Saint Monica Catholic Hs
Santa Monica · Los Angeles County · Catholic religious-affiliated
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- The UC pipeline here is real. 67 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 116 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 6% of California high schools.
- And it's a rising stock. UC admissions per senior have climbed three years running — the trend line, not just the snapshot, is moving the right way.
- Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 11 of this class's 284 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.
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📋 At a glance
- 📚 12 AP courses offered (school profile)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2025), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
🎓 Where grads go — and what it costs & pays
UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
Getting in is step one. The cost above is the average family's net price — yours depends on your income — and your child's odds depend on their GPA + scores. See your family's real numbers at these campuses:
🎯 Get my child's odds + our real net price →Sources: UC Office of the President (admits); IPEDS net price + College Scorecard 10-yr earnings (cost & payoff). Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.
How Saint Monica Catholic Hs compares for families
Top-tier college outcomes for California families.
- ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 58 — 40 points above the California median of 18. Ahead of 94% of California high schools.
- ▸ Locally🎓 Top 10% in California on UC Reach.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 58 vs a 42 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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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 Monica Catholic Hs's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+0.1%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~368 | +1 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~369 | +2 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~370 | +3 | $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 Monica Catholic Hs really compare on getting kids to college?
We've ranked it #3 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.
Your similar-school group includes
Louisville High School · Junipero Serra High School · Crespi Carmelite High School · Pacifica Christian Hs · Bishop Conaty Our Lady Loretto · Sacred Heart High School · +4 more
Diocesan context — Archdiocese of Los Angeles
ArchdioceseLargest 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.
Saint Monica Catholic Hs sent 284 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 23.6% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 58 — 40 points above the California median of 18, higher than 94% of California high schools. The school produces 9.5 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
+16 pts above peer median (42) · Ranked #3 of 11 similar schools
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Higher than 94% of California high schools (980 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Saint Monica Catholic Hs's UC Reach Score of 58 clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (51) — meaning roughly 57 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.
Against similar schools, Saint Monica Catholic Hs stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 42.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97 — a gap of 39 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Saint Monica Catholic Hs's UC Reach is higher than 94% of California high schools (980 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 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 | 3.82 | 4.26 | +0.44 | 26.1% | Peers +0.34 · steeper |
| UCLA (2023) | 3.97 | 4.29 | +0.32 | 13.2% | Peers +0.27 · steeper |
| UC San Diego | 3.81 | 4.26 | +0.45 | 24.3% | Peers +0.34 · steeper |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.85 | 4.24 | +0.39 | 31.2% | Peers +0.33 · steeper |
| UC Irvine | 3.80 | 4.20 | +0.40 | 30.8% | Peers +0.34 · steeper |
| UC Davis | 3.81 | 4.25 | +0.44 | 35.7% | Peers +0.29 · steeper |
📊 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 Saint Monica Catholic Hs sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (25.3% actual vs. 20.8% 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 Score | Yield | Avg GPA (App) '24 | Avg GPA (Adm) '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 39 | 4 | —† | 10.3% | 3 | — | 3.82 | 4.26 |
| UCLA → Elite | 62 | 7 | 7 | 11.3% | 6 | 100.0% | 3.89 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 51 | 13 | 3 | 25.5% | 11 | 23.1% | 3.81 | 4.26 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 54 | 13 | —† | 24.1% | 11 | — | 3.85 | 4.24 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 47 | 15 | 3 | 31.9% | 13 | 20.0% | 3.80 | 4.20 |
| UC Davis → | 31 | 15 | 4 | 48.4% | 13 | 26.7% | 3.81 | 4.25 |