Saint Francis Catholic High School

Sacramento · Sacramento County · Catholic religious-affiliated

Private Sacramento County ~201 seniors CDS 3467439…

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🎓54 UC Reach Score · Strong 📖22 AP courses

🧭 A parent's read

The UC pipeline here is real. 109 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 201 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 8% of California high schools.
Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 18 of this class's 457 UC applications. The strong middle campuses — San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis — are where most real UC outcomes happen.
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

📚 22 AP courses offered (school profile)
🏆 1 National Merit Semifinalists (2026)

Academic signals

📚 AP exam pass rate 83%

Composed from the school's own published profile (2026), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

🎓 Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score

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

8 admitted

Net $13,481/yr avg

Grads earn $92,446 @10yr

UCLA

10 admitted

9 enrolled

Net $12,548/yr avg

Grads earn $82,511 @10yr

UCSD

16 admitted

3 enrolled

Net $12,470/yr avg

Grads earn $84,943 @10yr

UCSB

29 admitted

4 enrolled

Net $16,109/yr avg

Grads earn $74,915 @10yr

UCI

16 admitted

6 enrolled

Net $14,251/yr avg

Grads earn $80,735 @10yr

UCD

30 admitted

5 enrolled

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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How Saint Francis Catholic High School compares for families

Top-tier college outcomes for California families.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 54 — 36 points above the California median of 18. Ahead of 92% of California high schools.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 54 vs a 30 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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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.

Scroll up to the UC Reach card for Saint Francis Catholic High School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

1,081 (2020) → 728 (2025)

-32.7%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

232 (2020) → 201 (2025)

-13.4%

If this trend holds (-8.4%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~667	-61	$0
3 yr (2028)	~559	-169	$0
5 yr (2030)	~469	-259	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.

How does Saint Francis Catholic High School really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #2 of 11 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.

Your similar-school group includes

Jesuit High School · Christian Brothers High School · Sacramento Country Day School · Woodland Christian High School · Bradshaw Christian School · Sacramento Adventist Academy · +4 more

Diocesan context — Diocese of Sacramento

Diocese

Counties covered

Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Yolo, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada, Sierra, Plumas, Butte, Tehama, Glenn, Colusa, Shasta, Lassen, Modoc, Siskiyou, Trinity, Solano

Schools operated (K–12)

~37

approx; from diocesan reports

Other Catholic HS tracked

in this diocese, on this site

Diocese of Sacramento 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

Saint Francis Catholic High School sent 457 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 23.9% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 54 — 36 points above the California median of 18, higher than 92% of California high schools. The school produces 9.0 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

UC Reach Score ⓘ

Strong Top 8% of CA high schools

109 admits / 201 seniors
+24 pts above peer median (30) · Ranked #2 of 11 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 43 2025 · 54

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18

Peer median
30

Top 10%
51

This school
54

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CA median 18 Top 10% ≥ 51 This school 54

Higher than 92% of California high schools (980 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Saint Francis Catholic High School's UC Reach Score of 54 clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (51) — meaning roughly 54 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.

Against similar schools, Saint Francis Catholic High School stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 30.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97 — a gap of 43 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Saint Francis Catholic High School's UC Reach is higher than 92% of California high schools (980 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

227

457 applications

Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 2 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.

In context: CA median 75 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241 · Sacramento Co. Top 10% ≥ 164 · higher than 89% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

23.9%

109 / 457 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 38% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

24.8%

27 enrolled of 109 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 ⓘ

27 enrollees / 201 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 (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

39.3

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 89% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

9.0

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 87% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

201

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

728

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.

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/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite	65	8	—^†	12.3%	4	—	—	—^†
UCLA → Elite	88	10	9	11.4%	5	90.0%	—	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	76	16	3	21.1%	8	18.8%	—	—^†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	94	29	4	30.9%	14	13.8%	—	—^†
UC Irvine → Selective	64	16	6	25.0%	8	37.5%	—	—^†
UC Davis →	70	30	5	42.9%	15	16.7%	—	—^†

† = 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 requires unique-student counts. 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 54% 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.

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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