Windward School

Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Private independent

Private Los Angeles County ~106 seniors

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Platinum Tier · chooses beyond the UCs Top 5% UC Reach in California 17 AP courses

A parent's read

The UC pipeline here is real. 82 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 106 seniors puts this school in the top handful of schools in California.
Kids here turn down top UCs. Students admitted to Berkeley and UCLA from this school often enroll somewhere even more selective — a pattern seen only at schools whose graduates have elite options beyond the UC system.
Students who test here average 1366 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 24 of this class's 312 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

17 AP courses offered (school profile)

Academic signals

SAT avg 1366
ACT avg 31
AP exam pass rate 94%

Worth knowing: Measured at the end of junior year for the Class of 2026; 59 of the 112 students had a score at the time.

Composed from the school's own published profile (2026), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score

Excellent top 6% 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

13 admitted

4 enrolled

Net $13,481/yr avg

Grads earn $92,446 @10yr

UCLA

11 admitted

3 enrolled

Net $12,548/yr avg

Grads earn $82,511 @10yr

UCSD

12 admitted

Net $12,470/yr avg

Grads earn $84,943 @10yr

UCSB

24 admitted

4 enrolled

Net $16,109/yr avg

Grads earn $74,915 @10yr

UCI

5 admitted

Net $14,251/yr avg

Grads earn $80,735 @10yr

UCD

17 admitted

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

Getting in is step one. The cost above is the average aid-receiving family's net price — yours depends on whether you qualify for aid — and your child's odds depend on their GPA + scores. See your family's real numbers at these campuses:

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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 Windward School compares for families

One of California's strongest schools for college outcomes.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 77 — 58 points above the California median of 19. Ahead of 98% 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 77 vs a 46 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Windward School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 112 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
past five years

American University Arizona State University Auburn University Babson College Bard College* Barnard College* Bates College* Berklee College of Music Boston College* Boston University* Bowdoin College Brandeis University Brown University Cal Poly SLO* Cal State Dominguez Hills Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Carnegie Mellon* Case Western University Chapman University Colby College Colgate University Colorado College Colorado State University-Fort Collins* Columbia University Connecticut College Cooper Union* Cornell University* Dartmouth College Duke University*

and 82 more

Ecole Nationale de Cirque Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College Emory University* Fordham University Georgetown University* Gettysburg College Harvard University Harvey Mudd College Hobart and William Smith* Howard University* Idaho State University* IE University Madrid* Indiana University, Bloomington Kenyon College Loyola Marymount University* Manhattan School of Music* Mass. Institute of Technology Middlebury College* New York University* Northeastern University* Northwestern University* Oberlin College Occidental College Pepperdine University Pitzer College Pomona College* Pratt Institute Princeton University* Purdue University Queen's University Reed College Richmond University, London San Jose State University Santa Clara University Santa Monica College School of Visual Arts Seattle University Skidmore College Smith College* Southern Methodist University* Stanford University* Syracuse University Texas A&M University* The George Washington University* The Julliard School* The New School* University of British Columbia* The University of Texas, Austin* Trinity University Tufts University Tulane University* Union College UC Berkeley* UC Irvine UC Los Angeles* UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara* UC Santa Cruz University of Central Florida* University of Chicago University of Colorado, Boulder* University of Denver University of Miami* University of Michigan* University of New Haven University of Notre Dame* University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania* University of Southern California* University of St. Andrews* University of Virginia* University of Washington, Seattle* University of Wisconsin, Madison* Vanderbilt University* Vassar College Wake Forest University Washington University in St. Louis* Wellesley College Wesleyan University* Williams College* Yale University*

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Windward School — 2025-26 School Profile ↗. Found at: p.2, 'College Matriculation' (Graduates of the past five years).

