Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Mercy High School
Private · Catholic · Burlingame · San Mateo County · 354 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
25
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 65% of California high schools
-24.1 pp vs. peer median (49)
· Ranked #8 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 40
2025 · 25
-19%
Senior-class enrollment (2020–2025)
-16.8 pp
vs. San Mateo County baseline (-2%)
~332
5-yr projected enrollment (22 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, 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 Score 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.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame High School | Private · Catholic | 69 | -34% |
| Crystal Springs Uplands Sch | Private · secular | 64 | +11% |
| Saint Joseph-Notre Dame Hs | Private · Catholic | 49 | -27% |
| San Francisco Christian School | Private · Other religious | — | -60% |
| Immaculate Conception Academy | Private · Catholic | 66 | -31% |
| Woodside Priory School | Private · Other religious | 70 | +14% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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