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Providence High School

Burbank · Los Angeles County · Catholic religious-affiliated

Private Los Angeles County ~120 seniors CDS 5610561…
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Top 10% UC Reach in California 20 AP courses Top 5% Attendance (lowest chronic absenteeism) in CA Top 5 Attendance (lowest chronic absenteeism) in Los Angeles

A parent's read

  • Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Providence High School publishes where its graduates go (the last four years): 337 colleges, including Boston University, Bowdoin College, Brown University, Claremont McKenna College.
  • The UC pipeline here is real. 68 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 120 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 8% of California high schools.
  • Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 20 of this class's 303 UC applications. The strong middle campuses — San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis — are where most real UC outcomes happen.
  • Kids actually show up. Only 1% of students are chronically absent, versus about 23% statewide — day-to-day engagement most schools would envy.
  • 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.

Where graduates go — as published by the school

Providence High School publishes its college acceptances (the last four years): 337 colleges. See the full list ↓

At a glance

Programs & features
  • 20 AP courses offered (school profile)
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
  • 4-yr grad rate: 24% in 2019 (Bottom 4% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, the school's own published profile (2010), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Admissions at a glance

Is Providence High School a good school for college admissions?

Providence High School's UC Reach Score is 57 (Strong, top 10% in California; higher than 92% of California high schools), from 68 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 120 seniors in 2025, and it publishes a college list without per-college counts.

How hard is it to get into Providence High School?

Providence High School does not post an acceptance rate on its admissions pages; applications are due Jan 11, 2027 and tuition is $31,800 for 2026-27.

Grades served
9–12
school site
Enrollment
497
2025 count
Student–teacher ratio
13.8 : 1
NCES PSS 2022, 497 students
Tuition
$31,800
2026-27, school site
Application fee
$100
school site
Entrance exam
No entrance exam posted
school site
Application deadline
Jan 11, 2027
Applications and $100 fee due
Decisions
Mar 5, 2027
Admissions decisions mailed; new student registration begins
Acceptance rate
Not posted
admissions pages checked Oct 2026

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 Los Angeles County · Entrance exams in Los Angeles County · Is Providence High School worth the tuition?

Private high schools near Providence High School

Five private high schools within 6 miles of Providence High School, with tuition and the exam each requires where the school publishes them.

School City Miles Grades Tuition Entrance exam UC Reach Score
Immaculate Heart High School Los Angeles 3.5 6–12 $28,650 ISEE or HSPT 23
Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian Los Angeles 4.1 TK–12 $11,650 No entrance exam posted 46
Campbell Hall North Hollywood 4.1 K–12 $57,080 ISEE, SSAT or HSPT 38
Harvard-Westlake School Studio City 4.9 7–12 $54,900 ISEE 62
Village Christian High School Sun Valley 5.5 JK–12 No named standardized test (HSPT/ISEE/SSAT) found… 50

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 college acceptances

College acceptances

Providence High School publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 337 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
the last four years

Ivy+ and most selective · 5

Brown University · Cornell University · Stanford University · University of Chicago · Yale University

University of California · 10

Dominican University of California · 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

Cal State · 22

Cal Poly, Humboldt · Cal Poly, Pomona · Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo · California State University, Bakersfield · California State University, Channel Islands · California State University, Chico · California State University, Dominguez Hills · California State University, East Bay · California State University, Fresno · California State University, Fullerton · California State University, Long Beach · California State University, Los Angeles · California State University, Monterey Bay · California State University, Northridge · and 8 more below

Other California · 33

Academy of Art University · Art Center College of Design · Azusa Pacific University · Biola University · California Baptist University · California Institute of the Arts · California Lutheran University · Chapman University · Claremont McKenna College · Concordia University Irvine · Fresno Pacific University · Loyola Marymount University · Mount Saint Mary's University · Occidental College · and 19 more below

