Mercy High School
Burlingame · San Mateo County · Catholic religious-affiliated
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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 Mercy High School compares for families
Mid-pack college outcomes within California.
- ▸ Statewide24.7% UC Reach — 6.6 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 65% of California high schools.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (24.7% UC Reach vs 48.8% 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 Mercy High School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-2.6%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~345 | -9 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~327 | -27 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~310 | -44 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
Mercy High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Catholic · Burlingame · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Mercy High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 10): 25% vs. a peer median of 49%.
- ▸Mercy High School's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 40% in 2021 to 25% in 2025 — a 15-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 down 19% (100→81 from 2020 to 2025), tracking the peer-group median of -21%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.1%/yr), enrollment projects to ~332 by 2028 — about 22 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy High School | Private · Catholic | 354 | 24.7% | -19% |
| Peer-group median | 48.8% | -21% | ||
| Notre Dame High School | Private · Catholic | 356 | 69.0% | -34% |
| Crystal Springs Uplands Sch | Private · secular | 347 | 63.7% | +11% |
| Saint Joseph-Notre Dame Hs | Private · Catholic | 395 | 48.8% | -27% |
| San Francisco Christian School | Private · Other religious | 259 | — | -60% |
| Immaculate Conception Academy | Private · Catholic | 239 | 66.1% | -31% |
| Woodside Priory School | Private · Other religious | 436 | 70.3% | +14% |
| Fremont Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 406 | 34.5% | -42% |
| Convent of the Sacred Heart Hs | Private · Catholic | 220 | 17.0% | +0% |
| San Francisco Waldorf Hs | Private · secular | 320 | 7.5% | +14% |
| Urban School of San Francisco | Private · secular | 420 | 37.4% | -15% |
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 San Francisco
ArchdioceseArchdiocese 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.
Mercy High School sent 170 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 11.8% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 24.7% — 6.6 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 65% of California high schools..
-24.1 pp vs. peer median (48.8%) · Ranked #8 of 10 similar schools
18.1%
48.8%
51.2%
24.7%
Higher than 65% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Mercy High School's UC Reach of 24.7% is above the California median (18.1%). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51.2% or higher.
But in San Mateo County, where the local median is 31.9% and the top-10% bar is 64.6%, this score is mid-pack rather than exceptional — typical of its market rather than a standout.
Against similar schools, Mercy High School trails the peer-group median (48.8%) — even though it looks strong vs. the state average.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97.3% — a gap of 73 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Mercy High School's UC Reach is higher than 65% 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 |
| 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 (2021) | 3.96 | 4.21 | +0.24 | 17.2% | Peers +0.25 · matches |
| UC San Diego (2022) | 3.84 | 4.26 | +0.42 | 13.9% | Peers +0.32 · steeper |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.78 | 4.22 | +0.44 | 17.9% | Peers +0.36 · steeper |
| UC Irvine (2023) | 3.82 | 4.08 | +0.26 | 14.3% | Peers +0.34 · wider |
| UC Davis | 3.67 | 4.01 | +0.34 | 33.3% | Peers +0.35 · 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 Mercy High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (21.0% actual vs. 24.0% 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 | Yield | Avg GPA (App) '24 | Avg GPA (Adm) '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 26 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.87 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 23 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.78 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 27 | 4 | —† | 14.8% | 4.9% | — | 3.69 | —† |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 27 | 4 | —† | 14.8% | 4.9% | — | 3.78 | 4.22 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 36 | 3 | —† | 8.3% | 3.7% | — | 3.61 | —† |
| UC Davis → | 31 | 9 | —† | 29.0% | 11.1% | — | 3.67 | 4.01 |