Marin Catholic High School

Kentfield · Marin County · Catholic religious-affiliated

Private Marin County ~191 seniors

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🎓30 UC Reach Score · Above average 📖17 AP courses

🧭 A parent's read

The UC pipeline here is real. 58 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 191 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 25% of California high schools.
Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 10 of this class's 354 UC applications. The strong middle campuses — San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis — are where most real UC outcomes happen.
One question for any counselor: who should still test? Plenty of strong students skip the SAT/ACT now — but merit scholarships at dozens of colleges still key off scores. Ask how the school decides who should still sit for one.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

📚 17 AP courses offered (school profile)

Composed from the school's own published profile (2026), and other public data. Full breakdowns 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

UCB

3 admitted

Net $13,481/yr avg

Grads earn $92,446 @10yr

UCLA

7 admitted

5 enrolled

Net $12,548/yr avg

Grads earn $82,511 @10yr

UCSD

11 admitted

Net $12,470/yr avg

Grads earn $84,943 @10yr

UCSB

18 admitted

3 enrolled

Net $16,109/yr avg

Grads earn $74,915 @10yr

UCD

19 admitted

8 enrolled

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

Getting in is step one. The cost above is the average family's net price — yours depends on your income — and your child's odds depend on their GPA + scores. See your family's real numbers at these campuses:

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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 Marin Catholic High School compares for families

Above-average college outcomes statewide.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 30 — 12 points above the California median of 18. Ahead of 75% of California high schools.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (UC Reach Score 30 vs a 55 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 Marin Catholic High School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

772 (2020) → 718 (2025)

-7.0%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

161 (2020) → 191 (2025)

+18.6%

If this trend holds (-1.1%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~710	-8	$0
3 yr (2028)	~694	-24	$0
5 yr (2030)	~679	-39	$0

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

How does Marin Catholic High School really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #11 of 11 most similar nearby schools on UC Reach. Unlock the full snapshot to see the head-to-head — who's ahead, by how much, and where it's heading.

The full head-to-head table — every peer school's UC Reach, side by side.

Enrollment trend + 3-year projection — is this school growing or quietly shrinking?

The plain-English read on what it all means for your family.

Your similar-school group includes

Marin Academy · Justin-Siena High School · Archbishop Riordan High School · Branson School · Carondelet High School · Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep · +4 more

Diocesan context — Archdiocese of San Francisco

Archdiocese

Counties covered

San Francisco, San Mateo, Marin

Schools operated (K–12)

~78

approx; from diocesan reports

Other Catholic HS tracked

in this diocese, on this site

Archdiocese of San Francisco 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.

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Marin Catholic High School sent 354 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 16.4% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 30 — 12 points above the California median of 18, higher than 75% of California high schools. The school produces 5.2 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

UC Reach Score ⓘ

Above average Top 25% of CA high schools

58 admits / 191 seniors
-25 pts vs. peer median (55) · Ranked #11 of 11 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 30 2025 · 30

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18

Peer median
55

Top 10%
51

This school
30

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CA median 18 Top 10% ≥ 51 This school 30

Higher than 75% of California high schools (980 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Marin Catholic High School's UC Reach Score of 30 is above the California median (18). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51 or higher.

Against similar schools, Marin Catholic High School trails the peer-group median (55) — even though it looks strong vs. the state average.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97 — a gap of 67 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Marin Catholic High School's UC Reach is higher than 75% of California high schools (980 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

185

354 applications

Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).

In context: CA median 75 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241 · higher than 84% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

16.4%

58 / 354 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 3% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

27.6%

16 enrolled of 58 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 ⓘ

16 enrollees / 191 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.

UC 6-Yr Grad Rate ⓘ

Kids from here finish what they start: 100% of its UC entrants earn the degree within six years — above the norm for CA schools.

100%

90% finished in 4 yrs · N=20 entered 2019

In context: CA median 88.6% · +11.4 pp above.

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

20.4

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 65% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

5.2

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 69% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

191

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

718

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

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.15

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 Marin Catholic High 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 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 (2021)	3.84	4.14	+0.29	16.7%	Peers +0.32 · matches
UCLA	3.95	4.26	+0.31	10.2%	Peers +0.29 · matches
UC San Diego	3.84	4.11	+0.27	22.0%	Peers +0.33 · wider
UC Santa Barbara	3.88	4.22	+0.34	16.4%	Peers +0.31 · matches
UC Davis	3.86	4.09	+0.24	31.2%	Peers +0.27 · 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%

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 Marin Catholic High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 5.0 points below what their GPAs predict (16.9% actual vs. 21.9% expected), based on 2024 data.

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/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	59	3	—^†	5.1%	2	—	3.92	—^†
UCLA → Elite	77	7	5	9.1%	4	71.4%	3.95	4.26
UC San Diego → Selective	53	11	—^†	20.8%	6	—	3.84	4.11
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	87	18	3	20.7%	9	16.7%	3.88	4.22
UC Irvine → Selective	34	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.89	—^†
UC Davis →	44	19	8	43.2%	10	42.1%	3.86	4.09

† = 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 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.

UC Reach has improved meaningfully compared to the prior year — a positive trajectory worth monitoring and reinforcing.

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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