Out of state · 230

Adelphi University · Albertus Magnus College · American International College · American Musical and Dramatic Academy · American University · Arcadia University · Arizona State University, Tempe · Auburn University · Baldwin Wallace University · Bard College · Baylor University · Belmont University · Beloit College · Berklee College of Music · and 216 more below

Not matched to a college page · 37

British and Irish Modern Music Institute · California College of the Arts · Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide · Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising · Iowa State University of Science and Technology · Laguna College of Art & Design · Leeds College of Music · Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts · Los Angeles College of Music · Los Angeles Valley College · Marist-LdM, Florence · Menlo College · Musicians Institute · New York Film Academy · and 23 more below

Is my kid's college on this list?

✓ Stanford University ✓ New York University ✓ University of Southern California ✓ University of California, Los Angeles ✓ University of California, Berkeley ✓ University of Michigan ✓ Cornell University ✓ Boston University ✓ Northeastern University — University of Texas at Austin ✓ Georgetown University — Duke University

The school down the road: Providence

CollegeProvidence High SchoolProvidence
Boston University✓ named✓ named
Brown University✓ named—
Cornell University✓ named—
Emory University✓ named—
Georgetown University✓ named—
Georgia Institute of Technology✓ named—
New York University✓ named—
Northeastern University✓ named—
Northwestern University✓ named—
Purdue University✓ named—
Stanford University✓ named—
University of California, Berkeley✓ named✓ named

Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.