No SBAC data for private schools — and that's not the metric you want anyway

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 Windward School's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

550 (2020) → 625 (2025)

+13.6%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

98 (2020) → 106 (2025)

+8.2%

If this trend holds (+1.8%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~637	+12	$0
3 yr (2028)	~660	+35	$0
5 yr (2030)	~685	+60	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = derived from this school's IRS Form 990 (FY2023) — program-service revenue ÷ enrollment. Edit the figure to match your school.

How does Windward School 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

$44.1M

FY2023

Net assets (endowment + property)

$57.0M

+144.9% since FY2011

Tuition revenue (program)

$34.6M

≈ $55403/student avg

Gifts & grants

$8.6M

fundraising

Total revenue by year ($M)

Net assets by year ($M)

Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 952701337). 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

Windward School sent 312 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 26.3% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 77 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 59 points above the California median of 19, higher than 98% of California high schools. The school produces 22.6 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

UC Reach Score 77 ⓘ 82 admits (counted at each UC) / 106 seniors +31 pts above peer median (46) · #2 of 11 similar schools methodology

Platinum Tier Gets into the top UCs — and chooses even more selective colleges

Windward School earns admission to the six most selective UC campuses at a high rate (77 UC Reach Score), yet only about 29% of its Berkeley and UCLA admits go on to enroll there — well below the roughly 60% statewide. High admit rates paired with low enrollment at the very top UCs is the data signature of a class with options even more selective than the UCs — the kind of student who turns down Berkeley or UCLA only for a college even harder to get into.

An honest read of what the data holds: admissions and enrollment counts, not destinations. We don't track where any student enrolled, so this is a signature consistent with more-selective choices — not a claim about specific colleges. We measure Berkeley and UCLA together and against the statewide rate, so it isn't just a student picking a different UC (which would lower one campus's yield without leaving the system). Class of 2025, University of California Office of the President.

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
19

Peer median
46

Top 10%
53

This school
77

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CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 77

Higher than 98% of California high schools (1107 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

Windward School's UC Reach Score of 77 clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53) — meaning roughly 77 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.

In Los Angeles County — a competitive market where the median is already 25 — this still clears the county top-10% bar (56).

Against similar schools, Windward School stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 46.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 18 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Windward School's UC Reach is higher than 98% of California high schools (1107 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

294

312 applications

Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 3 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.

In context: CA median 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 238 · higher than 95% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

26.3%

82 / 312 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 51% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

13.4%

11 enrolled of 82 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 ⓘ

11 enrollees / 106 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 (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI — incl. the Elite two) ⓘ

61.3

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.9 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.2 · higher than 98% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

22.6

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 10.2 · higher than 99% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

106

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

625

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 ⓘ

4.06

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 Windward School

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
UCLA	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	4.09	4.18	+0.10	22.2%	Peers +0.18 · wider
UCLA	4.07	4.17	+0.10	12.2%	Peers +0.23 · wider
UC San Diego	4.05	4.24	+0.19	15.2%	Peers +0.23 · wider
UC Santa Barbara	4.07	4.26	+0.19	21.4%	Peers +0.22 · matches
UC Davis	4.03	4.24	+0.21	29.6%	Peers +0.20 · matches

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 Windward School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (19.4% actual vs. 21.6% expected), based on 2024 data.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach Score (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data: applicant and admit totals count a student once at EACH campus. A senior admitted to UCLA and UC San Diego adds 2 to the admit total, so the total can exceed the senior class — that is the metric working as defined, not an error. The admit RATE is unaffected: both its numerator and denominator are campus-level.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App) '24	Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite	62	13	4	21.0%	12	30.8%	4.09	4.18
UCLA → Elite	61	11	3	18.0%	10	27.3%	4.07	4.17
UC San Diego → Selective	48	12	—^†	25.0%	11	—	4.05	4.24
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	67	24	4	35.8%	23	16.7%	4.07	4.26
UC Irvine → Selective	38	5	—^†	13.2%	5	—	3.95	—^†
UC Davis →	36	17	—^†	47.2%	16	—	4.03	4.24

† = 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 is measured against the whole senior class. 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 77% 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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