Pacific Bay Christian School
Pacifica · San Mateo County · Religious-affiliated
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- Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Pacific Bay Christian School publishes where its graduates go (not stated): 23 colleges, including University of Pennsylvania, UC Berkeley, Claremont McKenna College, Columbia.
- The UC pipeline here is real. 17 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 22 seniors puts this school in the top handful of schools in California.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school
Pacific Bay Christian School publishes where its graduates enrolled (not stated): 23 colleges. See the full list ↓
Admissions at a glance
Is Pacific Bay Christian School a good school for college admissions?
Pacific Bay Christian School's UC Reach Score is 77 (Excellent, top 6% in California; higher than 98% of California high schools), from 17 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 22 seniors in 2025, and it publishes a college list without per-college counts.
How hard is it to get into Pacific Bay Christian School?
Pacific Bay Christian School does not post an acceptance rate on its admissions pages; applications are due Jan 15, 2027.
From the school's own admissions pages and public filings. Dates verified Oct 1, 2026; exams verified September 2026. Full calendar: California private-school admissions tracker · entrance exams. More private high schools in San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley · Entrance exams in San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley
Private high schools near Pacific Bay Christian School
Five private high schools within 11 miles of Pacific Bay Christian School, with tuition and the exam each requires.
| School | City | Miles | Grades | Tuition | Entrance exam | UC Reach Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy High School | Burlingame | 6.0 | 9–12 | $30,328 | HSPT (required of all applicants; hosted at Mercy… | 25 |
| Crystal Springs Uplands School | Hillsborough | 8.7 | 6–12 | $68,600 | No entrance exam | 64 |
| Lick Wilmerding High School | San Francisco | 9.7 | 9–12 | $64,900 | No entrance exam | 55 |
| Archbishop Riordan High School | San Francisco | 10.1 | 9–12 | $29,000 | HSPT | 59 |
| The Nueva School | San Mateo | 11.0 | PreK–12 | $65,065 | No entrance exam | 65 |
Distances are straight-line miles between school locations. Tuition and exams are from each school's own admissions pages; see the entrance-exam guide.
Their published matriculation list
Where their graduates enrolled
Pacific Bay Christian School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 23 colleges, in the document's own order.
The document does not state a class year for this list.
Ivy+ and most selective · 2
University of California · 5
UC Berkeley · UCLA · University of California, Irvine · UC Davis · UC Santa Cruz
Other California · 5
Saint Mary's College of California · Claremont McKenna College · University of Southern California · Santa Clara University · Chapman University
Out of state · 8
Johns Hopkins University · The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · NYU · Tuskegee University · Gonzaga University · Boston University · Northeastern University · Baylor University
Not matched to a college page · 3
Wheaton College · Trinity College Dublin · Swarthmore
Is my kid's college on this list?
The school down the road: San Francisco Christian School
| College | Pacific Bay Christian School | San Francisco Christian School |
|---|---|---|
| Boston University | ✓ named | — |
| Columbia | ✓ named | — |
| Johns Hopkins University | ✓ named | — |
| MIT | — | ✓ named |
| NYU | ✓ named | — |
| Northeastern University | ✓ named | — |
| Purdue | — | ✓ named |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | ✓ named | — |
| UC Berkeley | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| UCLA | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| University of Pennsylvania | ✓ named | — |
| University of Southern California | ✓ named | — |
Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.
As the document prints them
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by Pacific Bay Christian School — High School page, 'Where are our graduates going?' ↗. Found at: High School page, section headed 'Where are our graduates going?' - first image in that gallery, https://pacbay.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/olu.png (uploaded.
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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays
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How Pacific Bay Christian School compares for families
One of California's strongest schools for college outcomes.
- ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 77 — 58 points above the California median of 19. Ahead of 98% of California high schools.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 77 vs a 25 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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Scroll up to the UC Reach card for Pacific Bay Christian School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-6.1%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~167 | -11 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~147 | -31 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~130 | -48 | $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 Pacific Bay Christian School really compare on getting kids to college?
We've ranked it #1 of 8 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.
Your similar-school group includes
Jewish Community High School of the Bay · San Francisco Christian School · Stuart Hall High School · Convent of the Sacred Heart High School · Immaculate Conception Academy · Kehillah Jewish High School · +4 more
Financial profile — IRS Form 990, FY2023
From 1 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.
Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 830667844). 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.
Pacific Bay Christian School sent 80 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 21.2% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 77 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 58 points above the California median of 19, higher than 98% of California high schools..
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Higher than 98% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Pacific Bay Christian School's UC Reach Score of 77 clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53) — meaning roughly 77 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.
In San Mateo County — a competitive market where the median is already 33 — this still clears the county top-10% bar (66).
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 18 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Pacific Bay Christian School's UC Reach is higher than 98% of California high schools (1105 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 San Diego | Strong shot | Real shot | 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 San Diego | 3.96 | 4.12 | +0.16 | 35.3% | Peers +0.27 · wider |
| UC Irvine (2018) | 3.71 | 4.02 | +0.31 | 31.2% | Peers +0.40 · wider |
| UC Davis | 4.01 | 4.12 | +0.11 | 63.2% | Peers +0.21 · 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% |
Where Pacific Bay Christian School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 11.8 points above what their GPAs predict (36.6% actual vs. 24.8% expected), based on 2024 data.
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
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 | 12 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 4.01 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 12 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 4.02 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 15 | 3 | —† | 20.0% | 14 | — | 3.96 | 4.12 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 14 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.96 | —† |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 13 | 6 | 3 | 46.2% | 27 | 50.0% | 3.98 | —† |
| UC Davis → | 14 | 8 | —† | 57.1% | 36 | — | 4.01 | 4.12 |
What This Means
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantPacific Bay Christian School is a private high school in Pacifica, San Mateo County, California with 22 seniors in the Class of 2025.
Its UC Reach Score is 77 (Excellent, top 6% in California): 17 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 22, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 98% of California high schools.
In 2025 its students filed 80 UC applications and received 17 offers, a UC admit rate of 21.2% (counted at each campus); 3 enrolled.
More of its graduates enrolled at UC Irvine than at any other UC campus (3 in 2025).
Enrollment was 178 students in 2025, down 30% since 2020.
Pacific Bay Christian School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the not stated: 23 colleges. Source: High School page, 'Where are our graduates going?'.
Sources: University of California Office of the President (admissions), California Department of Education (enrollment, A-G, college-going), and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Pacific Bay Christian School's UC Reach Score? Pacific Bay Christian School's UC Reach Score is 77 (Excellent, top 6% in California): 17 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 22, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 98% of California high schools.
How many students from Pacific Bay Christian School got into a UC? In 2025 its students filed 80 UC applications and received 17 offers, a UC admit rate of 21.2% (counted at each campus); 3 enrolled.
Which UC campus do Pacific Bay Christian School graduates attend most? More of Pacific Bay Christian School's graduates enrolled at UC Irvine than at any other UC campus (3 in 2025).
Where do Pacific Bay Christian School graduates go to college? Pacific Bay Christian School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the not stated: 23 colleges. Source: High School page, 'Where are our graduates going?'.
How many students attend Pacific Bay Christian School? Enrollment was 178 students in 2025, down 30% since 2020.
When is the application deadline for Pacific Bay Christian School? At Pacific Bay Christian School, applications are due Jan 15, 2027.
Is Pacific Bay Christian School a good school for college admissions? Pacific Bay Christian School's UC Reach Score is 77 (Excellent, top 6% in California; higher than 98% of California high schools), from 17 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 22 seniors in 2025, and it publishes a college list without per-college counts.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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