Sonoma Academy

Santa Rosa · Sonoma County · Private independent

Private Sonoma County ~79 seniors

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49 UC Reach Score · Above average

A parent's read

The UC pipeline here is real. 39 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 79 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 11% of California high schools.
Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 9 of this class's 205 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

Teaches no AP-designated courses — common among independent schools that run their own advanced curriculum

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

Above average top 25% 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

4 admitted

3 enrolled

Net $13,481/yr avg

Grads earn $92,446 @10yr

UCLA

5 admitted

3 enrolled

Net $12,548/yr avg

Grads earn $82,511 @10yr

UCSD

8 admitted

4 enrolled

Net $12,470/yr avg

Grads earn $84,943 @10yr

UCSB

5 admitted

Net $16,109/yr avg

Grads earn $74,915 @10yr

UCI

4 admitted

Net $14,251/yr avg

Grads earn $80,735 @10yr

UCD

13 admitted

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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Sources: UC Office of the President (admits); IPEDS net price + College Scorecard 10-yr earnings (cost & payoff). Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How Sonoma Academy compares for families

Top-tier college outcomes for California families.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 49 — 30 points above the California median of 19. Ahead of 89% of California high schools.
▸ Locally🎓 #1 in Sonoma County on UC Reach.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsOther schools in the county, closest in size: Summerfield Waldorf School, Saint Vincent De Paul High School, Rio Lindo Academy and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Sonoma Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 114 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
2021-2025

AI Miami International University of Art & Design Amherst College Babson College Bard College Bates College Belmont University Beloit College Boston College Boston University Brandeis University Cal Poly Humboldt California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) California State University (Long Beach) California State University (Monterey Bay) California State University (Sacramento) Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Chapman University Citadel Military College of South Carolina Claremont McKenna College Coastal Carolina University Colgate University Colorado College Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University (Fort Collins) Columbia University Connecticut College Cornell University Dartmouth College Deep Springs College

and 84 more

Duke University Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Fashion Institute of Technology George Washington University Gonzaga University Harvard University Hawai'i Pacific University Johns Hopkins University Lafayette College Lehigh University Lewis & Clark College Loyola Marymount University Macalester College Michigan State University Montana State University New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Oberlin College Occidental College Oregon State University Pace University Pepperdine University Pitzer College Pomona College Princeton University Purdue University Reed College Regent's University London Rhode Island School of Design Rice University Rochester Institute of Technology Saint Mary's College of California San Diego State University San Jose State University Santa Clara University Santa Rosa Junior College Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design School of Visual Arts Scripps College Skidmore College Smith College Sonoma State University Stanford University Syracuse University Texas Christian University The Boston Conservatory at Berklee The New School Trinity College Dublin Tufts University Tulane University of Louisiana University of California (Berkeley) University of California (Davis) University of California (Los Angeles) University of California (San Diego) University of California (Santa Barbara) University of California (Santa Cruz) University of Colorado Boulder University of Denver University of Glasgow University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of Redlands University of Richmond University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of Southern California University of St Andrews University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington Vassar College Wellesley College Wesleyan University Western Washington University Whitman College Willamette University Williams College Yale University

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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As published, source linked As published by Sonoma Academy — College Matriculations page (sonomaacademy.org) ↗. Found at: Full page body, under heading 'College Matriculations 2021-2025'.

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 Sonoma Academy's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

335 (2021) → 336 (2025)

+0.3%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

87 (2021) → 79 (2025)

-9.2%

If this trend holds (+0.2%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~337	+1	$0
3 yr (2028)	~338	+2	$0
5 yr (2030)	~340	+4	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = derived from this school's IRS Form 990 (FY2023) — program-service revenue ÷ enrollment. Edit the figure to match your school.

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

$27.6M

FY2023

Net assets (endowment + property)

$114.8M

+284.9% since FY2011

Tuition revenue (program)

$17.2M

≈ $51218/student avg

Gifts & grants

$9.2M

fundraising

Total revenue by year ($M)

Net assets by year ($M)

Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 943343174). 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

Sonoma Academy sent 205 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 19.0% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 49 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 30 points above the California median of 19, higher than 89% of California high schools. The school produces 11.4 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

UC Reach Score 49 ⓘ 39 admits (counted at each UC) / 79 seniors methodology

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
19

Top 10%
53

This school
49

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CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 49

Higher than 89% of California high schools (1107 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

Sonoma Academy's UC Reach Score of 49 is in the top quartile statewide (median 19; top 25% bar 33) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 53.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 46 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Sonoma Academy's UC Reach is higher than 89% of California high schools (1107 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

259

205 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 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · higher than 92% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

19.0%

39 / 205 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 12% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

25.6%

10 enrolled of 39 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 ⓘ

10 enrollees / 79 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 (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI — incl. the Elite two) ⓘ

32.9

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.9 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.2 · higher than 82% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

11.4

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 10.2 · higher than 92% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

336

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 ⓘ

4.09

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.22

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 Sonoma Academy

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 (2023)	4.18	4.27	+0.09	20.0%	Peers +0.13 · wider
UCLA	4.08	4.28	+0.19	13.5%	Peers +0.22 · matches
UC San Diego	4.10	4.26	+0.16	20.5%	Peers +0.20 · wider
UC Santa Barbara	4.08	4.26	+0.18	23.1%	Peers +0.21 · matches
UC Irvine (2021)	4.01	4.21	+0.20	27.3%	Peers +0.26 · wider
UC Davis	4.06	4.15	+0.09	36.1%	Peers +0.18 · 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 Sonoma Academy sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (19.5% actual vs. 22.6% expected), based on 2024 data.

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 and admit totals count a student once at EACH campus. A senior admitted to UCLA and UC San Diego adds 2 to the admit total, so the total can exceed the senior class — that is the metric working as defined, not an error. The admit RATE is unaffected: both its numerator and denominator are campus-level.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App) '24	Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite	36	4	3	11.1%	5	75.0%	4.12	—^†
UCLA → Elite	40	5	3	12.5%	6	60.0%	4.08	4.28
UC San Diego → Selective	31	8	4	25.8%	10	50.0%	4.10	4.26
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	34	5	—^†	14.7%	6	—	4.08	4.26
UC Irvine → Selective	29	4	—^†	13.8%	5	—	4.08	—^†
UC Davis →	35	13	—^†	37.1%	16	—	4.06	4.15

† = 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 is measured against the whole senior class. 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 49% 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.

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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