All 337 colleges, as the document prints them
Academy of Art University Adelphi University Albertus Magnus College American International College American Musical and Dramatic Academy American University Arcadia University Arizona State University, Tempe Art Center College of Design Auburn University Azusa Pacific University Baldwin Wallace University Bard College Baylor University Belmont University Beloit College Berklee College of Music Biola University Boise State University Boston University Bowdoin College Bradley University Brigham Young University British and Irish Modern Music Institute Brown University Bucknell University Butler University Cal Poly, Humboldt Cal Poly, Pomona Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
and 307 more
California Baptist University California College of the Arts California Institute of the Arts California Lutheran University California State University, Bakersfield California State University, Channel Islands California State University, Chico California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, East Bay California State University, Fresno California State University, Fullerton California State University, Long Beach California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Monterey Bay California State University, Northridge California State University, Sacramento California State University, San Bernardino California State University, San Marcos California State University, Stanislaus Carleton College Carroll University Case Western Reserve University Chapman University Chestnut Hill College Claremont McKenna College Clark University Clarkson University Clemson University Colgate University College of Charleston Colorado College Colorado Mesa University Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Columbia College Chicago Concordia University Irvine Coppin State University Cornell University Creighton University Curry College DePaul University Defiance College Denison University DePauw University Dominican University of California Drexel University Duquesne University Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide Emerson College Emory University Fairfield University Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Fordham University Fresno Pacific University Full Sail University Furman University Gannon University George Mason University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Gonzaga University Grand Canyon University Grinnell College Hampton University Hartwick College Hawaii Pacific University High Point University Hofstra University Howard University Illinois State University Indiana University Bloomington Iowa State University of Science and Technology Ithaca College Johnson & Wales University Kansas Wesleyan University Kenyon College La Roche University LaGrange College Laguna College of Art & Design Lasell University Lehigh University Lesley University Lewis & Clark College Leeds College of Music Lipscomb University Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts Long Island University, Post Los Angeles College of Music Los Angeles Valley College Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University, Chicago Loyola University, New Orleans Manhattan University Manhattanville University Marist University Marist-LdM, Florence Marquette University Marymount Manhattan College Maryville University of Saint Louis Marywood University Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences McKendree University Menlo College Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University Middle Tennessee State University Millersville University of Pennsylvania Milwaukee School of Engineering Molloy University Montana State University Montclair State University Mount Saint Mary's University Muhlenberg College Musicians Institute Naropa University Nazareth University New York Film Academy New York Institute of Technology New York University Nichols College North Carolina A&T University North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northern Arizona University Northwestern University Oberlin College Occidental College Oregon State University, Cascades Oregon State University, Corvalis Otis College of Art and Design Pace University, Westchester Pacific University Penn State Abington Penn State University Park Pepperdine University Pitzer College Plymouth State University Point Loma Nazarene University Point Park University Pomona College Portland State University Pratt Institute Providence College Purdue University Quinnipiac University Regis University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design Rhodes College Richmond American University, London Rio Hondo College Rochester Institute of Technology Russell Sage College Rutgers University, Camden Saint Joseph's College of Maine Saint Joseph's University Saint Louis University Saint Martin's University Saint Mary's College Saint Mary's College of California Salem State University Samford University San Diego State University San Francisco Bay University San Francisco State University San Jose State University Santa Clara University Santa Monica College Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design Scripps College Seattle Pacific University Seattle University Seton Hall University Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Simmons University Smith College Sonoma State University Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Southern Methodist University Southern Oregon University Southern University, New Orleans Spelman College St. John's University Stanford University State University of New York, Binghamton State University of New York, Buffalo State University of New York, Canton State University of New York, Oneonta State University of New York, Purchase State University of New York, Stony Brook Stevens Institute of Technology Suffolk University Susquehanna University Syracuse University Temple University Temple University Japan Texas Christian University The Catholic University of America The George Washington University The New School The Ohio State University, Columbus The University of Alabama The University of Arizona The University of Iowa The University of Kansas The University of Tampa The University of Texas, Dallas The University of Tulsa The University of Utah The University of the South Toronto Metropolitan University Towson University Trinity University Tulane University United States Military Academy University of Arkansas University of British Columbia 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 Cincinnati University of Colorado, Boulder University of Connecticut University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Denver University of Florida University of Georgia University of Hawaii, Manoa University of Idaho University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois, Chicago University of Kentucky University of La Verne University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of Mississippi University of Missouri University of Montana University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Nevada, Reno University of New Hampshire University of North Dakota University of Notre Dame University of Oklahoma University of Oregon University of Pittsburgh University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of Redlands University of Rhode Island University of Rochester University of Saint Joseph University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of South Carolina University of Southern California University of St. Thomas University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Tsukuba University of Vermont University of Washington University of Washington, Bothell University of Wisconsin, Madison University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh University of Wisconsin, River Falls University of Wisconsin, Whitewater Vanderbilt University Vanguard University of Southern California Vassar College Villanova University Virginia Tech Wagner College Wake Forest University Washington State University, Pullman Washington University in St. Louis Wesleyan University West Chester University of Pennsylvania Western New England University Western Washington University Westminster College, Fulton Westmont College Whitman College Whittier College Willamette University William & Mary William Woods University Wilson College Woodbury University Yale University

These graduates were admitted to the colleges above.

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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score
57
Strong top 10% 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
8 enrolled
Net $13,481/yr avg
Grads earn $92,446 @10yr
UCLA
8 admitted
4 enrolled
Net $12,548/yr avg
Grads earn $82,511 @10yr
UCSD
9 admitted
3 enrolled
Net $12,470/yr avg
Grads earn $84,943 @10yr
UCSB
17 admitted
Net $16,109/yr avg
Grads earn $74,915 @10yr
UCI
8 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 Providence High School compares for families

Top-tier college outcomes for California families.

  • ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 57 — 38 points above the California median of 19. Ahead of 92% of California high schools.
  • ▸ Locally🎯 Top 5% in California on Attendance (lowest chronic absenteeism) — plus 2 more top-ranks.
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 57 vs a 41 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21
SAT/ACT test-takers
0
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
0.0
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 4% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
24%
Range: 20–29%
4-year cohort size
35
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

Federal Title I context

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

91.4%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025

Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.

