New Roads School

Santa Monica · Los Angeles County · Private independent

Private Los Angeles County ~79 seniors
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Top 10% UC Reach in California

A parent's read

  • The UC pipeline here is real. 51 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 79 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 5% of California high schools.
  • Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 19 of this class's 169 UC applications. The strong middle campuses — San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis — are where most real UC outcomes happen.
  • Worth asking admissions: the school profile. This school doesn't publish SAT/ACT or AP results publicly. Every private school produces a counselor's "school profile" for colleges — ask for it. How a school answers says as much as the numbers.

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

Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score
65
Excellent top 6% 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
12 admitted
5 enrolled
Net $13,481/yr avg
Grads earn $92,446 @10yr
UCLA
7 admitted
Net $12,548/yr avg
Grads earn $82,511 @10yr
UCSD
9 admitted
Net $12,470/yr avg
Grads earn $84,943 @10yr
UCSB
6 admitted
Net $16,109/yr avg
Grads earn $74,915 @10yr
UCI
3 admitted
Net $14,251/yr avg
Grads earn $80,735 @10yr
UCD
14 admitted
Net $14,741/yr avg
Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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How New Roads School compares for families

One of California's strongest schools for college outcomes.

  • StatewideUC Reach Score of 6546 points above the California median of 19. 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 (UC Reach Score 65 vs a 50 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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Their published college list

Colleges the school lists for its graduates (Classes of 2020-2025)

New Roads School publishes a list of colleges for its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 199 colleges, in the document's own order.

American University * Amherst College Arizona State University * Bard College * Barnard College Bates College * Belmont University Beloit College Bennington College * Berklee College of Music * Boston College * Boston University * Bowdoin College * Brandeis University * Brown University * Bryn Mawr College * California College of the Arts (San Francisco) * California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) * California Institute of Technology (CalTech) * California Lutheran University * California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo * California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Cal Poly Humboldt California State University, Channel Islands California State University, Chico California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, East Bay California State University, Fullerton * California State University, Long Beach * California State University, Los Angeles *
and 169 more
California State University, Monterey Bay * California State University, Northridge California State University, Sacramento Carleton College * Carnegie Mellon University * Case Western Reserve University Chapman University * Claremont McKenna College * Clark Atlanta University Clark University Colgate University Colorado College Columbia University * Columbia College Chicago * Connecticut College * Cornell University * Cornish College of the Arts Denison University * DePaul University * Dickinson College Drexel University * Elon University Emerson College * Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College George Washington University * Goucher College Grinnell College * Hamilton College * Hampshire College * Hampton University Harvard College * Harvey Mudd College * Hawaii Pacific University High Point University * Hobart and William Smith Colleges * Hofstra University Hollins University * Howard University * Indiana University at Bloomington Ithaca College Johnson & Wales University (Providence) * Kalamazoo College Kenyon College Lafayette College * Lawrence University Lehigh University Lewis & Clark College * Louisiana State University * Loyola Marymount University * Loyola University Chicago Loyola University New Orleans Macalester College * Marist College Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Massachusetts College of Art and Design McDaniel College Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University Morehouse College * Mount Holyoke College Mount Saint Mary's University * Muhlenberg College * Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater * New York University * Northeastern University * Northwestern University Oberlin College * Occidental College * Ohio Wesleyan University Oregon State University Otis College of Art and Design * Pace University, New York City Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Pitzer College * Pratt Institute * Purchase College, SUNY Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) * Rice University * Ringling College of Art and Design Rochester Institute of Technology Rutgers University-New Brunswick * San Diego State University San Francisco State University * San Jose State University Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College * Savannah College of Art and Design * School of the Art Institute of Chicago * Seattle University * Skidmore College * Smith College Sonoma State University Southern Methodist University * Spelman College Stanford University * Swarthmore College * Syracuse University * Temple University Texas Christian University * Texas Southern University The College of Wooster The Evergreen State College The New School - All Divisions * The University of Iowa The University of Montana * Trinity College Tufts University * Tulane University * Tuskegee University University of Arizona * University of California, Berkeley * University of California, Davis * University of California, Irvine * University of California, Los Angeles * University of California, Merced University of California, Riverside * University of California, San Diego * University of California, Santa Barbara * University of California, Santa Cruz * University of Chicago * University of Colorado at Boulder * University of Colorado at Denver University of Connecticut University of Denver * University of Hawaii at Manoa * University of Illinois at Chicago University of La Verne University of Maryland * University of Miami * University of Michigan * University of Oregon * University of Pennsylvania * University of Portland University of Puget Sound * University of Redlands * University of Rochester University of San Diego University of San Francisco * University of Southern California * University of Utah * University of Vermont * University of Washington * University of Wisconsin, Madison * Vassar College * Washington State University Wesleyan University * Whitman College Whittier College * Willamette University * Worcester Polytechnic Institute * Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, Univ of the Arts London * East 15 Acting School, University of Essex (UK) * ESRA International Film School (France) Franklin University Switzerland Goldsmiths, University of London * Leiden University College The Hague McGill University (Canada) * NYU Shanghai * The American University of Paris Trinity College Dublin * University of Applied Arts Vienna University of East London University of Glasgow University of St. Andrews (UK) * University of Toronto

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Independently verified As published by New Roads School — College Counseling page -- 'American Colleges & Universities' + 'International Colleges and Universities' lists ↗. Found at: under 'We are so proud of the Classes of 2020-2025 for their acceptances into such a diverse and impressive range of colleges and universities'.

