Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Verbum Dei High School
Private · Catholic · Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · 298 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
21
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 58% of California high schools
-15.9 pp vs. peer median (37)
· Ranked #9 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 22
2025 · 21
-20%
Senior-class enrollment (2020–2025)
-19.4 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-0%)
~275
5-yr projected enrollment (23 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Verbum Dei High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #9 of 11): 21 vs. a peer median of 37.
- ▸Verbum Dei High School's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 39 in 2023 to 21 in 2025 — a 18-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 down 20% (71→57 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of +7%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~275 by 2028 — about 23 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Conaty Our Lady Loretto | Private · Catholic | 36 | +10% |
| Junipero Serra High School | Private · Catholic | 18 | +6% |
| Sacred Heart High School | Private · Catholic | 39 | +40% |
| Ramona Convent Secondary Sch | Private · Catholic | 42 | +31% |
| Mayfield Senior School | Private · Catholic | 61 | +8% |
| Cantwell/Sacred Heart Mary Hs | Private · Catholic | 15 | -4% |
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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