0.31 | 26.5% | Peers +0.31 · matches |
| UC Irvine | 3.85 | 4.20 | +0.35 | 23.6% | Peers +0.30 · steeper |
| UC Davis | 3.83 | 4.10 | +0.27 | 37.9% | Peers +0.28 · 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 Loyola High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (21.2% actual vs. 20.3% expected), based on 2024 data.
UC Outcomes Trend — 2024–2025
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 | Yield | Avg GPA (App) '24 | Avg GPA (Adm) '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 151 | 25 | 7 | 16.6% | 8.4% | 28.0% | 3.97 | 4.18 |
| UCLA → Elite | 179 | 20 | 6 | 11.2% | 6.7% | 30.0% | 3.94 | 4.26 |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 137 | 34 | 3 | 24.8% | 11.4% | 8.8% | 3.91 | 4.27 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 155 | 39 | —† | 25.2% | 13.0% | — | 3.90 | 4.20 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 104 | 26 | —† | 25.0% | 8.7% | — | 3.85 | 4.20 |
| UC Davis → | 97 | 42 | 6 | 43.3% | 14.0% | 14.3% | 3.83 | 4.10 |