Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Notre Dame High School
Private · Catholic · Belmont · San Mateo County · 356 students · Class of 2024
★ Top 10% UC Reach
UC Reach Score · Class of 2024
69
Excellent
top 6% in California
Higher than 96% of California high schools
+2.9 pp above peer median (66)
· Ranked #5 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2020 · 95
2024 · 69
-34%
Senior-class enrollment (2020–2025)
-32.0 pp
vs. San Mateo County baseline (-2%)
~299
5-yr projected enrollment (57 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Notre Dame High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 10): 69 vs. a peer median of 66.
- ▸Notre Dame High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 101 in 2021 to 69 in 2024 — a 32-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 34% (120→79 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of -23%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-5.6%/yr), enrollment projects to ~299 by 2028 — about 57 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy High School | Private · Catholic | 25 | -19% |
| Crystal Springs Uplands Sch | Private · secular | 64 | +11% |
| Saint Joseph-Notre Dame Hs | Private · Catholic | 49 | -27% |
| Woodside Priory School | Private · Other religious | 70 | +14% |
| Fremont Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 34 | -42% |
| Castilleja School | Private · secular | 114 | -15% |
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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