Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
The Nueva School
Private · secular · San Mateo · San Mateo County · 952 students · Class of 2025
★ Top 10% UC Reach
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
65
Excellent
top 6% in California
Higher than 95% of California high schools
+1.8 pp above peer median (63)
· Ranked #5 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 87
2025 · 65
+19%
Senior-class enrollment (2020–2025)
+16.7 pp
vs. San Mateo County baseline (+2%)
~969
5-yr projected enrollment (+0.6%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, The Nueva School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 11): 65 vs. a peer median of 63.
- ▸The Nueva School's UC Reach Score 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 (+0.6%/yr); projects to ~969 by 2028.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo School | Private · secular | 62 | +6% |
| Head-Royce School the | Private · secular | 60 | +12% |
| Quarry Lane School | Private · secular | 113 | +34% |
| Lick Wilmerding High School | Private · secular | 55 | +14% |
| Moreau Catholic High School | Private · Catholic | 44 | -18% |
| Crystal Springs Uplands School | Private · secular | 64 | +11% |
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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