Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
The Nueva School
Private · secular · San Mateo · San Mateo County · 952 students · Class of 2025
★ Top 10% UC Reach
UC Reach · Class of 2025
65%
Higher than 96% of California high schools
+3.4 pp above peer median (61.4%)
· Ranked #4 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 86.6%
2025 · 64.8%
+19%
Senior-class enrollment (2020–2025)
+20.9 pp
vs. San Mateo County baseline (-2%)
~971
5-yr projected enrollment (+0.7%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, The Nueva School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 11): 65% vs. a peer median of 61%.
- ▸The Nueva School's UC Reach has declined meaningfully from a peak of 93% in 2020 to 65% in 2025 — a 29-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 19% (91→108 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +12%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.7%/yr); projects to ~971 by 2028.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo School | Private · secular | 62.4% | +6% |
| Head-Royce School the | Private · secular | 60.0% | +12% |
| Pinewood School | Private · secular | 60.4% | +0% |
| Quarry Lane School | Private · secular | 112.8% | +34% |
| Lick Wilmerding High School | Private · secular | 55.4% | +14% |
| Moreau Catholic High School | Private · Catholic | 43.9% | -18% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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