Westridge School for Girls

Pasadena · Los Angeles County · Private independent

Private Los Angeles County ~75 seniors

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⭐Top 5% UC Reach in California 📖20 AP courses 📝SAT 1410 avg

🧭 A parent's read

The UC pipeline here is real. 78 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 75 seniors puts this school in the top handful of schools in California.
A deeply UC-focused culture. Seniors here file about 3.8 UC applications each — among the most UC-oriented schools in California. The counseling office lives and breathes this system.
Students who test here average 1410 on the SAT. That's far above the national average of about 1030 — as published in the school's own profile.
Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 19 of this class's 285 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

📚 20 AP courses offered (school profile)
🏆 4 National Merit Semifinalists (2024)

Academic signals

📝 SAT avg 1410 (25-75: 1350–1480)
📝 ACT avg 31.5 (25-75: 30–33)
📚 AP exam pass rate 88% (avg score 4.2)

Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

🎓 Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score

104

Incredible top 1% 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

11 admitted

3 enrolled

Net $13,481/yr avg

Grads earn $92,446 @10yr

UCLA

8 admitted

Net $12,548/yr avg

Grads earn $82,511 @10yr

UCSD

14 admitted

Net $12,470/yr avg

Grads earn $84,943 @10yr

UCSB

19 admitted

Net $16,109/yr avg

Grads earn $74,915 @10yr

UCI

7 admitted

Net $14,251/yr avg

Grads earn $80,735 @10yr

UCD

19 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 Westridge School for Girls compares for families

One of California's strongest schools for college outcomes.

▸ NationallySAT mean 1410 (≈ top 4% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 31.5 (≈ top 7%) · 88% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%).
▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 104 — 86 points above the California median of 18. Ahead of 99% of California high schools.
▸ Locally🎓 Top 5% in California on UC Reach — plus 1 more top-rank.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 104 vs a 54 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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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 Westridge School for Girls's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

530 (2020) → 550 (2025)

+3.8%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

63 (2020) → 75 (2025)

+19.0%

If this trend holds (+0.8%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~554	+4	$0
3 yr (2028)	~563	+13	$0
5 yr (2030)	~572	+22	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.

How does Westridge School for Girls really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #2 of 11 most similar nearby schools on UC Reach. Unlock the full snapshot to see the head-to-head — who's ahead, by how much, and where it's heading.

The full head-to-head table — every peer school's UC Reach, side by side.

Enrollment trend + 3-year projection — is this school growing or quietly shrinking?

The plain-English read on what it all means for your family.

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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

$25.9M

FY2023

Net assets (endowment + property)

$67.9M

+49.8% since FY2011

Tuition revenue (program)

$22.0M

≈ $40079/student avg

Gifts & grants

$2.6M

fundraising

Total revenue by year ($M)

Net assets by year ($M)

Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 951644047). View latest 990 PDF → 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

Westridge School for Girls sent 285 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 27.4% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 104 — 86 points above the California median of 18, higher than 99% of California high schools. The school produces 25.3 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

★ Top 5% UC Reach

UC Reach Score ⓘ

104

Incredible Top 1% of CA high schools

78 admits / 75 seniors
+50 pts above peer median (54) · Ranked #2 of 11 similar schools

5-year trend

2024 · 55 2025 · 104

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18

Peer median
54

Top 10%
51

This school
104

050100 →

CA median 18 Top 10% ≥ 51 This school 104

Higher than 99% of California high schools (980 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

104 is exceptional and very rare. For every 100 seniors at Westridge School for Girls, the school is generating roughly 104 admissions to California's six most selective UCs (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD). The typical strong senior here is winning admission at multiple top campuses — a result fewer than 1% of California high schools achieve.

Against similar schools, Westridge School for Girls stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 54.

This places Westridge School for Girls in the elite tier statewide — the top-1% threshold is 97.

Overall, Westridge School for Girls's UC Reach is higher than 99% of California high schools (980 ranked).

Why is this over 100? Out of every 100 seniors at this school, the class is generating more than 100 admissions to California's six most selective UCs. The typical strong senior here is being admitted at multiple top-6 campuses — UCLA + UCSD, or Berkeley + UCSB + UC Irvine, for example. It's a rare achievement; fewer than 1% of California high schools clear a UC Reach Score of 100.

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

380

285 applications

Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 4 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.

In context: CA median 75 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 241 · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 247 · higher than 99% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

27.4%

78 / 285 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 58% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

3.8%

3 enrolled of 78 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 ⓘ

3 enrollees / 75 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 (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

78.7

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 41.5 · higher than 99% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

25.3

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.3 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 9.7 · higher than 99% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

550

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 ⓘ

4.03

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 Westridge School for Girls

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
UC San Diego	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Santa Barbara	Strong shot	Moderate	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	4.04	4.21	+0.18	13.7%	Peers +0.21 · matches
UC San Diego	4.06	4.29	+0.23	13.5%	Peers +0.23 · matches
UC Santa Barbara	4.00	4.25	+0.25	16.7%	Peers +0.26 · matches
UC Davis	3.96	4.14	+0.17	25.0%	Peers +0.23 · 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 Westridge School for Girls sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 6.7 points below what their GPAs predict (14.1% actual vs. 20.8% expected), based on 2024 data.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2024–2025

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach Score (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App) '24	Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite	53	11	3	20.8%	15	27.3%	4.04	4.21
UCLA → Elite	57	8	—^†	14.0%	11	—	4.05	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	46	14	—^†	30.4%	19	—	4.06	4.29
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	54	19	—^†	35.2%	25	—	4.00	4.25
UC Irvine → Selective	37	7	—^†	18.9%	9	—	4.02	—^†
UC Davis →	38	19	—^†	50.0%	25	—	3.96	4.14

† = 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 requires unique-student counts. 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 104% 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 very low yield: this school's students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere — almost certainly at the most selective private universities (Ivies, Stanford, MIT, the top liberal-arts colleges) or elite out-of-state flagships. UC is functioning as a credentialing-grade backup rather than a destination.

Berkeley and UCLA admit volume is strong — a clear high-end signal for this school's academic preparation.

UC Reach has improved meaningfully compared to the prior year — a positive trajectory worth monitoring and reinforcing.

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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