Mary Star of the Sea High Sch

San Pedro · Los Angeles County · Catholic religious-affiliated

Private Los Angeles County ~83 seniors
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📋 At a glance

Programs & features
  • Program details not reported to CRDC
Academic signals
  • Academic signals not yet ingested for this school

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

🎓 Where grads go

18.1% 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

UCLA
4 admitted
UCSD
7 admitted
UCSB
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 Mary Star of the Sea High Sch compares for families

Mid-pack college outcomes within California.

  • Statewide18.1% UC Reach — right around the California median of 18.1%.
  • vs Similar SchoolsRight at the peer median (19.7% 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 Mary Star of the Sea High Sch's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
514 (2020)407 (2025)
-20.8%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
149 (2020)83 (2025)
-44.3%

If this trend holds (-4.7%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~388 -19 $0
3 yr (2028) ~353 -54 $0
5 yr (2030) ~321 -86 $0

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

Mary Star of the Sea High Sch — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · Catholic · San Pedro · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • On UC Reach, Mary Star of the Sea High Sch sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 11): 18% vs. a peer median of 20%.
  • Its UC Reach has risen 8 points since 2024.
  • Senior-class enrollment is down 44% (149→83 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of -12%.
  • At its recent rate (-4.6%/yr), enrollment projects to ~354 by 2028 — about 53 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

407 students (2025)
~354 projected (2028)
at -4.6%/yr

That's about 53 fewer students. At a tuition of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual tuition revenue at risk.

Estimate seeded by catholic private school typical — Catholic HS typical $10k–18k. 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
Mary Star of the Sea High Sch Private · Catholic 407 18.1% -44%
Peer-group median 19.7% -12%
Saint Anthony High School Private · Catholic 422 12.9% -15%
Junipero Serra High School Private · Catholic 367 18.3% +6%
Saint Paul High School Private · Catholic 405 38.1% -25%
Valley Christian High School Private · Other religious 527 16.1% +29%
Verbum Dei High School Private · Catholic 298 21.1% -20%
Saint Joseph High School Private · Catholic 557 30.3% -10%
Cantwell/Sacred Heart Mary Hs Private · Catholic 378 14.9% -4%
Saint Monica Catholic Hs Private · Catholic 367 57.8% +17%
Whittier Christian High School Private · Other religious 410 6.4% -30%
Don Bosco Technical Institute Private · Catholic 351 34.3% -30%

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

Archdiocese
Counties covered
Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara
Schools operated (K–12)
~210
approx; from diocesan reports
Other Catholic HS tracked
44
in this diocese, on this site

Largest 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.

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Mary Star of the Sea High Sch sent 98 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 15.3% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 18.1% — right at the California median of 18.1%, higher than 50% of California high schools. The school produces 4.8 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
UC Reach
18%
15 admits / 83 seniors
-1.6 pp vs. peer median (19.7%) · Ranked #7 of 11 similar schools
5-year trend
2024 · 10.1% 2025 · 18.1%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.1%
Top 10%
51.2%
This school
18.1%
0%50%100%
CA median 18.1% Top 10% ≥ 51.2% This school 18.1%

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

📊 What this number means

Mary Star of the Sea High Sch's UC Reach of 18.1% is below 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 79 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Mary Star of the Sea High Sch's UC Reach is higher than 50% of California high schools (978 ranked).

UC Application Reach
118.1%
98 applications
Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).
In context: CA median 74.9% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241.0% · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 252.0% · higher than 69% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
15.3%
15 / 98 applications
In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 2% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
N/A
None enrolled of 15 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
N/A
None enrollees / 83 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)
18.1
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)
4.8
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 66% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
83
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
407
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
4.01

GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2024–2025

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 10 4.08
UCLA → Elite 22 4 18.2% 4.8% 4.09
UC San Diego → Selective 23 7 30.4% 8.4% 4.07
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 14 4 28.6% 4.8% 3.79
UC Irvine → Selective 22 4.00
UC Davis → 7
= 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 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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