Fewer than 1 in 10 students read and write at grade level — below the state norm — worth asking what extra support looks like.
Fewer than 1 in 10 students do math at grade level — below the state norm — worth asking what extra support looks like.
ELA — met or exceeded
n = 11
0.0%
incl. 0.0% exceeded
-59.1 pts vs. Los Angeles County median (59.1%) · CA median 54.5% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 79.4%
Math — met or exceeded
n = 11
0.0%
incl. 0.0% exceeded
-25.4 pts vs. Los Angeles County median (25.4%) · CA median 21.4% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 53.6%

Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.

Student composition — 2025-26

HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.

Race / ethnicity

Hispanic / Latino 95% +2.3
White 4% -2.2
American Indian 2%

Program subgroups

Socioeconomically disadv. 84% -10.3
Students w/ disabilities 27%

Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.

Kids show up: 1% are chronically absent versus about 23% statewide — engagement most schools would envy.
Chronic absent
1.4%
1 of 71 students

Low and stable absenteeism — students are engaged and showing up. The leading indicator is healthy.

Los Angeles County median
25.1% · school is better than 100% of 407 HS
Statewide median
22.8%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
477 (2020) → 497 (2025)
+4.2%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
96 (2020) → 120 (2025)
+25.0%

If this trend holds (+0.8%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~501 +4 $0
3 yr (2028) ~509 +12 $0
5 yr (2030) ~517 +20 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = a typical CA Catholic high school ($10k–18k). Edit the figure to match your school.

How does Providence High School really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #2 of 9 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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Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Los Angeles County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

3% of students who start the year finish it here — more churn than most CA schools. Ask what's behind the turnover.
Mixed signal
Demand outpacing county is masking internal churn.

Enrollment growth is beating Los Angeles County (+25.0% vs. +2.9%), but 169 of 175 students didn't maintain continuous enrollment. Why are families leaving once enrolled?

+25.0%  senior class, grade 12 (2020–2025)
+2.9%  Los Angeles County baseline
+22.1pp  gap vs. county
3.4%  retention (county median 87.7%)
Senior class (grade 12) — indexed to 100 at 2020
Stability rate by year (raw %)
Stability rate
3.4%
6 of 175 students

169 of 175 students who enrolled at Providence High School this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (96.6% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Los Angeles County median
87.7% · school is in the 0th percentile of 413 HS
Statewide median
87.3% · in the 0th percentile of 1,734 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (189) 3.2%
Hispanic / Latino (157) 3.2%
Students w/ disabilities (69) 4.3%
English learners (52) 1.9%
White (23) 4.3%

Nearest peer high schools

Providence 3.4%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Diocesan context — Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Archdiocese
Counties covered
Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara
Schools operated (K–12)
~210
approx; from diocesan reports
Other Catholic HS tracked
44
in this diocese, on this site

Largest Catholic school system in the U.S. Archdiocese of Los Angeles is the canonical governance body for Catholic schools in this region — board policy, tuition guidance, and shared services typically originate here. Visit the diocesan website →

Financial figures aren't shown because Catholic (arch)dioceses don't file IRS Form 990 — they're covered by the USCCB Group Ruling (GEN 0928), which exempts dioceses, parishes, and parochial schools from individual filing. School counts above are hand-compiled from each diocese's published schools-department information.

Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Providence High School sent 303 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 22.4% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 57 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 38 points above the California median of 19, higher than 92% of California high schools. The school produces 16.7 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

UC Reach Score 57 ⓘ 68 admits (counted at each UC) / 120 seniors +15 pts above peer median (41) · #2 of 9 similar schools methodology
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
19
Peer median
41
Top 10%
53
This school
57
050100
CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 57

Higher than 92% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

Providence High School's UC Reach Score of 57 clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53) — meaning roughly 56 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).

