Sierra Canyon School

Chatsworth · Los Angeles County · Private independent

Private Los Angeles County ~121 seniors

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🎓51% 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

51.2% 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

13 admitted

4 enrolled

UCLA

7 admitted

3 enrolled

UCSD

9 admitted

UCSB

11 admitted

UCI

9 admitted

UCD

13 admitted

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

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How Sierra Canyon School compares for families

Top-tier college outcomes for California families.

▸ Statewide51.2% UC Reach — 33.1 points above the California median of 18.1%. Ahead of 90% of California high schools.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsRight at the peer median (48.9% 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 Sierra Canyon School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

1,038 (2020) → 1,096 (2025)

+5.6%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

103 (2020) → 121 (2025)

+17.5%

If this trend holds (+1.2%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~1,109	+13	$0
3 yr (2028)	~1,134	+38	$0
5 yr (2030)	~1,161	+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.

Sierra Canyon School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · secular · Chatsworth · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

▸On UC Reach, Sierra Canyon School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 10): 51% vs. a peer median of 49%.
▸Sierra Canyon School's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 67% in 2020 to 51% in 2025 — a 16-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 18% (103→121 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +7%.
▸Enrollment has been growing (+1.1%/yr); projects to ~1132 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

1096 students (2025)

→

~1132 projected (2028)

at +1.1%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School	Type	Size	UC Reach	Enroll. trend
Sierra Canyon School	Private · secular	1096	51.2%	+18%
Peer-group median			48.9%	+7%
Viewpoint School	Private · secular	1131	76.9%	-11%
Faith Baptist Schools	Private · Other religious	1151	—	+14%
Brentwood School	Private · secular	1242	38.2%	+15%
Buckley School	Private · secular	829	52.9%	+30%
Chaminade College Preparatory	Private · Catholic	1237	45.3%	-18%
Crossroads School	Private · secular	1202	48.0%	+10%
Agbu Manoogian-Demirdjian Sch	Private · Other religious	809	64.3%	+17%
Campbell Hall	Private · Other religious	1133	48.9%	+0%
Bishop Alemany High School	Private · Catholic	810	13.2%	-32%
Village Christian High School	Private · Other religious	1199	50.4%	+5%

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 →

Financial profile — IRS Form 990, FY2023

From 13 years of Form 990 filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (free public IRS data). The school's tax filings show financial scale, fundraising health, and endowment trajectory — signals that drive board-level conversations about tuition pricing, financial-aid capacity, and capital projects.

Total revenue

$56.7M

FY2023

Net assets (endowment + property)

$19.1M

+132.9% since FY2011

Tuition revenue (program)

$51.5M

≈ $47001/student avg

Gifts & grants

$3.7M

fundraising

Total revenue by year ($M)

Net assets by year ($M)

Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 954823704). Tuition-per-student is total program-service revenue divided by latest enrollment — a rough average that includes auxiliary revenue (athletics, food service, etc.); the actual published tuition can differ. Form 990 is filed annually under penalty of perjury, so the financial scale figures are authoritative.

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Sierra Canyon School sent 325 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 19.1% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 51.2% — 33.1 percentage points above the California median of 18.1%, higher than 90% of California high schools. The school produces 16.5 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

UC Reach ⓘ

51%

62 admits / 121 seniors
+2.3 pp above peer median (48.9%) · Ranked #4 of 10 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 45.7% 2025 · 51.2%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.1%

Peer median
48.9%

Top 10%
51.2%

This school
51.2%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.1% Top 10% ≥ 51.2% This school 51.2%

Higher than 90% of California high schools (978 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

Sierra Canyon School's UC Reach of 51.2% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (51.2%) — meaning roughly 51 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97.3% — a gap of 46 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Sierra Canyon School's UC Reach is higher than 90% of California high schools (978 ranked).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

268.6%

325 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 74.9% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241.0% · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 252.0% · higher than 93% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

19.1%

62 / 325 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 12% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

11.3%

7 enrolled of 62 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 ⓘ

5.8%

7 enrollees / 121 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.

Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

40.5

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 90% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

16.5

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 98% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

121

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

1,096

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 ⓘ

3.99

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.18

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 Sierra Canyon 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	4.05	4.26	+0.21	15.4%	Peers +0.20 · matches
UCLA	3.96	4.25	+0.29	9.6%	Peers +0.28 · matches
UC San Diego	3.96	4.15	+0.19	23.3%	Peers +0.27 · wider
UC Santa Barbara	3.97	4.21	+0.24	30.8%	Peers +0.27 · matches
UC Irvine	3.96	4.14	+0.18	27.0%	Peers +0.23 · wider
UC Davis	4.07	4.13	+0.06	50.0%	Peers +0.17 · 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 Sierra Canyon School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (24.2% actual vs. 21.0% 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	58	13	4	22.4%	10.7%	30.8%	4.05	4.26
UCLA → Elite	65	7	3	10.8%	5.8%	42.9%	3.96	4.25
UC San Diego → Selective	60	9	—^†	15.0%	7.4%	—	3.96	4.15
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	57	11	—^†	19.3%	9.1%	—	3.97	4.21
UC Irvine → Selective	42	9	—^†	21.4%	7.4%	—	3.96	4.14
UC Davis →	43	13	—^†	30.2%	10.7%	—	4.07	4.13

† = 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 51% 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: 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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