South Hills Academy
West Covina · Los Angeles County · Religious-affiliated
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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.
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What families should know about South Hills Academy.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Calvary Baptist Schools, Saint Lucys Priory High School, Armenian Mesrobian High School and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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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.
This school doesn't have UC outcomes data on file yet — we surface UCOP-published admits by sending HS, and not every private school appears in those records. The enrollment trend, stability, and other cards on this page are still primary-sourced for this school.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-0.4%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~257 | -1 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~255 | -3 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~253 | -5 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
South Hills Academy — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Other religious · West Covina · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, South Hills Academy sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 8): 17% vs. a peer median of 34%.
- ▸South Hills Academy's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 52% in 2020 to 17% in 2021 — a 36-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.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, South Hills Academy is admitting at roughly +42 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.948) alone would predict (69% actual vs. 27% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 52% (21→10 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of -13%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+2.4%/yr); projects to ~277 by 2028.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Hills Academy | Private · Other religious | 258 | 16.7% | -52% |
| Peer-group median | 34.3% | -13% | ||
| Calvary Baptist Schools | Private · Other religious | 287 | — | +91% |
| Saint Lucys Priory High School | Private · Catholic | 240 | 50.6% | -15% |
| Armenian Mesrobian High School | Private · Other religious | 235 | 30.8% | +59% |
| City Of Knowledge | Private · Other religious | 190 | — | -11% |
| Rio Hondo Prep School | Private · Other religious | 183 | — | -18% |
| San Gabriel Academy | Private · Other religious | 320 | 28.6% | -44% |
| Ramona Convent Secondary Sch | Private · Catholic | 296 | 42.4% | +31% |
| Whittier Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 410 | 6.4% | -30% |
| Don Bosco Technical Institute | Private · Catholic | 351 | 34.3% | -30% |
| Mayfield Senior School | Private · Catholic | 310 | 61.4% | +8% |
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 →
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.
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 San Diego | Strong shot | Moderate | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Santa Barbara | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Irvine | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Davis | Strong shot | Strong shot | Real shot | Filtered out |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego | 3.94 | 4.28 | +0.33 | 58.3% | Peers +0.29 · steeper |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.95 | 4.27 | +0.32 | 90.9% | Peers +0.29 · matches |
| UC Irvine | 3.94 | 4.24 | +0.29 | 53.8% | Peers +0.25 · steeper |
| UC Davis | 3.95 | 4.19 | +0.24 | 75.0% | Peers +0.23 · matches |
📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2025 (for reference)
| GPA band | UCB | UCLA | UCSD | UCSB | UCI | UCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.00+ | 17.0% | 15.1% | 45.2% | 62.3% | 46.3% | 65.9% |
| 3.70–3.99 | 3.1% | 1.6% | 9.3% | 17.6% | 17.0% | 31.1% |
| 3.30–3.69 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 10.3% |
| 3.00–3.29 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.9% |
| < 3.00 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Where South Hills Academy sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 41.7 points above what their GPAs predict (68.8% actual vs. 27.0% expected).
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 | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 11 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 4.04 | 4.27 |
| UCLA → Elite | 12 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 4.04 | 4.27 |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 12 | 7 | —† | 58.3% | — | — | 3.94 | 4.28 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 11 | 10 | —† | 90.9% | — | — | 3.95 | 4.27 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 13 | 7 | —† | 53.8% | — | — | 3.94 | 4.24 |
| UC Davis → | 12 | 9 | —† | 75.0% | — | — | 3.95 | 4.19 |