San Francisco Waldorf Hs
San Francisco · San Francisco 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.
How San Francisco Waldorf Hs compares for families
Real college outcomes data available below.
- ▸ Statewide7.5% UC Reach — 10.6 points below the California median of 18.1%.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (7.5% UC Reach vs 57.9% 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 San Francisco Waldorf Hs's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-4.5%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~306 | -14 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~279 | -41 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~255 | -65 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
San Francisco Waldorf Hs — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · secular · San Francisco · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach Score, San Francisco Waldorf Hs sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #11 of 11): 8 vs. a peer median of 58.
- ▸San Francisco Waldorf Hs's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 37 in 2020 to 8 in 2025 — a 30-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 14% (35→40 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +5%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-5.6%/yr), enrollment projects to ~270 by 2028 — about 50 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 50 fewer students. At a tuition of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual tuition revenue at risk.
Estimate seeded by nonsectarian private school typical — CA independent day schools typical $25k–55k. NCES doesn't publish per-school tuition; adjust to your school's actual figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach Score | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Waldorf Hs | Private · secular | 320 | 8 | +14% |
| Peer-group median | 58 | +5% | ||
| Drew School | Private · secular | 302 | 20 | +8% |
| Bay School of San Francisco | Private · secular | 410 | 53 | +28% |
| Urban School of San Francisco | Private · secular | 420 | 37 | -15% |
| San Francisco University Hs | Private · secular | 488 | 60 | +2% |
| College Preparatory School | Private · secular | 373 | 77 | +1% |
| Crystal Springs Uplands Sch | Private · secular | 347 | 64 | +11% |
| Bentley School | Private · secular | 293 | 76 | -4% |
| Branson School | Private · secular | 395 | 51 | +9% |
| Lick Wilmerding High School | Private · secular | 559 | 55 | +14% |
| Immaculate Conception Academy | Private · Catholic | 239 | 66 | -31% |
UC Reach Score = 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 →
San Francisco Waldorf Hs sent 75 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 4.0% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 8 — 11 points below the California median of 18, higher than 9% of California high schools..
-50 pts vs. peer median (58) · Ranked #11 of 11 similar schools
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Higher than 9% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
San Francisco Waldorf Hs's UC Reach Score of 8 is below the California median (18). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51 or higher.
Against similar schools, San Francisco Waldorf Hs trails the peer-group median (58) — even though it looks strong vs. the state average.
Overall, San Francisco Waldorf Hs's UC Reach is higher than 9% of California high schools (978 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 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 Davis (2022) | 3.75 | 3.97 | +0.22 | 33.3% | Peers +0.37 · 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% |
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 | 13 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.86 | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 11 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.85 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 12 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.84 | —† |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 17 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.77 | —† |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 8 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | — | —† |
| UC Davis → | 14 | 3 | —† | 21.4% | 8 | — | 3.76 | —† |