Oakwood School

Morgan Hill · Santa Clara County · Private independent

Private Santa Clara County ~40 seniors

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Top 10% UC Reach in California

A parent's read

The UC pipeline here is real. 27 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 40 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 4% of California high schools.
One question for any counselor: who should still test? Plenty of strong students skip the SAT/ACT now — but merit scholarships at dozens of colleges still key off scores. Ask how the school decides who should still sit for one.

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

At a glance

Programs & features

Teaches no AP-designated courses — common among independent schools that run their own advanced curriculum

Academic signals

ACT 25-75: 31–33

Worth knowing: Only 18 students in the class took the ACT, so this range rests on a small group.

Composed from the school's own published profile (2025), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score

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

3 admitted

Net $13,481/yr avg

Grads earn $92,446 @10yr

UCLA

4 admitted

4 enrolled

Net $12,548/yr avg

Grads earn $82,511 @10yr

UCSB

6 admitted

Net $16,109/yr avg

Grads earn $74,915 @10yr

UCI

5 admitted

Net $14,251/yr avg

Grads earn $80,735 @10yr

UCD

9 admitted

4 enrolled

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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Sources: UC Office of the President (admits); IPEDS net price + College Scorecard 10-yr earnings (cost & payoff). Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How Oakwood School compares for families

One of California's strongest schools for college outcomes.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 68 — 49 points above the California median of 19. Ahead of 96% of California high schools.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 68 vs a 43 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Oakwood School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 113 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
past four years

Allegheny College American University Arizona State University (Tempe) Bard College Barnard College Berklee College of Music Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University Brown University California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) California Lutheran University California State University (Northridge) Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Chapman University Claremont McKenna College Clark Atlanta University Colby College Colgate University Colorado College Columbia University Connecticut College Davidson College Dartmouth College DePaul University Drexel University Duke University Emerson College

and 83 more

Emory University Fordham University George Washington University Georgia Institute of Technology Grinnell College Hampton University Harvard University Haverford College Howard University Indiana University (Bloomington) Kenyon College Lehigh University Lewis & Clark College Loyola Marymount University Macalester College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Monmouth University Mount Holyoke College Musicians Institute New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Oberlin College Occidental College Pace University (New York City) Parsons School of Design at The New School Pitzer College Pomona College Pratt Institute Princeton University Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design Saint Mary's College of California Santa Clara University Santa Monica College Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design School of Visual Arts Scripps College Skidmore College Smith College Southern Methodist University Southern University and A&M College Spelman College Stanford University Syracuse University The University of Texas at Austin Towson University Trinity College Dublin Tufts University Tulane University of Louisiana University College Dublin 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 (Santa Barbara) University of California (Santa Cruz) University of Chicago University of Colorado Boulder University of Denver University of Miami University of Michigan University of Nevada (Las Vegas) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina School of the Arts University of Pennsylvania University of Puget Sound University of Redlands University of Southern California University of St Andrews University of Washington (Seattle Campus) University of Wisconsin (Madison) Vassar College Virginia Commonwealth University Washington University in St. Louis Wesleyan University Whitman College Williams College Worcester Polytechnic Institute

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Oakwood School — Secondary School Profile 2025-2026 ↗. Found at: p.4, under 'Over the past four years, 99% of Oakwood graduates have enrolled in the following 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 Oakwood School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

438 (2020) → 546 (2025)

+24.7%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

32 (2020) → 40 (2025)

+25.0%

If this trend holds (+5.1%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~574	+28	$0
3 yr (2028)	~633	+87	$0
5 yr (2030)	~699	+153	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = typical CA independent day schools ($25k–55k). Edit the figure to match your school.

How does Oakwood School really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #4 of 10 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.

The full head-to-head table — every peer school's UC Reach, side by side.

Enrollment trend + 3-year projection — is this school growing or quietly shrinking?

The plain-English read on what it all means for your family.

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Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Oakwood School sent 148 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 18.2% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 68 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 49 points above the California median of 19, higher than 96% of California high schools. The school produces 17.5 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

UC Reach Score 68 ⓘ 27 admits (counted at each UC) / 40 seniors +25 pts above peer median (43) · #4 of 10 similar schools methodology

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
19

Peer median
43

Top 10%
53

This school
68

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CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 68

Higher than 96% of California high schools (1107 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

Oakwood School's UC Reach Score of 68 clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53) — meaning roughly 67 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.

Against similar schools, Oakwood School stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 43.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 28 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Oakwood School's UC Reach is higher than 96% of California high schools (1107 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

370

148 applications

Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 4 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.

In context: CA median 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · Santa Clara Co. Top 10% ≥ 374 · higher than 98% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

18.2%

27 / 148 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 9% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

29.6%

8 enrolled of 27 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 ⓘ

8 enrollees / 40 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) ⓘ

45.0

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.9 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.2 · higher than 92% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

17.5

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 10.2 · higher than 98% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

546

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 ⓘ

4.11

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.28

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 Oakwood School

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
UC San Diego	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Santa Barbara	Strong shot	Moderate	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 San Diego	4.11	4.27	+0.16	29.4%	Peers +0.20 · wider
UC Santa Barbara	4.08	4.31	+0.23	50.0%	Peers +0.21 · matches
UC Davis	4.17	4.22	+0.05	33.3%	Peers +0.12 · wider

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 Oakwood School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 9.5 points above what their GPAs predict (37.8% actual vs. 28.3% 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	26	3	—^†	11.5%	8	—	4.13	—^†
UCLA → Elite	27	4	4	14.8%	10	100.0%	4.10	4.26
UC San Diego → Selective	25	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	4.11	4.27
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	26	6	—^†	23.1%	15	—	4.08	4.31
UC Irvine → Selective	22	5	—^†	22.7%	12	—	4.11	—^†
UC Davis →	22	9	4	40.9%	22	44.4%	4.17	4.22

† = 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 68% 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 low yield: students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere. The pattern is characteristic of competitive college-preparatory schools where many students choose more selective private colleges or out-of-state flagships over UC — UC functions as a strong backup option rather than a first choice.

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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