Against similar schools, Providence High School stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 41.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 38 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Providence High School's UC Reach is higher than 92% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ
252
303 applications
Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 3 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 91% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate ⓘ
22.4%
68 / 303 applications
In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 30% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate ⓘ
22.1%
15 enrolled of 68 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 ⓘ
12
15 enrollees / 120 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.
A-G Completion ⓘ
Fewer than 1 in 10 graduates finish the courses UC and CSU require — below the state norm. Worth asking how course access and planning work here.
0%
2019-20 cohort
In context: CA median 51.0% · -51.0 pp vs. median · Los Angeles Co. 57.1%.
UC 6-Yr Grad Rate ⓘ
Kids from here finish what they start: 89% of its UC entrants earn the degree within six years — above the norm for CA schools.
89%
64% finished in 4 yrs · N=28 entered 2008
In context: CA median 86.2% · +3.1 pp above.
Selective UC Reach (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI — incl. the Elite two) ⓘ
45.0
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 16.0 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.2 · higher than 92% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ
16.7
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 ⓘ
120
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment ⓘ
497
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 ⓘ
4.02
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ
4.21

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 Providence High 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 4.06 4.21 +0.14 16.7% Peers +0.20 · wider
UCLA 4.02 4.25 +0.24 11.8% Peers +0.25 · matches
UC San Diego 4.02 4.26 +0.24 18.9% Peers +0.24 · matches
UC Santa Barbara 4.00 4.26 +0.26 35.8% Peers +0.26 · matches
UC Irvine 4.01 4.11 +0.11 19.0% Peers +0.21 · wider
UC Davis 4.04 4.15 +0.11 59.1% Peers +0.19 · 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 Providence High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (22.7% actual vs. 20.4% 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 47 12 8 25.5% 10 66.7% 4.06 4.21
UCLA → Elite 71 8 4 11.3% 7 50.0% 4.02 4.25
UC San Diego → Selective 54 9 3 16.7% 8 33.3% 4.02 4.26
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 52 17 —† 32.7% 14 — 4.00 4.26
UC Irvine → Selective 51 8 —† 15.7% 7 — 4.01 4.11
UC Davis → 28 14 —† 50.0% 12 — 4.04 4.15
† = 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 57% 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.
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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At a glance

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Providence High School is a private high school in Burbank, Los Angeles County, California with 120 seniors in the Class of 2025.

Its UC Reach Score is 57 (Strong, top 10% in California): 68 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 120, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 92% of California high schools.

In 2025 its students filed 303 UC applications and received 68 offers, a UC admit rate of 22.4% (counted at each campus); 15 enrolled.

More of its graduates enrolled at UC Berkeley than at any other UC campus (8 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 20.

0% of its graduates completed the A-G courses required for UC and CSU eligibility (California median 51%).

Of its graduates who enrolled at a UC, 89% earned a degree within six years (cohort entering 2008).

Enrollment was 497 students in 2025, up 4% since 2020.

Providence High School publishes a college acceptances list for the the last four years: 337 colleges. Source: Counseling (College Counseling page).

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 Providence High School's UC Reach Score? Providence High School's UC Reach Score is 57 (Strong, top 10% in California): 68 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 120, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 92% of California high schools.

How many students from Providence High School got into a UC? In 2025 its students filed 303 UC applications and received 68 offers, a UC admit rate of 22.4% (counted at each campus); 15 enrolled.

Which UC campus do Providence High School graduates attend most? More of Providence High School's graduates enrolled at UC Berkeley than at any other UC campus (8 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 20.

What percentage of Providence High School graduates complete the A-G requirements? 0% of its graduates completed the A-G courses required for UC and CSU eligibility (California median 51%).

Where do Providence High School graduates go to college? Providence High School publishes a college acceptances list for the the last four years: 337 colleges. Source: Counseling (College Counseling page).

How many students attend Providence High School? Enrollment was 497 students in 2025, up 4% since 2020.

What is the tuition at Providence High School? At Providence High School, tuition is $31,800 for 2026-27.

When is the application deadline for Providence High School? At Providence High School, applications are due Jan 11, 2027.

Is Providence High School a good school for college admissions? Providence High School's UC Reach Score is 57 (Strong, top 10% in California; higher than 92% of California high schools), from 68 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 120 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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