Pinewood School
Los Altos Hills · Santa Clara County · Private independent
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UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.
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What families should know about Pinewood School.
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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.
This school doesn't have UC outcomes data on file yet — we surface UCOP-published admits by sending HS, and not every private school appears in those records. The enrollment trend, stability, and other cards on this page are still primary-sourced for this school.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+0.0%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2021) | ~612 | +0 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2023) | ~612 | +0 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2025) | ~612 | +0 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
Pinewood School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · secular · Los Altos Hills · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Pinewood School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 10): 60% vs. a peer median of 65%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 21 points since 2019.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 0% (53→53 from 2019 to 2020), trailing the peer-group median of +14%.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinewood School | Private · secular | 612 | 60.4% | +0% |
| Peer-group median | 64.8% | +14% | ||
| Menlo School | Private · secular | 805 | 62.4% | +6% |
| Castilleja School | Private · secular | 416 | 113.7% | -15% |
| Basis Independent Silicon Vall | Private | 819 | 194.4% | +14% |
| Woodside Priory School | Private · Other religious | 436 | 70.3% | +14% |
| The Nueva School | Private · secular | 952 | 64.8% | +19% |
| Presentation High School | Private · Catholic | 545 | 42.7% | -17% |
| Granada Islamic School | Private · Other religious | 456 | — | +450% |
| Lick Wilmerding High School | Private · secular | 559 | 55.4% | +14% |
| Eastside College Prep School | Private · secular | 251 | 26.3% | -5% |
| Basis Independent Fremont Upper Sch | Private · secular | 350 | 212.5% | +23% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type, and religious orientation. Methodology →
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 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 |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley (2023) | 4.09 | 4.25 | +0.16 | 34.8% | Peers +0.18 · matches |
| UCLA (2020) | 4.13 | 4.26 | +0.14 | 18.5% | Peers +0.20 · wider |
| UC San Diego (2021) | 3.99 | 4.19 | +0.20 | 35.3% | Peers +0.29 · wider |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4.05 | 4.18 | +0.13 | 28.6% | Peers +0.22 · wider |
| UC Irvine (2022) | 4.00 | 4.15 | +0.15 | 25.0% | Peers +0.22 · wider |
| UC Davis | 4.01 | 4.15 | +0.13 | 30.0% | Peers +0.20 · 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 Pinewood School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (20.4% actual vs. 22.7% expected), based on 2024 data.
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.
Campus Breakdown — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach | Yield | Avg GPA (App) '24 | Avg GPA (Adm) '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 27 | 6 | —† | 22.2% | — | — | 4.07 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 27 | 4 | —† | 14.8% | — | — | 4.07 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 32 | 6 | —† | 18.8% | — | — | 4.04 | —† |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 28 | 10 | —† | 35.7% | — | — | 4.05 | 4.18 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 26 | 4 | —† | 15.4% | — | — | 4.05 | —† |
| UC Davis → | 25 | 9 | —† | 36.0% | — | — | 4.01 | 4.15 |