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 New Roads School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
517 (2020)545 (2025)
+5.4%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
76 (2020)79 (2025)
+3.9%

If this trend holds (+1.5%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~553 +8 $0
3 yr (2028) ~570 +25 $0
5 yr (2030) ~587 +42 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = derived from this school's IRS Form 990 (FY2023) — program-service revenue ÷ enrollment. Edit the figure to match your school.

How does New Roads School really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #3 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.

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Financial profile — IRS Form 990, FY2023

From 13 years of Form 990 filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (free public IRS data). The school's tax filings show financial scale, fundraising health, and endowment trajectory — signals that drive board-level conversations about tuition pricing, financial-aid capacity, and capital projects.

Total revenue
$28.0M
FY2023
Net assets (endowment + property)
$30.3M
+3.7% since FY2011
Tuition revenue (program)
$26.4M
≈ $48385/student avg
Gifts & grants
$1.5M
fundraising
Total revenue by year ($M)
Net assets by year ($M)

Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 954823489). Tuition-per-student is total program-service revenue divided by latest enrollment — a rough average that includes auxiliary revenue (athletics, food service, etc.); the actual published tuition can differ. Form 990 is filed annually under penalty of perjury, so the financial scale figures are authoritative.

Key takeaway · Class of 2025

New Roads School sent 169 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 30.2% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 65 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 46 points above the California median of 19, higher than 95% of California high schools. The school produces 24.1 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

UC Reach Score 65 51 admits (counted at each UC) / 79 seniors +14 pts above peer median (50) · #3 of 11 similar schools methodology
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
19
Peer median
50
Top 10%
53
This school
65
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CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 65

Higher than 95% of California high schools (1107 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

New Roads School's UC Reach Score of 65 clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53) — meaning roughly 64 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.

In Los Angeles County — a competitive market where the median is already 25 — this still clears the county top-10% bar (56).

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 30 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, New Roads School's UC Reach is higher than 95% of California high schools (1107 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score
214
169 applications
Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 2 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.
In context: CA median 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 238 · higher than 88% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
30.2%
51 / 169 applications
In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 68% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
9.8%
5 enrolled of 51 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
6
5 enrollees / 79 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.
Selective UC Reach (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI — incl. the Elite two)
46.8
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.9 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.2 · higher than 93% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
24.1
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 10.2 · higher than 99% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
79
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
545
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
3.84
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs
4.11

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 New Roads 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 Irvine Strong shot Real shot 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 (2023) 3.98 4.24 +0.25 19.5% Peers +0.22 · matches
UCLA (2023) 3.95 4.21 +0.25 18.9% Peers +0.29 · wider
UC San Diego (2023) 3.89 4.21 +0.31 25.0% Peers +0.30 · matches
UC Santa Barbara (2018) 3.82 4.17 +0.35 23.3% Peers +0.33 · matches
UC Irvine (2022) 3.94 3.96 +0.02 37.5% Peers +0.26 · wider
UC Davis 3.85 4.11 +0.26 29.4% 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 New Roads School sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (14.2% actual vs. 18.1% 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 and admit totals count a student once at EACH campus. A senior admitted to UCLA and UC San Diego adds 2 to the admit total, so the total can exceed the senior class — that is the metric working as defined, not an error. The admit RATE is unaffected: both its numerator and denominator are campus-level.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus Applicants Admits Enrollees Admit Rate UC Reach Score Yield Avg GPA (App) '24 Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite 33 12 5 36.4% 15 41.7% 3.83
UCLA → Elite 39 7 17.9% 9 3.86
UC San Diego → Selective 28 9 32.1% 11 3.81
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 29 6 20.7% 8 3.79
UC Irvine → Selective 12 3 25.0% 4 3.89
UC Davis → 28 14 50.0% 18 3.85 4.11
= 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 is measured against the whole senior class. 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 very strong — more than 65% of seniors are earning UC admission. This places the school among California's highest-performing high schools on this metric.
Strong UC Reach paired with very low yield: this school's students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere — almost certainly at the most selective private universities (Ivies, Stanford, MIT, the top liberal-arts colleges) or elite out-of-state flagships. UC is functioning as a credentialing-grade backup rather than a destination.
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 and UCLA admit volume is strong — a clear high-end signal for this school's academic preparation.
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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