Saint John Bosco High School

Bellflower · Los Angeles County · Catholic religious-affiliated

Private Los Angeles County ~183 seniors
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🎓31% UC Reach

📋 At a glance

Programs & features
  • Program details not reported to CRDC
Academic signals
  • Academic signals not yet ingested for this school

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

🎓 Where grads go

31.1% UC Reach — top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2025. Counts each campus admit, so multi-admits count more than once.

UC admits by campus · Class of 2025

UCB
4 admitted
UCLA
8 admitted
4 enrolled
UCSD
14 admitted
UCSB
12 admitted
3 enrolled
UCI
9 admitted
UCD
10 admitted

Source: University of California Office of the President, Admissions by Source School. Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How Saint John Bosco High School compares for families

Above-average college outcomes statewide.

  • Statewide31.1% UC Reach13.0 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 76% of California high schools.
  • vs Similar SchoolsRight at the peer median (30.9% UC Reach) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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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 Saint John Bosco High School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
821 (2020)869 (2025)
+5.8%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
188 (2020)183 (2025)
-2.7%

If this trend holds (+1.0%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~878 +9 $0
3 yr (2028) ~896 +27 $0
5 yr (2030) ~915 +46 $0

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

Saint John Bosco High School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · Catholic · Bellflower · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • On UC Reach, Saint John Bosco High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 10): 31% vs. a peer median of 31%.
  • Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2020.
  • Senior-class enrollment is down 3% (188→183 from 2020 to 2025), tracking the peer-group median of -3%.
  • Enrollment has been growing (+1.1%/yr); projects to ~899 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

869 students (2025)
~899 projected (2028)
at +1.1%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Saint John Bosco High School Private · Catholic 869 31.1% -3%
Peer-group median 30.9% -3%
Servite High School Private · Catholic 767 24.6% -2%
Calvary Chapel Christian School Private · Other religious 619 -4%
Bishop Montgomery High School Private · Catholic 844 53.8% +18%
Saint Joseph High School Private · Catholic 557 30.3% -10%
Bishop Amat Memorial Hs Private · Catholic 977 28.3% -28%
Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian Private · Other religious 862 45.9% +19%
Immaculate Heart High School Private · Catholic 673 30.9% -22%
Loyola High School Private · Catholic 1289 62.2% -1%
Valley Christian High School Private · Other religious 527 16.1% +29%
Saint Paul High School Private · Catholic 405 38.1% -25%

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 →

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

Saint John Bosco High School sent 308 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 18.5% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 31.1%13.0 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 76% of California high schools. The school produces 6.6 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
UC Reach
31%
57 admits / 183 seniors
On the peer median (30.9%) · Ranked #5 of 10 similar schools
5-year trend
2021 · 22.3% 2025 · 31.1%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.1%
Peer median
30.9%
Top 10%
51.2%
This school
31.1%
0%50%100%
CA median 18.1% Top 10% ≥ 51.2% This school 31.1%

Higher than 76% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Saint John Bosco High School's UC Reach of 31.1% is in the top quartile statewide (median 18.1%; top 25% bar 30.5%) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 51.2%.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97.3% — a gap of 66 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Saint John Bosco High School's UC Reach is higher than 76% of California high schools (978 ranked).

UC Application Reach
168.3%
308 applications
Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).
In context: CA median 74.9% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241.0% · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 252.0% · higher than 82% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
18.5%
57 / 308 applications
In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 10% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
12.3%
7 enrolled of 57 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
3.8%
7 enrollees / 183 seniors
Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % 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.
UC 6-Yr Grad Rate
87%
70% finished in 4 yrs · N=23 entered 2019
In context: CA median 88.6% · -1.6 pp vs. median.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
25.7
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 76% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
6.6
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 77% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
183
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
869
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
3.72
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs
4.13

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 Saint John Bosco 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 3.79 4.21 +0.41 18.2% Peers +0.36 · steeper
UCLA 3.71 4.01 +0.30 9.8% Peers +0.46 · wider
UC San Diego (2023) 3.69 4.20 +0.51 11.3% Peers +0.40 · steeper
UC Santa Barbara 3.73 4.21 +0.48 20.9% Peers +0.38 · steeper
UC Irvine 3.68 4.20 +0.51 17.7% Peers +0.42 · steeper
UC Davis 3.74 4.03 +0.29 44.1% Peers +0.33 · 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 Saint John Bosco High School sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (18.3% actual vs. 20.7% expected), based on 2024 data.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %
UC Reach % (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 Yield Avg GPA (App) '24 Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite 46 4 8.7% 2.2% 3.79 4.21
UCLA → Elite 67 8 4 11.9% 4.4% 50.0% 3.71 4.01
UC San Diego → Selective 59 14 23.7% 7.7% 3.69
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 47 12 3 25.5% 6.6% 25.0% 3.73 4.21
UC Irvine → Selective 61 9 14.8% 4.9% 3.68 4.20
UC Davis → 28 10 35.7% 5.5% 3.74 4.03
= 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 solid. A meaningful share of the senior class is achieving UC admission, and there is likely room to grow both application volume and admission outcomes.
Students are earning UC admission but enrolling elsewhere at a notable rate. This may reflect competition from private colleges, out-of-state flagships, cost considerations, or UC campus fit. Student outcome surveys can clarify.
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.
Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.
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